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....
Brutal racial attacks haven’t stopped in ‘post-racial’ America
(FinalCall.com) - As candidates from both parties line up to run and unseat President Barack Obama in 2012, some in the Black community are being forced to face the reality that race relations in America have not improved. Others were never under that illusion. “I truly thought things might evolve racially with Obama in office. But I've watched even...
Life and death struggle goes on for Georgia inmate Troy Davis
(FinalCall.com) - For the second time since becoming president, Barack Obama May 20 pardoned eight people convicted of crimes. Georgia death row inmate, Troy Davis, wasn't on that list and is still facing a possible fourth execution date. “The warden in the prison doesn't like my brother and all the notoriety he's been receiving. They are really trying to...
Activist priest reinstated in Chicago
CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - Expressing his gratitude to God and thanking Cardinal Francis George, clergy from around the country and others for their support, popular Roman Catholic priest Reverend Dr. Michael Pfleger told congregants of the Faith Community of Saint Sabina, God is forever faithful in the face of obstacles. “You've got to understand that no matter what you deal with...