F.O.I. of Mosque No. 7C receive recognition for ‘fishing’
By Daleel Jabir Muhammad “And everyone has a goal to which he turns (himself), so vie with one another in good works.” —Holy Qur’an 2:148 NEW YORK—Vying with one another in righteous competition has been a challenge and a battle cry to save a people in a world steeped in the sin of iniquity, as referenced in the Bible and in...
Bush administration backs away from Blackwater
NEW YORK - The 190,000 private contractors in Iraq and neighboring countries will likely cost U.S. taxpayers more than $100 billion by the end of 2008, according to a new report. And meanwhile an under-the-radar Florida court case has revealed that President George W. Bush–a staunch contractor supporter–may be preparing to throw security contractors such as Blackwater under the...
WIC and the Mystery of the Missing Zinc
Zinc (Zn) is an essential nutrient necessary in small amounts for health. As one of the most abundant biological trace metals, zinc is easy to get in developed countries in foods like beef, poultry, and beans. Zinc deficiency in humans can cause an assortment of pathological conditions such as growth retardation, cell-mediated immune dysfunction, among others. Zinc deficiency is...
Hip hop give back
CHARLENEM Bay Area rapper announces $10,000 scholarship promotion Imagine being a father fighting foreclosure and trying to keep your family off the streets, a single mother trying to keep a roof over your children’s heads, or a college-bound youth with no funds for tuition or books in sight. You spend a fraction of your income to buy some music to...
100+ Groups Urge DHS to Condemn Abbott’s ‘Brazen, Cruel, and Deadly’ Operation Lone Star
by Brett Wilkins A coalition of more than 100 advocacy groups on August 24 implored the Biden administration to “take decisive action to condemn” and “cease involvement” in Operation Lone Star, the deadly anti-immigrant campaign launched in 2021 by Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. In a letter to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and senior Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration...
State of the Black Union marks 10th anniversary
CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - Journalist and author Tavis Smiley launched the State of the Black Union gathering here 10-years-ago and it came full circle when thousands of Black scholars, leaders and youth recently attended the symposium at the Los Angeles Convention Center. “I thought it was amazing. It was the 10th anniversary and so most of the panelists were persons...
Rebuilding and reconnecting at the 13th Annual Marriage Retreat
Amid life’s hustle and bustle, where work deadlines, household chores, and the endless cycle of responsibilities often take precedence, many couples find themselves longing for a way to reconnect with their spouses and rekindle the flames of love that once burned so brightly. To their rescue came the Marriage Keepers, Brother Marcus and Sister Cecelia Muhammad, with the 13th...
Group asked to evaluate Bay Aread transit police
CHARLENEMWestern Region Corresponden Oscar Grant shooting update (FinalCall.com) - The Bay Area Rapid Transit Department has hired the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives to conduct an independent review of its policies. The goal is to ensure that a situation like the fatal shooting of a Black male passenger on New Year's Day does not happen again. When then-BART officer Johannes...
Group of Muslim Americans sue FBI over ‘secret’ no-fly list
The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) is suing the FBI, in an attempt to put an end to the use of a secret watchlist that almost exclusively targets Muslims for scrutiny when they travel. The lawsuit was filed by CAIR, a Muslim advocacy group, against 29 federal agencies, including the Justice Department, the FBI, the Secret Service, Customs and Border Protection,...
Michael Jackson Forever
ASKIAM-Senior Correspondent- I once compared the Million Man March to Michael Jackson. I unsuccessfully argued to an executive producer of a network news broadcast, that just as Michael Jackson was the first American Superstar who sang Black Music in a Black body; the Million Man March was the first grassroots movement expressing the “body” of Black discontent, which had a Black...