Act like an angel, train like a soldier
My first interaction with Minister Jabril Muhammad was years ago at a conference; I believe it was in Atlanta. My brother was selling our children’s books, posters, and some Arabic alphabet flash cards. Brother Jabril asked me if he could see a pack. He asked me if I knew how to speak Arabic. I told him I do not...
Panelists: Haitians must rebuild Haiti
-Contributing Editor- (FinalCall.com) - A domestic Marshall Plan must be initiated to rebuild the Haitian capital devastated by a Jan. 12 earthquake, but this plan must come without the colonial mischief that has been used to undermine and destabilize the Western hemisphere's first independent Black republic. That was the message from panelists at a Feb. 27 Saviours' Day...
Fred Hampton Sr. honored in hometown
MAYWOOD, Ill.—August 30 marked the 75th birth anniversary of Black Panther Party leader and revolutionary Fred Hampton Sr. A young, charismatic activist, Mr. Hampton served as deputy chairman of the national Black Panther Party and chair of the Illinois chapter. Community residents gathered for the annual celebration of his life in his hometown of Maywood, Illinois, a suburb of...
During tough economic times, more explore the reality of ‘Doing For Self!’
Nisa Islam Muhammad and Jesse Muhammad, Staff Writers When Mark Luckie was laid off from Entertainment Weekly in 2008 he was shocked. “I was dumbfounded. I didn't expect it. I was unemployed for nine months. My blog, 10,000 words, was initially my personal outlet but I ramped it up after I was laid off to become my professional outlet....
Danger in Chester, Pennsylvania? A proposed gas-to-liquid processing plant raises concerns, questions for residents in majority Black city
CHESTER, Pa.—The City of Chester, situated near Philadelphia, has a troubling history of environmental injustices inflicted upon its residents. Now, the predominately Black community faces yet another threat: a proposed gas-to-liquid processing plant by Penn American LNG. This potentially hazardous facility poses risks to the environment and jeopardizes the health and safety of Chester’s residents. Nonetheless, the community is uniting...
AKA Educational Advancement Foundation presents $25,000 scholarship
FCNNEWSSOURCE Scholarship presented to member who rose from homeless to heights of excellence ST.LOUIS, Mo. - Quiana Childress, a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Arkansas, who was once homeless and forced to live out of a car, received a $25,000 scholarship from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc. during its 30th anniversary luncheon held during AKA's 64th biennial convention in...
Celebration at Harold Washington Cultural Center
CHICAGO—The Harold Washington Cultural Center, as it celebrates 20 years of showcasing Chicago comedy as a performing arts and education venue, recently hosted the Chicago stop on the book tour for “Flipping Boxcars,” the new novel by Cedric Kyles (aka Cedric The Entertainer.) Billed as “the ultimate night of Comedy, Conversation and Celebration” by HWCC Global Director Jimalita Tillman, the...
Black voters unseat ‘post-racial’ mayor
- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Tired of seeing what they saw as their needs ignored for the sake of pleasing Whites who have been re-populating the District of Columbia for a decade, Black voters overwhelmingly turned against incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty in the all-but-decisive Democratic primary Sept. 14, choosing D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray to be the party standard bearer...
Gilead Falsely Advertised Remdesivir as Safe and Effective, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit filed last week alleges Gilead knew remdesivir, prescribed for people hospitalized with COVID-19, could cause kidney damage, but failed to disclose that and other risks. by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. - The Defender This article was originally published by The Defender—Children’s Health Defense’s News & Views Website The widow of a man who died after being treated for COVID-19 with remdesivir, and...
Outrage grows after Bush waterboarding ‘confession’
NEW YORK (IPS/GIN) - After a three-year investigation, President Barack Obama's mantra–“look forward and not backwards”–appears to have trumped the rule of law as a special prosecutor declined to pursue criminal charges against the Central Intelligence Agency operatives involved in the destruction of video recordings of interrogations of “war on terror” suspects. The human rights community and many legal...