Home foreclosures continue to rise
-Staff Writer- When John Robinson, a management consultant, got the pink slip six months ago he knew it was the beginning of the end of things as his family knew it. With his job gone and his wife home on maternity leave, he tried everything he could to get another job. “I'm still unemployed so when the foreclosure notice...
Census shows increased Black, Latino, youth vote
(FinalCall.com) - When Joaquin Patterson went to the polls last November it was the first time he had voted since turning 18, 12 years earlier. He was not alone. Huge numbers of Black, Hispanic and young voters added to the historical context of the 2008 presidential campaign with their largest increase in voters, according to a July 20...
Farrakhan reveals truth about the attacks on Michael Jackson, Black leadership
By Richard Muhammad -Editor-In-Chief- Michael Jackson” and how the public campaigns against the pop icon are linked to historical and ongoing attacks against Black leaders. In addition, Min. Farrakhan shared the spiritual dimensions of Mr. Jackson's appeal across lines of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and geography as a sign of the ultimate upliftment of Blacks and all of humanity through...
Farrakhan reveals new details on Michael Jackson’s life
By Richard Muhammad - Editor-in-Chief (FinalCall.com) - Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered a major address today on “the crucifixion of Michael Jackson,” his growing race consciousness and fears of the pop icon's potential social and political impact. He also revealed, for the first time, that the entertainer donated $100,000 to the historic Million Man March. The two-hour plus address included details of...
New Muslim Cool: The Movie
--Staff Writer-- (FinalCall.com) - What's cool about being a Muslim? Is anything about Islam cool? Was Malcolm X ? What about Muhammad Ali and the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan? Are they considered cool? In the recently released documentary “New Muslim Cool,” the foundation laid by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad of spreading Islam in America is expanded upon as the...
Farrakhan speaks on Crucifixion of Michael Jackson
FCNNEWSSOURCE Live via webcast @ http://www.noi.org/webcast CHICAGO (NOI.org) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan is scheduled to deliver a major address on the death of Michael Jackson, Sunday, July 26, at 10 a.m. CST from Mosque Maryam, the Nation of Islam headquarters, located at 7351 South Stony Island in Chicago. Minister Farrakhan's subject is titled, “The Crucifixion of Michael Jackson and...
ISNA salutes the work of Imam W. Deen Mohammed
--Staff Writer-- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - A highlight of the 46th Annual Convention of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), which brought together 35,000 participants from around the country under the theme, “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” was its tribute to Imam Warith Deen Muhammad. “He was one leader who left an important legacy,” said ISNA President Dr....
Council resolution: D.C. Askia Muhammad Day
FCNNEWSSOURCE WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - The Council of the District of Columbia in the Nation's capital began its Tenth Legislative Session of 2009 with a presentation of the “Askia Muhammad Recognition Resolution of 2009.” The presentation was made June 2 by its author, At-Large Council member Michael Brown, who was joined at the podium for the official reading and presentation by...
Anti-war protesters target NAACP
NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - The World Can't Wait anti-war coalition based in New York City says that while respect is due to the NAACP for their 100-year tradition of “standing up to White lynch mobs and sheriffs' dogs,” there is no excuse for continuing the relationship they have with military recruiters. The anti-war community is demanding that the NAACP “dis-invite recruiters...
Adopted and abused?
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Frank Lombard, a White Duke University official, arrested and charged with attempting to persuade an undercover officer to travel to North Carolina to have sex with his five-year-old Black adopted son has been arraigned and is awaiting trial here. His case is being tried in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and if convicted...