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(NewsNation) — A disabled woman on her way to a medical appointment who was dragged out of her car by federal immigration officers says she feels “lucky to be alive.”…

Darnella Frazier, the teenage girl who whipped out her cell phone and recorded the police murder of George Floyd last summer, a video that rocked the nation, has received an honorary Pulitzer Prize for her courage.  …

Malika Bilal (Arabic: مليكة بلال) is a broadcast journalist currently working for Al Jazeera English.…

Georgia Fort is an independent, Emmy-winning journalist and media entrepreneur based in the Twin Cities who focuses on race, policing, and social justice, and who was recently arrested after filming an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul church.



Fort is a three-time Midwest Emmy Award-winning journalist, and…

In April 1960, a fifty-six-year-old woman stood at a podium in a crowded chapel at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and quietly changed the course of American history.

The students packed into those pews had just come from lunch counter sit-ins across the South. Some had been beaten.…

Contributed by the REDI team in collaboration with Dr. Neila Miled, DEI Director, PHSA

February 1st marks World Hijab Day, which serves as an opportunity to foster understanding, promote…

Imam Jamil al-Amin (RHM) passed away on November 25, 2025 at the age of 82, leaving behind an illustrious legacy of

social activism and advocacy for Islam and Americans of African descent. Imam Muhammad Jaaber contextualizes the work of Imam Jamil al-Amin within the political environment of post-Civil Rights…

We are living through what Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. calls a "season of destruction," a deliberate era where the legacy of the freedom movement is being erased. In this riveting dialogue, Glaude and Dr. Imani Perry do not just lament the state of the nation; they dissect the very…

Shane Atkinson is an American imam who serves as a chaplain at Elon University. He was previously the first Muslim chaplain in the history of University of North Carolina Medical Center.…

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King Day 2026 Mission Possible …

Dr. King’s Unfinished Diagnosis: America, White Supremacy, and the Return of

Authoritarian Power:

By Imam Nadim Sulaiman Ali

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is often remembered as a dreamer—but far too rarely as a diagnostician.

We quote his dreams while ignoring his warnings.

We celebrate his hope while dismissing his…

The Isra wal Miraj is one of the most extraordinary prophet stories in Islamic history, revealing both divine and scientific secrets beyond human comprehension. This journey, often referred to as the story of Al Isra wal Miraj, is a miracle that

demonstrates the…