Memories of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad
When I first wrote my Saviour’s letter in January 1969, addressed to the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad’s home at 4847 South Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago, I never dreamed that I would meet our Dear Holy Apostle there. Mine was a long path getting there. In the ranks of the FOI at Muhammad Mosque No. 26, then located on Filmore and...
Driven by high winds, fire and distress plague the West Coast
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES–Raging wildfires peppered with fire tornadoes that have gripped California for several weeks are the latest manifestations of Allah (God's) prophesied and promised divine judgment of the United States. The raging inferno struck both Northern and Southern California simultaneously, causing mass evacuations. At Final Call press time, 2019 had seen 6,190 fire incidents. Three people had...
‘The mission comes first’ Faith, hope and healing as Black families search for missing loved ones
Daniel Robinson was born without a right hand, but he didn’t let that become a handicap for him. His father, David Robinson, described him as very outspoken, as someone who easily makes friends and as someone who doesn’t give up on what he wants to do. “His mindset is a go-getter. He decided to be a geologist when he got...
2017 – A year of assaults, distractions and reaping the fruits of Black struggle
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM Blacks suffered a year of attacks and distractions but persevered in 2017, according to economists, legal analysts, political scientists, and spiritual leaders. “By and large, it was a discouraging year,” said Dr. Julianne Malveaux, economist, author, and president emerita of Bennett College. Some attacks on Blacks were obvious, and others were more subtle and barely noticed, depending on...
Satan’s House Divided: Battle Between Moderna And NIH Exposes Evil And Madness Of Both
“I always shall rise to your defense against such an artful, wicked race of people, who have nothing in mind but death for the Black man – their scheme covered with a semi-bait of good. Once you have swallowed it, it is death.” –The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad America, the Great Serpent, has her own people and the world ensnarled...
‘We knew what they were gonna’ do’No charges for White Kenosha, Wisc., cop in shooting of Jacob Blake
Months after the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake, Jr., sparked widespread protests in Kenosha, Wisc., the city’s district attorney announced that the officer who shot Mr. Blake would not face criminal charges. Countless people posted their frustrations to social media, while hundreds across the country demonstrated their disappointment through protesting. The Jan. 5 decision marked a somber start to the...
Promoting ‘food sovereignty’ and feeding people
The last two years more Blacks and Hispanics didn’t know where their food was coming from, according to official government data. With Covid 19 pandemic created job losses, illnesses and other problems, families headed to long lines at food banks. The problem was worse for neighborhoods suffering from “food apartheid,” or systems that led to and maintain a lack of...
Baseball icon Henry ‘Hank’ Aaron dies
Baseball’s recognized home run king and an African American hero, Henry “Hank” Aaron, has died at the age of 86. Mr. Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record on April 8, 1974, was not just a baseball legend but a hero to superstars. Mr. Aaron died in his sleep Jan. 22 reported the Atlanta Braves. On Jan. 5...
Criminal justice reform bills introduced in New York to address youth wrongfully convicted and the Exonerated Five
by Daleel Jabir Muhammad NEW YORK—Near the entrance of the soon to be “Gate of the Exonerated,” where five teenagers were falsely accused, convicted, and demeaned in the media as the Central Park Five for crimes they were innocent and later exonerated for, a recent press conference was held. State Senator Zellnor Myrie, Assemblyman Clyde Vanel and Harlem Senator-Elect Cordelle...
Past comes back to haunt Kissinger
SANTIAGO (IPS)–After 28 years, the past has returned to haunt Henry Kissinger, the U.S. secretary of state at the time of the 1973 military coup in Chile. The former chief diplomat faces questioning by Juan Guzmán, the Chilean judge who is also in charge of the legal proceedings against former dictator Augusto Pinochet. Mr. Kissinger–who served under...