Happy talk, no action in the voting rights shuffle
WASHINGTON—There were bold, thinly disguised gestures to convince the liberal, Democratic Party’s most loyal constituency—Black voters—that there is reason to hope for a brighter future in the crumbling U.S. system, after Democratic Senators Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (W.V.) rejected a plan by their party’s leaders to change Senate rules to allow passage of two major voting rights...
What’s Troubling U.S. War Vets?
Farrakhan responds to D.C. Sniper CaseArmy to release report on domestic slayings at Fort BraggThe leading cause of violence in America is its militarized culture WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)–Prior to his Oct. 28 shooting rampage that claimed the lives of three professors before killing himself, Robert Flores Jr., was a struggling student at the University of Arizona Nursing School, with no prior...
Early release of former cop who fatally shot Black teen sparks anger
CHICAGO—Community leaders and activists are furious that former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke will be released February 3 after only serving half of his six-year sentence for the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. During a January 24 press conference hosted by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, leaders expressed outrage over the injustice of Van Dyke’s release for an already short sentence. “Every...
Fear, guns and death
By Inter-Press Service ‘Bowling for Columbine’ takes aim at America’s obsessionsOn the same day in April 1999 that the United States conducted its most intense bombing of Serb positions in Kosovo, two teenagers shot to death 13 others and then killed themselves at Columbine High School in Colorado. But first they went bowling. Such ironic juxtapositions are the crosshairs through which...
Early education helps autistic children
CHARLENEM TUSTIN, Calif.(FinalCall.com)–Michael and Regina Muhammad’s two-year-old daughter was vibrant, social and vocal before a doctor’s visit for immunizations. One shot and several days later, her speech, language, social communication and interaction stopped, and she started showing initial signs of children with autism: stiffening, behavior issues, tantrums, sensitivity to noises and faded attention. She is not alone. Researchers say autism, which...
Biden, Blacks and America’s State of Dis-Union
by William P. Muhammad With an approval rating just below 40 percent, President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address—televised to a pandemic-weary public concerned with the economy, health care costs, and outbreak of war in Europe—pitched centrist and left-of-center solutions to a Congress hindered by partisan gridlock, the upcoming 2022 mid-term elections, and a dissatisfied American electorate. Calling for the...
Muhammad correct on fasting, scientists find
FCNNEWSSOURCE (FinalCall.com)--Echoes of the teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad echoed in the news recently, as scientists delivered their findings from a recent study on fasting. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition the week of April 28, suggest that fasting every other day prolongs life and prevents disease. The study, which...
Askia Muhammad – A Life Celebration Worthy of a King
WASHINGTON—Broadcast live on D.C.-based WPFW and WABI in New York, “Each other’s Dreams: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Askia Muhammad” was much more than a memorial service. His magnificent spirit filled the Afrocentric Busboys and Poets restaurant in Washington, D.C., on March 5 when poetry, music, visual images, and memories celebrated his life. This was a celebration of life...
Urban League: State of Black America strong
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - The State of Black America is "strong" thanks to improvements in the status of Black families, but significant challenges remain, according to the 2003 edition of the National Urban League’s annual report. There has been a slow, but steady increase in the number of Black families headed by married couples, up from 46.1 percent in 1996, to...