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...
L.A. Mother’s Day highlights youth violence and incarceration
CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - Charlotte Jordan believes in activism. She schools over 200 troubled children rejected by the local school district. She feeds hungry neighbors. She fights for books in schools and computer literacy. But the murders of two of her three children–one, a daughter, shot 15 times with an assault rifle–launched her into a sphere of activism that...
‘A Travesty of Justice’ Young Black man who stood his ground sentenced to 10 years in prison
America’s criminal justice system is once again under the microscope for its controversial application of what is referred to as the “Stand Your Ground” law. This time, the case centers on the recent September 21 conviction of William “Marc” Wilson. It has been a two-year ordeal. The summer of 2020 saw protests erupt in the United States of America and...
CBC holds ‘predatory lending’ hearings
Poor People Protest predatory lending practices by Wells Fargo (FCN, 03-22-2005)Carolina bank accused of charging Blacks higher rates (FCN, 08-22-2004)Pay in 90 days same as cash (FCN, 01-26-2004) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Even as Black home ownership rates have risen, pervasive lending disparities exist throughout the mortgage industry, members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) learned recently. There is a two-tiered...
Culture and tradition on display at African Festival of the Arts in Chicago
Culture and tradition on display at African Festival of the Arts in Chicago CHICAGO—Summer may be over but in the Windy City there were plenty of cultural events that took place. After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the city’s largest celebration of global Black culture held every Labor Day weekend in Chicago's historic Washington Park reemerged with a short, but powerful...
Hurricane relief effort embraced by Millions More Movement attendees
By Richard Muhammad The Millions More Movement (MillionsMoreMovement.com) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Baba Hannibal Afrik, a longtime community leader, had two words to describe what victims of Hurricane Katrina face. "Complete devastation," said the 71-year-old-activist, who lives in Gibson, Miss. "With no money, no insurance or the insurance company not going to compensate them, it is inconceivable that they are going to be...