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Muslims are never the aggressor, but we fight with those who fight with us

DETROIT—Jumu’ah (Friday congregational prayer) service at this year’s Saviours’ Day convention was an important message to the Muslim ummah (community) to release its collective “God power,” for spiritual advancement. Student Minister Ishmael Muhammad, National Assistant to the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan was the khatib (speaker) during the service. During his message, Student Min. Ishmael, a son of the Most Honorable...

Questions about Rahm Emanuel’s pick for Chicago’s top cop

CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - Mixed feelings and lukewarm best describe the reaction to Chicago mayor-elect Rahm Israel Emanuel's introduction of Garry McCarthy as his choice to head the police department of the nation's second largest city. Mr. McCarthy, 51, is the police director of Newark, N.J. and rose through the ranks of the New York City police department. Touting Mr. McCarthy's...

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka delivers 10th annual State of the City address

by Yaminah Muhammad NEWARK—Surrounded by thousands of community residents and leaders, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka took the stage in the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on March 12, to deliver his 10th annual State of the City address. Opening his address with a stroll down memory lane, Mayor Baraka reminisced about the beginning of his 2014 run for Mayor of...

Resurrection After Exoneration

CHARLENEM Program helps men get back on their feet after incarceration (FinalCall.com) - John Thompson narrowly escaped death by lethal injection after serving 18 years behind bars for a murder and other crimes he did not commit. He was released after evidence revealed that prosecutors withheld a blood test and other information that would have exonerated him and a jury awarded...

27 percent of Saudis in ‘bombshell’ study experienced heart issues after mRNA COVID shots

A study from Saudi Arabia reported on by TrialSite News found that 27.11% of participants experienced heart complications following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, with onset ranging from within one month to more than a year later. by John-Michael Dumias - The Defender This article was originally published by The Defender—Children’s Health Defense News & Views Website on April 4, 2024. More than a...

Creating a supreme curriculum, supreme educators for students

CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - In 2008, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan issued a challenge for a new educational paradigm for the 21st century at the Nation of Islam's first Ministry of Education National Conference. He challenged teachers and educators to enact God-centered solutions in an educational system that has “flatlined” and failed to cultivate and educate Black children to achieve their...

Thousands honor the life of Troy Davis; vow to keep fighting unjust system

‘We mourn, tomorrow we organize' SAVANNAH, Ga. (FinalCall.com) - With so much happiness resonating within the walls of Jonesville Baptist Church, one could have easily forgotten that this was supposed to be a Southern-type funeral. On a sunny morning on the west side of Savannah, it turned out to be a celebration of the life of former Georgia death row inmate No....

America Hijacked! Billions go to Israel and other nations abroad while we suffer at home

America Hijacked! Who loses when the country's political reality, finances and foreign policy are dictated by lobbyists? The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan in a recent message to nearly 4,000 on the campus of Prairie View A&M told the naked truth about America's corrupt political system. “When you become a governor or a senator–somebody in political power, you don't see the...

Under Siege: NDAA, Islamophobia and the Israel Lobby

FCNNEWSSOURCE (FinalCall.com) - The well-financed "anti-Sharia" movement that opposes the building of mosques in the United States, fueled by acerbic rhetoric spewing from the mouths of political leaders and media personalities has been allowed to spread unchecked. Now, a dangerously Islamophobic climate exists for Muslims in the U.S. and abroad. FINALCALL.COM e-Book REPORT The leadership of the Religious Right with their...

A loving father, precious son overcome autism

By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - Charles Jones of Brooklyn is a father with an autistic son who has undertaken the task of bringing together men who share that same challenge. Together the men have developed a video “Autistic Like Me: A Father’s Perspective” and advocacy organization Autistic Like Me LLC. The documentary “examines the difficult journey experienced by fathers of...