D.C.’s Ward 8 working to address food insecurity by expanding farmers market
WASHINGTON—In the nation’s capital where yearly incomes in one part of the city are as high as $157,000 and another part as low as...
Student Minister Ishmael Muhammad speaks to pastors conference
CHICAGO—On October 17, Student Minister Ishmael Muhammad, National Assistant to the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan addressed the Southside Baptist Pastors Conference in Chicago.
‘His life mattered’: Family, attorneys demand justice for exonerated Black man slain in traffic stop
ATLANTA—One morning, after fixing breakfast for her son, Mary Cure stood with her hand on her son’s shoulder. She used to always tell him,...
‘Voices of Sankofa’ unity event honors Indigenous, African roots, culture
MIAMI—The second Monday in October is federally recognized as Columbus Day in the U.S., which honors the day Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas....
Report reveals that racial disparities in incarceration persist, despite progress
A recent report from the Sentencing Project has revealed significant strides have been made in reducing racial inequities in incarceration over the past two...
The toll of heat deaths in the Phoenix area soars after the hottest summer on record
PHOENIX—The toll of heat-associated deaths in Arizona’s most populous county—still being tallied after the area’s hottest summer ever recorded—has soared over 360, alarming public...
Giving back and filling a need in a nationwide ‘Day of Service’
Atonement. Reconciliation. Responsibility. These were the central and key themes of the historic Million Man March called by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan on...
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake shakes part of Northern California, setting off quake alert system
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook part of Northern California between the state capital and the San Francisco Bay region on October 18, setting...
An enjoyable ‘Day of Service’ visiting seniors in Detroit
by Alverda Ann Muhammad Brother Askia Muhammad, my beloved husband and senior editor of The Final Call, who passed away last year, cautioned me to...
Panel reflects on the legacy of the Million Man March
BALTIMORE—Muhammad Mosque No. 6 in Baltimore started the celebration of the 28th Anniversary of the Million Man March and the Holy Day of Atonement....