Reciting some of the history of the Nation of Islam
-Staff Writer- “We must tell our own story.” That's how Abdul Wahid Muhammad opened the workshop on the History of the Nation of Islam from 1930 to 1975 during a Feb. 26 session at Saviours' Day 2010. He moderated the session where four pioneers told stories of life and travail during the early days of the Nation of Islam. Mother...
Reforming the American Gangster
CHARLENEM (FinalCall.com) - Rick Ross and Frank Lucas, two of the most notorious former drug dealers in America, told Chicago youth to stay in school and ignore hustlers on the corner block to avoid the perils of prison and lead a righteously successful life. Both Mr. Lucas, who is wheelchair-bound, and Mr. Ross, fresh out of prison, were both featured in...
Making computers easy for seniors
-Staff Writer- For 80-year-old Mary Muhammad coming to Saviours' Day meant learning how to use a computer. “I couldn't wait to get here. I was very happy because I knew I could learn how to do e-mail. I want to communicate with my grandchildren and they are on the computer all The time. They've told me to get an...
The stimulus and its impact on Black housing
CHARLENEM (FinalCall.com) - Equity rich but cash poor Black households hardest hit by the crippling subprime lending scheme have benefitted less than predatory financial institutions from stimulus dollars meant to help them recover, fair lending advocates and loan modification analysts say. President Barack Obama created the Making Home Affordable Program as part of his $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act....
Psychiatry: An Industry of Death
(FinalCall.com) - There are two drug cultures in the United States, one considered illegal and another considered legal, however, the legal drug culture is more insidious according to expert presenters at this year's Saviours' Day convention. Members of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights partnered with the Nation of Islam conducting several workshops, delivering presentations and distributing large...
Nation recruited for mentoring program
-Staff Writer- CHICAGO | United Center (FinalCall.com) - “What is it going to take for us to stand up together strong and save our children?” said Susan Taylor as the Nation of Islam Saviours' Day Convention neared its end, with thousands gathered at a sports arena on the west side of the city, which is home to movement's national...
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...
Wyclef Jean speaks on ‘the heart of Haiti’
CHARLENEM CHICAGO | United Center (FinalCall.com) - Wyclef Jean approached the rostrum to a standing ovation but not to make an awards speech or because he wowed the audience with any of the Hip-Hop, R&B, or Reggae songs that helped to make him a multi-platinum artist. Instead, the Haitian native spoke to Muslims and guests who gathered for the conclusion of...
Stimulus throws a lifeline to Afrocentric school
CHARLENEM The Imhotep Institute Charter School (IICS) is thriving with new technology and increased cultural activities, with a boost from the $600,000 it received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Situated in a blighted area of Philadelphia, the IICS has struggled for 12 years to provide a full service learning facility, including a performing arts school filled with African...
Farrakhan offers guidance, warns America of the need to change course
- Live Webcast: Part 2 of Minister Farrakhan's address to be carried live via webcast @ NOI.org, March 7 @ 10am CST CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - Everyone in the United States who has been affected by the Mission of the Nation of Islam since 1930–Black people, Muslims and non-Muslims alike; Latinos and Aboriginal Indians; White, rich and poor; and the U.S....