Gatling’s Chapel Inc. celebrates 25 years of service to the Black community
‘It's Not Over ‘Til Jesus Speaks' CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - Amidst songs of praise and thanksgiving, The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered the keynote message for the 25th Anniversary celebration of Gatling's Chapel Incorporated June 5. On a sweltering hot day in Chicago, the combined choirs–dressed in crimson and cream–performed a medley of songs asking for the continuance of God's blessings and...
Disasters damage American psyche as physical destruction plagues the country
CHARLENEM “O people, keep your duty to your Lord; surely the Shock of the Hour is a grievous thing. The day you see it, every woman giving suck will forget her suckling and every pregnant one will lay down her burden, and thou wilt see men as drunken, yet they will not be drunken, but the chastisement of Allah will...
Youth: Race still matters in America
(FinalCall.com) - Young adults' ages 18 to 25 still find race and ethnicity relevant factors when it comes to social issues. Whether called “Generation Y,” “Generation Next,” “Echo Boomers,” “Millennial Generation,” or “Net Generation,” the age group has often been referred to as “post-racial” or “colorblind” in mainstream media. It has been reported this generation finds racism and race virtually...
Public housing residents say no to drug testing, stricter policies
Contributing Editor CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - A Chicago Housing Authority plan for changes in its residency policies has drawn outrage from residents and civil liberties activists. Already under fire for its years-long Plan for Transformation that has demolished public housing facilities and dislocated thousands of residents, the CHA now plans to require drug testing for all adult residents and applicants. It also...
Libya – Eyewitnesses describe suffering of besieged North African nation
CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - “NATO is bombing in the daytime, in the afternoon, in the evening and at night. It's ridiculous what they're doing!” Cynthia McKinney, former U.S. Congresswoman and presidential candidate, told The Final Call during the June 18 kickoff of “Eyewitness Libya,” her national tour to give eyewitness accounts of the U.S.-sponsored/NATO-led bombings in Tripoli. Ms. McKinney and a...
Another admission ‘war on drugs’ has failed
CHARLENEM (FinalCall.com) - The war on drugs has failed and international policymakers need to implement reforms now, urged a commission of world leaders during a June 2 press conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. The Global Commission on Drug Policy outlined its declaration in a report, “War on Drugs.”The decades-old effort has costs taxpayers' millions of dollars, fueled...
Voices of outrage against Libyan war
Click here for Minister Farrakhan's June 15, 2011 Press Conference NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - When the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan held his first press conference at the international headquarters of the Nation of Islam, Mosque Maryam in Chicago, Illinois, March 31, he was a soloist speaking out against the U.S. led aggression against Col. Gadhafi and the north African nation...
Putting On The New Man
How do Black males break out of oppression, stereotypes and ignorance? (FinalCall.com) - It is not difficult to find an exposé on the challenges of being a Black man in America–just read any magazine, blog, or scientific study. Whether it is dropping out of school, unemployment, mass incarceration, diseases or growing up fatherless--this population leads statistically in just about every...
Farrakhan: Stand for those who stand for you and control your institutions!
CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan told hundreds gathered for a town hall meeting here that those who resist the enemy and fight for justice should be supported and defended, and Black institutions should remain controlled by Black communities. “Now, there's a few things I want to say tonight about how the enemy's pattern never changes. Once...
The US-sponsored, NATO-led assault on Libya and its dire consequences
FCNNEWSSOURCE Press conference to address US-sponsored, NATO-led assault on Libya and its dire consequences (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, of the Nation of Islam, will hold a press conference, Wednesday, June 15, addressing the U.S.-sponsored, NATO-led bombing of Libya, UN-sanctioned military strikes and operations against the North African nation. The press conference will be held at 11 a.m....