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Delegates at climate confab reach deal to aid poor countries
Delegates at climate confab reach deal to aid poor countries
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We did.
Life changed and the peace effort eventually opened the door to millions in redevelopme
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Delegates at climate confab reach deal to aid poor countries
Delegates at climate confab reach deal to aid poor countries
Delegates at climate confab reach deal to aid poor countries
(GIN)—With mere minutes to spare, delegates to the UN climate conference (also called COP27) reached a compromise to create a fund for disadvantaged countries coping with climate disasters worsened by pollution mainly from wealthy nations.
The meeting of over 200 countries, ending after two weeks of talks, put a finishing touch to one of t
(GIN)—With mere minutes to spare, delegates to the UN climate conference (also called COP27) reached a compromise to create a fund for disadvantaged countries coping with climate disasters worsened by pollution mainly from wealthy nations.
The meeting of over 200 countries, ending after two weeks of talks, put a finishing touch to one of the most contentious issues dogging the UN group that saw years of discussion but no agreement on how to phase out fossil fuels or meet the urgent needs of African and other regions of the Global South.
The compromise was a new “loss and damage” fund—a win for poorer nations that have long called for cash—sometimes viewed as reparations—for the costs of destructive storms, heat waves and droughts fueled by global warming.
The United States and other wealthy countries have long rejected the loss and damage concept, fearing they could be held legally liable for the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change.
Although the Americans have now agreed to add to a fund, money must be appropriated by Congress. Last year, the Biden administration sought $2.5 billion in climate finance but secured just $1 billion, and that was when Democrats controlled both chambers. With Republicans in power, who largely oppose climate aid, the prospects for approving an entirely new pot of money appear dim.
Collins Nzovu, Zambia's minister of green economy and environment, called the latest development “a very positive result for 1.3 billion Africans.”
But many African climate activists were dismayed by the small steps taken by the global delegates and also by the African delegations who, they said, used the conference to embrace the new scramble for oil and gas on the continent.
“For any meaningful outcome to be achieved in Egypt,” wrote Tal Harris of Greenpeace, “delegates must listen to the people of Africa—not the fossil fuel sector—and collectively commit to a phase out of all fossil fuels.”
Other outspoken critics of fossil fuel development were Kenyan climate activist Barbra Kangwana of Safe Lamu. The group squashed government efforts to build a coal plant at Lamu, a UNESCO world heritage site, in the name of boosting the national electricity supply.
“The community raised its voice, lobbied, signed petitions, went to court, and eventually the people won,” she said.
Patience Nabukalu, an activist from Uganda, has been organizing against an East African crude oil pipeline (EACOP), calling it “a clear example of colonial exploitation in Africa and across the global south.”
“EACOP is not going to develop our country: peoples’ land was taken, leaving many homeless and poor and critical ecosystems and biodiversity at risk of oil spills such as Lake Victoria, rivers, national parks, animals and birds, as well as aquatic life. We remain hopeful and vigilant as banks and insurers have withdrawn their support. We will continue to resist until everyone involved abandons it completely.”
“The fossil fuel industry has degraded our people, our lands, our oceans and our air,” charged Mbong Akiy with Greenpeace Africa. “Enough is enough. No matter how many deals they sign, no matter how many bribes they pay, or how fancy the suits they wear: we shall wait for them in our communities, we will wait for them on the frontlines.
“We will not stop until we see a complete transition to clean, renewable energy that is guaranteed to take millions of Africans out of energy poverty … . In South Africa we have won against big oil, we sent Shell packing, and we will send them all packing again.”
“Fossil fuel production, if adopted, will stop Africa from leapfrogging towards a renewable and clean energy future,” said Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe of Powershift Africa. “We pledge to continue pushing for The Africa We Want beyond COP27.”
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Naba'a Richard Muhammad is the editor-in-chief of The Final Call, the only nationally distributed weekly newspaper in Black America. The Final Call – http://www.finalcall.com– is published by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam and follows in the tradition of Muhammad Speaks, the groundbreaking newspaper publis
Naba'a Richard Muhammad is the editor-in-chief of The Final Call, the only nationally distributed weekly newspaper in Black America. The Final Call – http://www.finalcall.com– is published by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam and follows in the tradition of Muhammad Speaks, the groundbreaking newspaper published by the Nation in the 1960s and 1970s.
In addition to his skill as a writer and editor, Muhammad is a powerful speaker, media trainer and self-published author.
Muhammad became editor of The Final Call in 2009. He is a former managing editor and opened The Final Call East Coast Bureau in Washington, D.C., in the 1980s. The late Abdul Wali Muhammad, who served as editor of The Final Call and whose demand for excellence and accuracy remain hallmarks of the publication, was his mentor. The Final Call has won national awards for writing, design and photography under his leadership. The Final Call is the largest national Black print weekly newspaper in America with some international distribution.
In February 2020 in Detroit, he was given the Islamic holy name Naba'a Muhammad by Minister Farrakhan.
Muhammad, with over 35 years’ experience as a media professional, has served as a consultant and communications director for national non-profits, an advocate for independent media, and freelance writer.
He has worked with the LISC Community Development Corporation, the Chicago Rehab Network, Veterans for Peace, National People's Action, the National Training and Information Center, Interfaith Worker Justice, the Environmental Leadership Project and other organizations. He has conducted training sessions for the Gale Cincotta Leadership Institute, the Chicago-based Community Media Workshop, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Nation of Islam and the Black Press of America. He has presented at national conferences devoted to worker rights, community housing and banking issues, and independent publishing.
He has spoken in schools, colleges, jails and on street corners. He has traveled internationally and covered uprisings in Washington, D.C., Ferguson, Mo., after the death of Mike Brown in 2014 and in Baltimore after the 2015 death of Freddie Gray from injuries sustained in police custody.
Muhammad played significant roles in the historic Million Man March, March anniversaries, major mobilizations related to immigrant rights, and highlighting the plight of Hurricane Katrina survivors and other important stories.
He has served as a board member for the National Newspaper Publishers Association, which represents over 200 Black-owned newspapers across the country.
His award-winning Straight Words column began in November 1999. His work has been carried by leading newspapers, and Internet sites in the U.S. and Canada. He has been featured on internet, radio, television shows and comments on current events, race and society, and provides media analysis. Muhammad has been a guest lecturer for a graduate course on media bias, race, the Nation of Islam and alternative media. An essay and photographs by Muhammad are included in "Million Man March/Day of Absence, A Commemorative Anthology " edited and published by Haki Madhubuti, and Dr. Maulana Karenga.
He published his first book, "Dopebusters: Farrakhan Fanatics Or Saviours? The True Story of the D.C. Crack Cocaine Crisis and Successful Muslim Anti-Drug Patrols," in 2018.
Muhammad grew up in Baltimore, Md., and graduated from Morgan State University, earning a BA in English. He lives in Chicago and can be reached via email at nabaa@straightwords.com. Find him on Facebook and follow @RMfinalcall on Twitter and Instagram.
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Naba'a Richard Muhammad, editor-in-chief of The Final Call, is available for speaking engagements and media appearances.
He has appeared on as well as television, radio and online outlets in the United States, including the Roland S. Martin Show, the Carl Nelson Show, a nationally syndicated radio show that is part of the Radio One Networ
Naba'a Richard Muhammad, editor-in-chief of The Final Call, is available for speaking engagements and media appearances.
He has appeared on as well as television, radio and online outlets in the United States, including the Roland S. Martin Show, the Carl Nelson Show, a nationally syndicated radio show that is part of the Radio One Network, WEAA Radio in Baltimore, the Perri Small Show and Elevated Talk on Chicago’s WVON-AM and other platforms. He has appeared on South Africa Today and national radio in Johannesburg and international media.
His topics can include current events and analysis, the Nation of Islam, the Black liberation struggle, urban issues and solutions, mentoring, journalism, media bias, urban rebellions in 2014 in Ferguson, Mo., after the police killing of Mike Brown, Jr., the 2015 insurrection in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Grey after injuries sustained in police custody, the need for Black-owned and independent media, freelance writing, column writing, media strategy and press relations, working with non-profits and community groups, Black fatherhood, the historic 1995 Million Man March and subsequent March anniversaries, Minister Farrakhan and his mission—or subjects that are of interest to you, your organization or your audience.
He has also spoken to public school students from grades K-12 about their history, their potential greatness and their place in the world. He has spoken to students at major universities, including Morgan State University in Baltimore and graduate students at the University of Chicago. He is an avid advocate for teaching and training the next generation of Black journalists and media makers.
Muhammad has an essay and photographs published in “Million Man March/Day of Absence, A Commemorative Anthology” edited and published by Haki Madhubuti, and Dr. Maulana Karenga. He can also talk about his book and experiences captured in his first book, "Dopebusters: Farrakhan Fanatics Or Saviours? The True Story of the D.C. Crack Cocaine Crisis and Successful Muslim Anti-Drug Patrols," published in 2018. He can be reached at 312-480-9775 or via email at nabaa@straightwords.com. Find him on Facebook and follow @RMfinalcall on Twitter and Instagram.
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While the enemies of truth cannot win, we must fight for the truth
While the enemies of truth cannot win, we must fight for the truth
While the enemies of truth cannot win, we must fight for the truth
A group has put out a report on the entertainment industry and how the industry is negatively impacting their community. If you thought it was Black folk complaining about the violence, hyper-sexualization of women and girls and the negative images associated with Black life, you would be wrong.
Those who are complaining about the music in
A group has put out a report on the entertainment industry and how the industry is negatively impacting their community. If you thought it was Black folk complaining about the violence, hyper-sexualization of women and girls and the negative images associated with Black life, you would be wrong.
Those who are complaining about the music industry are associated with one of the most powerful groups in the country and a group with immense collective power in the billion-dollar business that is often cited as America’s largest export to the world.
The group, Creative Community for Peace, put the 20-page report out July 19 and expressed “concern” about antisemitism in the entertainment industry. That’s interesting because the Jewish community has heavy influence, power, control and actually helped to create the music, movie and entertainment business. The group should have been calling out Jewish executives and owners in the business and demanding that these powerful people and forces stop attacking their own people. Instead, this Jewish group falsely names the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and wrongly accuses him in relationship to their fake issue.
An article in The Jewish Journal, www.jewishjournal.com, July 25 included an interview with the group’s director Ari Ingel saying in 2020 that NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson “expressed support for Nation of Islam (NOI) leader Louis Farrakhan,” which Mr. Ingel described as problematic. And not just because the football player said something positive about Minister Farrakhan, but because the wide receiver was an example of how Black athletes were drawn to the Minister.
“Ingel pointed to how Jackson’s comments were spread to his ‘millions of fans’ on social media,” The Jewish Journal reported.
That’s the real problem: The voice of truth comes, people recognize the truth and the truth exposes the liars, the evil-doers and all those who are condemned by the truth.
So if Twitter can ban, limit or otherwise inhibit the ability of Min. Farrakhan to reach a wide range of people over the social media platform, the enemy does not want others with influence to spread the very truth the Minister speaks. So now all who are associated with the truth are targeted, pushed to apologize or in some way backtrack their support or even acknowledgement of the truth and the light that comes from the words and wisdom that Min. Farrakhan speaks.
Mr. Ingel also complains in the article about “football players, you have basketball players, you have artists in the music industry that are hearing these things” that Min. Farrakhan teaches.
“Ingel pointed to Revolt TV––founded by rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs––broadcasting Farrakhan’s July 4 speech in 2020 as the event that preceded the Jackson incident as well (as) Chelsea Handler sharing a clip of a Farrakhan speech on social media,” the article noted.
Again, the core of the message in the article is a determination to stop the message of Min. Farrakhan from spreading. Why? If any message is flawed or faulty, people can see and hear it. But if the message is illuminating, clear, impeccably crafted by God’s grace and so plain a foolish people can clearly understand it, it is a threat to the very existence of those who have lived well off of the ignorance of Black people in America and the 85 percent of the people in the world who believe in a Mystery God. They don’t know the law of cause and effect and don’t understand the reality of God and Satan manifested in the thinking and actions of living human beings.
These constant attacks on the Minister and ever-present efforts to keep people away from him, those who are affected by him and those who follow him is further proof of the truth that he teaches and its power. A lie only is effective so long as the truth is not present. The presence of truth destroys lies, so to defeat falsehood one need only to speak or present the truth. But if truth is called a lie that doesn’t change the nature of truth. The truth remains, can be proven in no limit of time and those who actually hear the truth or see the man of truth speaking will receive the message.
That’s why the man and the light of truth must be shut out by the enemy and explains his determination to do so. But we are in the day of the triumph of the truth and the death of untruths so those who believe in the truth and the man of truth must continue to tell and fight for the truth.
Early in his life as a Muslim, Min. Farrakhan was faced with the choice of leaving a thriving career in music, which he had virtually devoted his life to, or leaving the Nation of Islam. Within minutes of being told this news, he made his decision: he could live without a successful music career but he could not live without truth. He decided to stay the course as a Muslim and the result has been an incredible blessing to our people and the world through Allah’s (God’s) power and beneficence.
We must decide that we cannot live without truth and redouble our efforts to speak, spread and defend the truth. Allah (God) promises us in the Holy Qur’an, the book of scripture of the Muslims, that this is the day of judgment and the day of triumph for His servants. Nothing the enemy does can stop that which the Supreme Being has decreed. But as those who have benefited from and who know the truth, we must stand strong on it and share it. So we must actively live out these beautiful lyrics: “We are fighting for Islam and we will surely win, With our Saviour Allah the Universal King.”
So Muslims let us be brave fighters for the truth and unswerving in our defense of the man of truth.
—Naba’a Muhammad, StraightWords.Com
editor, The Final Call
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While the enemies of truth cannot win, we must fight for the truth
While the enemies of truth cannot win, we must fight for the truth
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Reaping the bitter fruit of rejection
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