Farrakhan: Nation of Islam mourns assassination of Muammar Gadhafi
FCNNEWSSOURCE CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - In his first major national interview since the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan sat with prominent radio personality Cliff Kelley in studio at WVON 1690AM. Minister Farrakhan entered the studio with an extremely serious look on his face and was very focused as Mr. Kelley asked him the how he was...
Economic state of Black America discussed in Philadelphia
-Staff Writer- PHILADELPHIA (FinalCall.com) - “Why is everyone making progress, while we seem to be lagging behind?” asked The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan in his classic 1960 recording, “A White Man's Heaven is a Black Man's Hell.” The answer to that relevant and still important question was given, October 8, during the workshop, The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews:...
Innocent man freed after 17 years in prison for nothing
CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - After serving 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Obie Anthony walked out of a Los Angeles County Jail Oct. 4 and joined the ranks of many men and women across the U.S., who were incarcerated on the basis of flawed or false eyewitness testimony. “It's really overwhelming at this point. It's going...
Separate & Equal Inside America
Farrakhan presents vision for Black survival, beginning with land and economic program CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - When the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan addressed a crowd Oct. 16 at Mosque Maryam, the international headquarters of the Nation of Islam, the mosque was packed with listeners, while others listened in via internet webcast. In a passionate follow-up to a major message the week...
Farrakhan: We are at war! Future of our people is at stake
PHILADELPHIA (FinalCall.com) - At the 16th anniversary and commemoration of the historic Million Man March, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan served notice to leaders still selling the failed promise of America and warned Black people to accept responsibility for their own destiny or face chastisement from God–and ultimately complete elimination. “Whether you know it or not, we are at war!...
National Prison Reform Report: The Qur’an is a purifier and message of unity
By Abdullah Muhammad National Prison Reform Minister (FinalCall.com) - Student Minister James Muhammad, representing the Nation of Islam Prison Reform Ministry in the city of Birmingham, Ala., under the direction of Brother Abdullah Muhammad, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan's Student National Prison Reform Minister, recently braved stormy weather to deliver a much-needed spiritual word to the men incarcerated at the...
Black teens fight pressures of pre-marital sex
(FinalCall.com) - Listing the bombardment of negative media images and peer pressure as contributing factors, nearly half of Black teens feel pressured to have sex, according to a recent survey released by ESSENCE magazine and the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. A series of questions were posed to 1,500 Black youth ages 13-21 gauging their...
Thousands honor the life of Troy Davis; vow to keep fighting unjust system
‘We mourn, tomorrow we organize' SAVANNAH, Ga. (FinalCall.com) - With so much happiness resonating within the walls of Jonesville Baptist Church, one could have easily forgotten that this was supposed to be a Southern-type funeral. On a sunny morning on the west side of Savannah, it turned out to be a celebration of the life of former Georgia death row inmate No....
Youth-led movement promotes unity, culture and peace across London’s boundaries
(FinalCall.com) - “Say it loud, I'm Black and I'm proud,” the stirring anthem by the late legendary American soul singer James Brown inspired many young Black Americans in the 1960s to embrace their cultural heritage. Since the 1930s the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, patriarch of the Nation of Islam taught his followers to “Accept Your Own and Be Yourself”...
Muslim women uplifted, inspired by MGT Vanguard Retreat
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. (FinalCall.com) - In a historic movement of young women, the class of all classes, the National M.G.T.-G.C.C. Vanguard, flocked in great number to this suburb of Chicago on Sept. 8-11 for a national retreat, education and rejuvenation. Typically, large gatherings of screaming and crying women and girls can be found in big arenas to hear the...