The Rebirth of the Zion Standard Weekly of the AME Zion Church

 

🕊️ The Zion Standard Weekly

Reborn for a New Generation

Vol. 1 • Issue 1 (Digital Revival Edition)
February 26, 2026 – The Season of Lent
A Publication of the Zion Church of the Evangelical Association

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✨ “Again We Rise in Print and in Spirit”

An Editorial Introduction to the Return of The Zion Standard Weekly

There are seasons in the life of a church when memory must become mission.

This Lenten season, as the Church enters a time of reflection, repentance, and renewal, we also reclaim a sacred instrument of connection — The Zion Standard Weekly.

Before the long-running official organ, Star of Zion, was established in 1876, the A.M.E. Zion Church spoke boldly to its people through earlier publications that shaped thought, sharpened faith, and unified a growing movement. Among them stood the Zion Standard and Weekly Review, produced in New York to inform and unite members, to disseminate church news, theological instruction, and community commentary.

It was edited by Rev. S.T. Jones — later Bishop Singleton T. Jones — whose editorial stewardship proved that the Black pulpit and the Black press were twin pillars of liberation.

Other denominational voices emerged as well. The Zion Church Advocate in Washington, D.C., chronicled church life and civic engagement in the nation’s capital. These papers were not merely ink and paper; they were instruments of spiritual formation, abolitionist courage, and denominational unity.

Out of those early efforts grew the enduring Star of Zion, which continues faithfully today as the principal official publication of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, offering news, commentary, and global updates to a worldwide communion.

But history is not only to be remembered — it is to be continued.

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🕯️ Why Return Now?

February 26, 2026, falls within the sacred observance of Lent — a season of recalibration and return. In an era defined by digital noise, fractured attention, and rapid technological change, the Church must once again anchor its voice in disciplined, thoughtful, Spirit-led journalism.

The rebirth of The Zion Standard Weekly is not a replacement for existing denominational publications. It is a complementary revival — recognizing the deep need for a "Black Church Revival" and "Black Church Revivalist"

It is a digital-forward, spiritually grounded weekly edition designed to:

• Provide theological reflection for contemporary believers

• Highlight local and global Zion ministries

• Engage young adults and emerging leaders

• Address social justice with moral clarity

• Preserve denominational memory

• Encourage spiritual discipline during sacred seasons

If the 19th century required the Black press to fight for freedom and literacy, the 21st century requires it to fight for truth and spiritual depth.

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📖 Our Editorial Mandate

As your editor, I understand that a church newspaper must do three things well:

1. Inform with accuracy

2. Inspire with conviction

3. Unite without compromise of truth

We return to the spirit of the original Zion Standard — steady, principled, pastoral — while embracing modern tools:

• Digital subscription distribution

• Weekly email editions

• Social media integration

• Archived searchable editions

• Video devotionals linked to articles

• Youth contributor columns

• Clergy roundtables

• Lenten and Advent special series

We are not nostalgic — we are faithful.

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🌍 The Church and the Digital Pulpit

The early editors understood that print was a pulpit.

Today, the digital page is the new sanctuary annex.

In 1876, Star of Zion unified a denomination across miles of railroad and post roads. In 2026, we unify across fiber optics and satellites — but the mission remains unchanged: proclaim the Gospel, defend justice, and strengthen Zion.

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🔔 A Lenten Charge

Lent is the season of return.

Return to prayer.
Return to Scripture.
Return to service.
Return to disciplined reflection.

And now — return to reading.

May this revived Zion Standard Weekly serve as:

• A lamp for the clergy

• A mirror for the laity

• A record for historians

• A training ground for young journalists

• A prophetic voice in uncertain times

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📜 From the Editor’s Desk

“Zion has always written her own story.”

The saints who printed the first editions did so under far more difficult conditions — social oppression, economic restriction, and limited access to publishing tools. Yet they wrote.

Today, with every digital resource available, we recommit ourselves to the sacred craft of denominational journalism.

This is not merely a comeback.

It is a continuation.

And by God’s grace, by the Power of the Holy Spirit it begins again.

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🕊️ The Zion Standard Weekly

Reclaiming the Voice. Renewing the Vision. Restoring the Record.

Master Fard Muhammad vs. Artificial Intelligence Computer 2024: The Supreme Wisdom Problem Book #7

 Supreme Wisdom
Problem Book

Problem #7

7. If one one-hundredth of a cubic inch contains two hundred million Atoms, the total Atmosphere weighs eleven and two-thirds quintillion pounds. One-third of eleven and two-thirds quintillion pounds equal Atoms. Mr. Muhammad cracked one Atom into ten million parts. Then Mr. Sharrieff wants to know how much the one-third of a cracked Atom weighs?

Problem 7 involves complex calculations involving weights and atoms. Let's break it down step-by-step:

Step 1: Weight of the Total Atmosphere

• Total weight of the atmosphere: 11 and 2/3 quintillion pounds
• In decimal form: 11.6667 quintillion pounds

Step 2: One-third of the Total Weight

• One-third of the total weight:

11.66673=3.8889 quintillion pounds\frac{11.6667}{3} = 3.8889 \text{ quintillion pounds}

Step 3: Weight of a Cracked Atom

• Mr. Muhammad cracked one atom into 10 million parts
• One-third of a cracked atom’s weight:

3.8889 quintillion pounds10,000,000\frac{3.8889 \text{ quintillion pounds}}{10,000,000}

Calculation:

3.8889 quintillion pounds=3.8889×1018 pounds3.8889 \text{ quintillion pounds} = 3.8889 \times 10^{18} \text{ pounds}

3.8889×101810,000,000=3.8889×1011 pounds\frac{3.8889 \times 10^{18}}{10,000,000} = 3.8889 \times 10^{11} \text{ pounds}

So, one-third of a cracked atom weighs approximately 3.8889 × 10^{11} pounds.

Order of Melchizedek

The Receive, Collect, Protect, Preserve and Distribute the Divine Supreme Wisdom

New Moon Rosh Codesh

 

New Maryland Law Precedent set By Tariq Nasheed Double Courtroom Victory over Taharka Bey of Moorish World TV

Award winning Film producer, Tariq Nasheed, explains double court win against Taharka Bey of Moorish World TV and how a new precedent was set in the state of Maryland - for online harassment- from the victory. Commentary starts at minute 10 - 33 Tariq Nasheed Also addresses the possibility of a civil suit.

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Moorish World TV is Guilty of False Advertisement and Must Change It's Name!

Moorish World TV is guilty of false advertising and is using the good name of Moorish Americans to gossip and slander for monetary gain, “clout chasing”, “causing confusion and disruption”, and is manifesting jealousy a manifestation of the lower desires and is of the dark side of the force. His most recent remarks about Minster Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam hiding light from the people, referring to him as a gatekeeper is unwarranted for a man who has so many works!

 

The YouTube description of Moorish World TV as of 2/12/2024

“Moorish World TV is an online platform that focuses on sharing content related to Moorish history, culture, and spirituality. It aims to educate and inform viewers about the rich heritage and contributions of Moorish people throughout history. The platform may feature interviews, documentaries, lectures, and discussions on various topics related to Moorish identity, sovereignty, law, and social issues. Moorish World TV provides a space for individuals interested in learning more about Moorish history and its impact on contemporary society.

Moorish World Tv is also a online platform that researches and reports to the viewers the improprieties amongst individuals and liberation organizations as well as oppressive people and organizations that perpetuates oppression! This also a Cutting Edge Moorish American Moslem Scholarship, News and Entertainment. The Moorish American Moslem Point of view . Hosted By Grand Sheik Taharka Bey” 

Is Taharka Bey (Moorish World TV) an Imposter Grand Sheik of the Moorish Science Temple of America? Moorish American Dynasty of Clerics request Clergy documentation and lineage?

 

Does content on Moorish World TV live up to the standards of the Moorish Science Temple of America Divine Constitution and Bylaws?

 

Takaharka Bey gossips like a woman an does not represent the manly nature of a Moor or a Moorish American. He is divisive and is contrary to building unity. He uses fundraisers to pay for lawsuits he files against others who question his status.

 

The Moorish World TV is a disgrace to the Moorish Divine and National Movement and should be banned amongst any all self-respecting Moorish American. He does not represent Noble Drew Ali in any shape or form. He is a handman or construction owner operator and is looking for a side income by slandering the good name of upstanding men and women. He is a 'socalled Moor' with opinionated gossip for the purpose of entertaining the lower desires of man and mankind.

We question as to who’s tool Taharka Bey really is? Where does he get his authority from” What is his background? How was he prepared to be a ‘Grand Sheik”? Where is his temple located? Who are his temple members?

 

So called Grand Sheik Taharka Bey is a gossip, a slandered, and is in violation of the Laws of the Moorish Science temple of America – specifically:

Ø  Divine Constitution and Bylaws – Act 3 & 4

Ø  Questionnaire and Additional Laws - Act 4

Rabbinical Traditions: Competing Scholarship Today and Yesterday

In response to Taharka Bey, host of

 MoorishWorld TV 

“Can Freemasonry Free Us/ can Moorish America or Nation of Islam's Freemasons Free Us!”

*Most people use a question mark at the end of a sentence when it begins with a question word, like who when when and why - but he's Taharka is unique!

Yes, Freemasonry and or Freemasons have freed enslaved people in the past. It is a historical fact. It was done in Haiti by Toussaint Louverture. He freed Haiti from its captors, liberated his people, and established a new government based on Masonry.

If establishing the first Black Republic, beating Napoleon’s army, and establishing a government based on masonry is not sufficient enough, for the so-called “Grand Sheik” Taharka Bey, then you may also consider Simon Bolivar, who was a Mason and was also liberator, freeing many of the original indigenous people in South America.

Here are two references for your pleasure!

https://www.universalfreemasonry.org/en/famous-freemasons/toussaint-louverture

https://www.universalfreemasonry.org/en/famous-freemasons/simon-bolivar

*Also see the movie by Tariq Nasheed on the Hatian Revolution called ‘1804: The Hidden History of Haiti”

It one paragraph, I defeated the total argument of “Grand Sheik” Taharka Bey, who talked for nearly two hours with opinions and perspectives, who never once quoted the literature brought by Noble Drew Ali.  No Koran, no 101s, no Questionnaire, no Divine Constitution and Bylaws. He shared no perspectives from Noble Drew Ali’s writings or articles about Masonry- NONE! He shared his opinion

Why should the opinion of “Grand Sheik” Taharka  Bey matter – at all?

In addition, lets ask some additional questions. Since Taharka likes to critique others and not “teach the teachings”, maybe it is long overdue that he be critiqued?

Question for Taharka Bey, host of Moorish World TV

1)      Who made you a Grand Sheik of the Moorish Science temple of America? What is their name? How can they be contacted?

2)      What is your educational background or what education and training did you go through to become a Grand Sheik in the Moorish Science Temple of America that prepared you to become lead a Temple.

3)      Can we hear from your temple members about your good works?

4)      Where does your authority come from?

5)      Who vouches for you and your good works in the community?

6)      Do you have any publications, books, essays, or any writings that you have published?

7)      Where is your temple located? Where can we come to attend meetings in person?

 

Moorish World TV is guilty of false advertising and is using the good name of Moorish Americans to gossip and slander for monetary gain, “clout chasing”, “causing confusion and disruption”, and is manifesting jealousy a manifestation of the lower desires and is of the dark side of the force. His most recent remarks about Minster Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam hiding light from the people, referring to him as a gatekeeper is unwarranted for a man who has so many works!

So called Grand Sheik Taharka Bey is a gossip, a slandered, and is in violation of the Laws of the Moorish Science temple of America – specifically:

Ø  Divine Constitution and Bylaws – Act 3 & 4

Ø  Questionnaire and Additional Laws - Act 4

Also see:

Ø  Holy Koran of the MSTA -Chapter 31-  6, 7

Ø  Chapter 31:1

Ø  Chapter 38: 11, 12, 13

 

Additionally, I am convinced that Taharka Bey does not do his own research and I will tell you how I know. I listed to him for one hour and fifty eight minutes and it was one of the worst scholarly presentations I have ever witnessed in my life. For each point he attempted to make with pictures and book references, all he could provide was his opinion. 

He gave no references for the books he showed and never once quoted the teachings of Prophet Noble Drew Ali. He never mentioned the 101s or Koran Questions, never once did he quote the Koran of the Moorish Science Temple of America, not the Divine Constitution or Bylaws, he simply gave his opinion. The real question may be- who cares what his opinion is? Why does his opinion matter?

He is an under achiever with no works discussing the works of what real men have accomplished. I view him as one that is struggling with jealousy. He stands on the sideline and provides his opinion. He is no scholar, yet acts more like a 'Court Jester'. His scholarship is absent, he has difficulty reading passages that he himself provides, he talks in circles, and at one point referred to himself and others by saying “we’re the planet people.”

Spending any time at all listening to Moorish World TV is likely to stunt your mental growth and to cause confusion in your mind. Taking advice from under achievers who have nor reputable works, no alliances, no partnerships, no publications, and no physical following …. Why would one do that?

Moorish World TV is like “the inquirer” or the gossip column. It's like the Jerry Springer Show hiding in Moorish Garb. Moorish World TV is worst than Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives, and All My Children. It’s worse than Geraldo. Moorish World TV is guilty of false advertising.

HIM Emperor Haile Selassie Visits Haiti - 1966

 

ETHIOPIAN AND HAITIAN HISTORY - APRIL 24, 1966

HAITI RECEIVES EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE 

In 1966, Haiti welcomed one of the most symbolic black figures of the world. For the occasion, François Duvalier (left) had public settings redecorated in Port-au-Prince to match the national colours of Ethiopia. While Selassie was met with much euphoria in the capital, some historians maintain that François Duvalier attempted to put forward a new foreign policy agenda with such visit. Aware of his illness and of his regime’s unpopularity with foreign leaders, Duvalier was eager to accord diplomatic recognition to newly independent African states and to establish cordial ties with leaders of the continent in hopes of proving some consistency with his Noirist ideology and to demonstrate that his administration did possess some alignment beyond its professed anti-communism.

Image Courtesy of: Life Magazine.