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Black America Hardest Hit By Coronavirus
NNPA/FCN)—Early data and deaths are showing Blacks are disproportionate victims of the Covid-19 pandemic based on health and other problems rooted in historical oppression and inequity. Congressional leaders have called for more data collection and release of data based on race as the pandemic enters what the White House called a crucial phase in early April. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.,...
Minister Farrakhan announces major July 4 worldwide address
CHICAGO—The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam recently delivered a poignant, spiritually insightful message at the close of the Holy Month of Ramadan, the annual Islamic period of daylight fasting, special prayers, acts of kindness and reading of the Qur’an—the book of scripture of Muslims. The Minister’s message was also full of warning and guidance for all...
Pan-African solidarity in the midst of a crisis Final Call Covid-19, Africa forum unites experts across continent with audience in U.S.
WASHINGTON—According to recent figures published by Johns Hopkins University, over 2.7 million cases of Covid-19 have been detected worldwide, with 192,019 deaths and 752,148 people now recovered. In Africa, Nigeria has logged about 981 cases and 31 deaths; South Africa about 3,953 cases and 75 deaths; Ghana about 1,279 cases and 10 deaths and Kenya about 336 cases and 14 deaths. Those numbers may seem...
$349 billion Covid-19 small business program short-changes businesses of color
A $349 billion program created to assist America’s small businesses was launched on April 3 to provide payroll, utilities, rent and more for eligible applicants screened by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). On April 16—less than two weeks later—this national stimulus enacted in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic, ran out of funds. In separate but related legal...
Consumer, civil rights groups condemn ‘Pay Day Rule’ delay
WASHINGTON—Several national consumer and civil rights groups, including organizations like the Consumer Federation of America, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), NAACP, and the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, joined the growing voices of dissent against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed delay of a 2017 rule the agency...
Truth telling and Supreme Wisdom
Jay Electronica’s ‘A Written Testimony’ a spiritually loaded lyrical, musical masterpiece Jay Electronica’s long-awaited debut album, “A Written Testimony,” has been praised by fans and long-time admirers grateful for the offering from one of hip hop’s lyrical geniuses. Jay Elec’s lyrics, and the inclusion of JAY-Z in what many were expecting to be a solo project from one of the premier...
Nubian Leadership Summit X on Feb. 17 will continue to build on progress
The Nubian Leadership Circle will host its upcoming quarterly virtual summit on Saturday, February 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The theme of the National Black Leadership Summit X is “Black Preparation For Our Reparations.” Closing remarks will be delivered by Brother Kamm Howard, executive director of Reparations United. All over the country, Black people have...
‘Reclaiming Our Own: Unity at Last’
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM STOCKTON/MODESTO, Calif. - (FinalCall.com) - Some view the Nation of Islam as a “Blacks-only” organization but in reality, it includes many indigenous peoples of the earth. They are vibrant vessels of the Teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, and are working to raise awareness about their presence and reach their people with the truth. Spanish-speaking Muslims native to...
Muslims are never the aggressor, but we fight with those who fight with us
DETROIT—Jumu’ah (Friday congregational prayer) service at this year’s Saviours’ Day convention was an important message to the Muslim ummah (community) to release its collective “God power,” for spiritual advancement. Student Minister Ishmael Muhammad, National Assistant to the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan was the khatib (speaker) during the service. During his message, Student Min. Ishmael, a son of the Most Honorable...
Poll: Strong majority of US Jews likely to stick with Obama
JIM.LOBE, IPS Despite his repeated differences with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a strong majority of U.S. Jews are likely to vote to re-elect President Barack Obama in November, according to major new survey of Jewish opinion. More than six out of 10 (62 percent) of U.S. Jewish voters intend to vote for Obama, according to the survey of more...