Modern-day redlining: LA bank found guilty of racist lending practices
The Los Angeles-based City National Bank is the latest bank found guilty of redlining, a form of racial discrimination still disproportionately affecting Black and...
Docs reveal hundreds of U.S. agencies spying on Americans’ money transfers
by Jessica Corbett, CommonDreams.org “These records paint a damning portrait of government overreach.” That's how Nathan Freed Wessler, deputy director of the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and...
Third World Press Foundation needs your help!
CHICAGO—Last year marked the 55th anniversary in the publishing business for Third World Press (see The Final Call Vol. 42 No. 5). Third World...
No end in sight for Jackson’s water crisis
“Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink,” is how the ongoing crisis of not having access to clean drinking water is being...
Tornadoes slam U.S. South, California cleans up
SELMA, Ala.—A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South on January 12 killed at least six people in central Alabama, where a tornado...
The National Day of Remembrance for gun-related homicide victims
By Daleel Jabir Muhammad NEW YORK—The inaugural annual observance of The National Day of Remembrance for Gun-Related Homicide Victims was officially recognized by city government...
Violence against our children must stop!
Uptick in killings of Black youth leaves many seeking justice WASHINGTON, D.C.—Across the country, Black youth are being shot and killed for little or no...
Black-owned company leads delegation on pilgrimage
MECCA, Saudi Arabia—Muslims from communities across the United States recently spent 10 days traveling from Madinah to Mecca to Cairo with Hajj Pros, the...
Solemn, enlightening Rosewood Commemoration held in Florida
ROSEWOOD, Fla.—The Remembering Rosewood Centennial Committee held a week-long event with a wreath ceremony on the land which was once the prosperous community of Rosewood, Fla. The events marked...
Muslims volunteer at Black-owned food bank
by Kaliyah Muhammad “They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor sun smite them; He that hath mercy on them shall lead...