The Day of America’s Downfall
Mass shootings bring pain, but no change in the U.S. NEWS ANALYSIS Gun violence, acrimony, rage and anger reign inside the United States. Deadly encounters are commonplace and broken hearts and bodies follow. No one is safe. Politicians, preachers, researchers and leaders can’t seem to stem the flow of blood and sorrow. We are watching an unraveling nation hurtling toward the abyss....
Police abuse plagues America’s ‘wealthiest Black county’
Prince George’s County, Maryland, is one of the wealthiest Black communities in America. It has a 64.4 percent Black population and had a median household income of $81,969 in 2014-2018. But even the richest Black county is not immune to police brutality. A Black man, William Green, was shot and killed by a police officer January 27, 2020. According to...
Fresh demands for immediate U.S. withdrawal as Biden administration bombs Iraq, Syria
By Jake Johnson, CommonDreams.org The U.S. military’s latest bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria was met with fresh demands for the immediate withdrawal of American forces from both Middle East countries, as the Biden administration attempted to justify the airstrikes as “defensive” in nature. The Pentagon said in a statement Sunday evening, June 27, that, under the direction of President Joe...
Hitting the streets for a righteous mission
The Fruit of Islam (FOI) continue the mission of sharing the teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad under the leadership of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan around the country through distribution of The Final Call newspaper, engaging with community residents and demonstrating love and care for our people. “Our people are a beautiful people; all they need to bring...
A crisis inside of a pandemic: Missing Black women and girls
PHILADELPHIA—Conscious rap artist Bigga Dre is a man on a mission. It’s a big mission and one that has been worked on for years: the continued battle to stop the abuse, trafficking and disappearances of Black women and girls. The Covid-19 pandemic doesn’t seem to have slowed the problem. And the isolation felt by many young people—along with danger...
Dream Deferred, Dream Denied
Why Black hopes for home ownership which often leads to wealth-building continue to dwindle Homeownership for many is the American dream, but for too many Blacks it has become an American nightmare. The National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc., (NAREB) released the 2020 edition of its State of Housing in Black America (SHIBA) report Oct. 27, with a stark...
Success and separation: Blacks are doing for self in education and economics during the pandemic
Joyce Burges has been homeschooling for 30 years. She and her husband homeschooled all five of their children, and now their grandchildren are being homeschooled. Twenty-one years ago, they founded the National Black Home Educators. Ms. Burges told The Final Call that homeschooling amongst Black parents has been steadily growing, but since the pandemic hit, and especially since July,...
Success of $15 minimum wage measures ‘huge win for the working people’ of Florida and Portland, Maine
By Jessica Corbett, CommonDreams.org In a pair of wins for workers, residents across the state of Florida and in Portland, Maine, voted for ballot measures to establish a $15 minimum hourly wage, more than double the $7.25 required at the federal level. Welcoming the news out of the Sunshine State, Service Employee International Union (SEIU) president Mary Kay Henry said in...
‘America is surrounded with the Judgement of Allah (God)’ Record rainfall, deadly flooding as aftermath of hurricane strikes Northeast
by Starla Muhammad and Shawntell Muhammad Historic, biblical proportions, catastrophic and apocalyptic. These are just a few of the words being used to describe the aftermath of Hurricane Ida which ripped through the Gulf Coast before heading up the Northeast portion of the country, leaving behind a path of destruction and death. Federal, state and local officials and millions of American...
Is Trump seeking war with Iran in his final days?
An unholy alliance of the United States, Israel, and Saudi Arabia is helping to stoke fears that President Donald Trump may well be planning a war—or military strike—against Iran in his last and futile days in office. While these fears have been covered in some alternative and international media, the New York Times reported on a recent meeting with generals...