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Farrakhan supports building mosque near Ground Zero Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan gave his support to the so-called Ground Zero mosque, saying that people of all faiths were killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, the Associated Press reported. Farrakhan noted that many Muslims were among the dead while speaking to the National Press Club together with a coalition of African-American Muslims. They expressed conc ...

Why Obama doesn't need to defend his Christianity The president shouldn’t have to pander to racists and xenophobes ...

Police Arrest Suspect in Stabbing Spree of Black Men A man was taken in to custody Wednesday in connection with the stabbings of 20 people across three states, CNN reports, the majority of whom are black men. Five of the victims died of their wounds. The man was detained in Atlanta while boarding a flight to Israel The attacks occurred in Michigan, Virginia and Ohio, starting in May. ...

Obama on Education: “The economic issue of our time” Black economic progress depends on education, here's what Obama gets right ...

The nation's highest minimum wage brings in $17,800 a year 3.6 million workers earn minimum wage nationally, and that's not accounting for the recession ...