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Carroll’s Cakes: Umm Brandon Darlene Gail Carroll 7-4-56 to 8-22-16

By Brandon Basheer Umar Pemberton In the kitchen, where the great smell always bloomed,Carroll’s cakes and cookies filled every room.With a heart so sweet, like her pies and her tarts,She fed our bodies and nourished our hearts. Friends and family gathered around her table,Her food a legend, her love made me stable.Cupcakes, brownies, her signature touch,We loved her deeply, she meant so…

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Not a day to celebrate, but a day for reflection: Year 44

In the quiet of a night, ten years past,Allaah’s light found me, made my path vast.From shadows deep, where I used to roam,Guided by His mercy, In Islam I found my home. No more bottles, no more chains,Free from the grip of those numbing pains.Alcohol’s ghost, now a whisper in the wind,Allaah’s guidance helped me transcend. I stood at the edge, facing time behind bars,Criminal charges could’ve…

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Sports Radio Wishes and Sportscenter Dreams

Young age, playing fields, footballs, hoops, and seams,But deep down I knew, I had Sports Radio Wishes and Sportscenter Dreams.Football, basketball, baseball, I loved the grind,Yet behind the mic, I knew I’d really shine. Philly’s streets raised me, a big black kid with a vision,Connected dots at Connecticut, top of my class, did my work with precision.Graduation day, empty chairs, no one in the…

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A Part of Me Gone: The Miscarriage of My Twin Babies in 1997

Sixteen, lost in the haze of youth, Caught up in a forbidden truth, Twenty years old she was, with a smile and a tall thick build that caught me, A junior in high school, blinded, her kisses and touch set me free. Cutting school, chasing dreams unseen, In her arms, I found a twisted routine, We got it in, birthed a spark in the night, Two hearts beat within her, a future in sight. Three…

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He never knew: A son just wanted your support

He never knew, he never saw,  I was the kid with the ball,  dribbling dreams on concrete,  making tackles in the fall.  From little league to high school lights,  Sports was the spark, my heart’s delight.  Football fields, the basketball court, the diamond’s dust, became my home, my fort.  Started getting calls in tenth grade,  recruiters saw the moves I made.  Scholarships for skills so…

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Fried Chicken Thighs and Sweet Potato Pies: My Grandma Josephine Robinson

Fried Chicken Thighs and Sweet Potato Pies: My Grandma Josephine Robinson Born in the South, under that Carolina sky,Josephine Robinson , a strong black woman with pride.Eighth grade education, couldn’t hold her back,Racism of the south tried to stop her, but she stayed on track.To Philly she migrated, dreams in her eyes,Two kids by her side, she was destined to rise.Two Turner Street homes,…

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Winter 96’: Them Kerosene Heaters

Winter ���96: Them Kerosene Heaters Winter 96, Three black young brothers trapped in the cold,Philly’s frost biting deep, this is my story untold,My Two little brothers beside me, fighting the night,Kerosene flames flicker, our only light. Hood life, survival, a tightrope walk,Colin’s tears frozen, Tristan’s silent talk,No heat in the house, just cold concrete,But in the kerosene’s glow, our…

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A Sip at age 13

Title: A sip at age 13In the depression of my youth, I stumbled astray.At the age of 13, a sip of St. Ides special brew led me the wrong way.Felt abandoned by my parents, left to rumble on my own.But from the depths of my addiction and depression, a new path was shown. Through the haze and the pain, Alhamdullilah I found my way.At age 34 I embraced Allaah and His Messenger’s way.From the ashes of…

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The Eagles trade Carson Wentz to the Colts: My Reaction

The Eagles trade Carson Wentz to the Colts: My Reaction

The Carson Wentz era is officially over as the Philadelphia Eagles have sent him to the Indianapolis Colts. As reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen , the Colts will send a 2021 third round pick and a conditional 2022 second round pick that could turn into a first round pick if Wentz meets certain milestones. According to NFL Network reporter Mike Garafolo, the 2022 pick would…

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Repairing the Eagles: 2021 NFL Mock Draft 1.0

Repairing the Eagles: 2021 NFL Mock Draft 1.0

By Basheer Umar Pemberton Since winning Super Bowl LII, the Philadelphia Eagles have been on a yearly decline, for a medley of reasons. The two main culprits and reasons for this decline is General Manager Howie Roseman and Quarterback Carson Wentz. The Eagles struck lightning in a bottle during the 2017 season, Wentz played at an elite level before being injured and replaced by Philadelphia…

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Marriage After Zinaa

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That's Not How This Works! The Issue Of Hijab & Muslimah Olympic Athletes

That’s Not How This Works! The Issue Of Hijab & Muslimah Olympic Athletes

By Aaisha Amatullah

As salaamu alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakatahu:

  We’ve all likely seen the commercial with the two elderly ladies and one saying to the other, “That’s not how this works! That’s not how any of this works!” And I am saying that regarding the issue of hijab and Muslimah athletes competing in the Olympics.

  Is it nice to know that hey, some of my sisters have physical…

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Preseason NFL Draft Scouting Report: Deshaun Watson

Preseason NFL Draft Scouting Report: Deshaun Watson

By Bashir Umar Pemberton I took out the time to watch eleven games from Clemson Quarterback Deshaun Watson’s 2015 season, and came away pretty impressed. I give you my breakdown of his strengths, weaknesses, and his draft grade heading into the 2016 College Football season.

Deshaun Watson Jr. QB Clemson 6’2 210 lbs

23 Career Games 426-628 68% 5,570 yards 49 Pass TD 15 Int

270 Car 1,305 Rushing…

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Sahih al-Bukhari, Prophets Book 60, Hadith 115 Narrated '`Umar: I heard the Prophet (pbuh) saying, "Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary, for I am only a Slave. So, call me the Slave of Allah and His Apostle." #WorshipTheCreatorNotHisCreation #laailahaillallah

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#FearAllah my beloved brothers and sisters in Islam. Partaking in the holidays of non believers is haraam! May Allah safeguard us from bidah and shirk! Ameen!

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As Salaamu Alaikum wa RahmantuAllahi wa barakatu! Sabah Al Khair! Be sure to read Surah Al Kahf today my beloved brothers and sisters in Islam! I love you all for the sake of Allah! The Noble Quran 18:38 لَّٰكِنَّا۠ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا Lakinna huwa Allahu rabbee wala oshriku birabbee ahadan "But as for my part (I believe) that He is Allah, my Lord and none shall I associate as partner with my Lord.

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SubhnaAllah! Haqq!!!!