Chicago area youth programs tackle negative images of boys
CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - “Every child is the creation of God–and God does not make mistakes,” declared Father George Clements to the applause that punctuated his concluding remark of his keynote of a VIP reception of city officials, community activists, youth and artists focused on “Countering the Negative Images of Black Men and Boys.” In the intimate foyer gallery hall...
Tornadoes and storms devastate Mississippi and parts of South
by Shameka Muhammad GREENVILLE, Miss.—Residents across the Mississippi Delta braced for a long track of storms that swept through leaving a trail of death and destruction. The Associated Press reported that help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S. after a deadly tornado tore a path of destruction for more than an hour across a long...
Children enjoy Saviours’ Day toy giveaway
CHICAGO—As the Nation of Islam celebrated Saviours’ Day, its annual commemoration of the birth of the founder of the Nation of Islam, the Great Mahdi Master Fard Muhammad, who came to seek and save the Black man and woman of America, Muslim women organized and executed another toy giveaway. Children, families and everyone was welcome March 6 at the NOI...
Study shows corporate profiteering ‘amplified’ global inflation
by Jake Johnson A pair of London-based think tanks released research December 7 showing that corporate profits contributed substantially to the high inflation that the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and other major nations experienced amid recent global shocks, including the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and Common Wealth argues that...
Youth excellence on the rise
CHICAGO—Saif Williams, a recent 8th grade graduate of Muhammad University of Islam, is fusing his love of architecture, computer science and gaming to create his latest project; a Minecraft replica of Mosque Maryam. Mosque Maryam is located in Chicago at the National Center which is the headquarters of the Nation of Islam. Brother Saif designed his project in the block-based...
Report takes issue with Black children’s treatment
FCNNEWSSOURCE NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Black children are treated more harshly than their White counterparts in the Memphis and Shelby County juvenile justice system, but the system still routinely violates the rights of children of all races, the U.S. Justice Department said in a blistering report. The report caps an investigation that opened in August of 2009 after a complaint was...
Grand jury in Eric Garner case and new chokeholds report
Hunter versus the hunted mentality seen across America (FCN, 10-07-2014) NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - On Oct. 6 a special Grand Jury began to hear testimony in the ‘chokehold' death of Eric Garner, 43, the same day, his family filed a Notice of Claim to sue the city and the NYPD and New York City Comptroller for $75 million. Mr. Garner...
Last line of defense
FCC decision to expand media ownership will curb dissent Black publishers view FCC ruling as a threat to independent voices BALTIMORE (FinalCall.com)--At the June 12-14 annual convention here of Black newspaper publishers, the buzz this year was what impact the recent FCC ruling–allowing large conglomerates to purchase more media outlets in a city–would have on their ability to survive. But John...
Attempted lynching no joke say parents of Black boys in Arkansas school incident
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM (FinalCall.com) - Two students were expelled and seven suspended from Wynne High School in Wynne, Ark., but parents of two Black boys, who were victims in what parents call an attempted lynching, are furious, saying justice has not been done and their fear for the safety of their children. Cheryl Webster said all sorts of things went through her...