‘Now we can build!’
CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - As the flames flickered inside a gold bowl during a momentous mortgage burning ceremony April 11 Easter Sunday at Mosque Maryam, a debt-free Nation of Islam arose from the ashes of the papers that burned. With donations from Muslims, followers and supporters to the national charity given this year as a Saviours' Day Gift, the Honorable...
47 African Countries Shake Up White Power: Reject Efforts to Give World Health Organization Dominance over ‘Pandemic’ Response
Finally! On Thursday, May 27, 2022 Republican Senator Ron Johnson and 15 other co-sponsors introduced legislation to push back against the World Health Organization’s (WHO) overreach and ensure the Senate has power over “its “pandemic treaty.” “The World Health Organization, along with our federal health agencies, failed miserably in its response to COVID-19. Its failure should not be rewarded...
Conscientious objector status 101
The dirty world of military recruiting (FCN, 07-21-2004) (FinalCall.com) - Resistance to war became a major issue in America during World War I and II. The United States permitted members of “recognized pacifistic religious groups” to be excluded from combat in exchange for noncombatant military service, nonmilitary activity related to the war effort, or activity considered socially valuable. Those without...
Amidst accusation of violence against police, gang truce continues
NEWARK (FinalCall.com) - The May 21 ceasefire between the city's Bloods and Crips was still holding on August 4 when Byron Kelley stood before a plethora of microphones to deny a recent newspaper report alleging that police were targeted by the Bloods. Mr. Kelley is a spokesman for the gang intervention organization Saving Our Selves (SOS), one of the groups...
HBCUs leverage technology, economics and community relations
ATLANTA—Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are pivoting themselves to better leverage technology, economics and their role in the community. Those were some of the major topics addressed at the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) UNITE 2022 Summit held in Atlanta. Valora Richardson, director of Digital Solutions for UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building, presented a new emerging platform she described...
Black Men Taking Responsibility
DETROIT (FinalCall.com) - Braving the brisk Saturday morning chill Nov. 13, nearly 2,000 Black men made a quiet statement of unity and commitment to change. They were participants in the opening session of men-only workshops in a two-day symposium, “Black Men Taking Responsibility: A Plan of Action,” which was organized by the African American Men's Organization (AAMO) held...
Muslim restaurant collaborative sets up shop in New Jersey
WILLINGBORO, New Jersey—John Harmon, founder, president, and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey, said his message to perspective Black business owners is “you’ve got to step out there.” Primed as such, Brother Lance Muhammad, a high school principal and member of Muhammad Mosque No. 12 who also serves as the Nation of Islam Delaware Valley...
Walking for Kenneth Walker
COLUMBUS, Ga. (FinalCall.com) - On a beautiful sunny Saturday, Jan. 15, an estimated 10,000 people marched from the Civic Center to the Government Center to hear rousing speeches and plans of action to rectify the brutal murder of another young Black man, Kenneth Walker, who was shot twice in the head as he was face down on the...
Gender Pay Gap Starts Early
Many thought the gender pay gap started later in a woman’s career due to pregnancy, family concerns and other circumstances. New analysis from U.S. Department of Education Department data on salaries of college graduates who received federal student aid revealed a pay gap that started between women and men soon after they began working. The pay gap was evident...
Racial profiling a crime in New Jersey
TRENTON (FinalCall.com)–New Jersey Governor James McGreevey (D) signed a bill March 14 that made racial profiling by public officials, including police officers, a crime. The new law creates the crime of "official deprivation" of civil rights, making it illegal for law enforcement officers to use race, color, religion, ethnicity, gender and age as a means to discriminate against individuals. The...