The Nation of Islam prepares to hear Minister Farrakhan’s Saviours’ Day address
Saviours' Day 2004 Online (FinalCall.com/SavioursDay) (FinalCall.com) - All across America, the Black community is anxiously awaiting the arrival of Saviours' Day, the crowning event of Black History Month. From coast to coast, in small cities and large, urban and rural, Black people are preparing to hear the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan's message delivered from Chicago via satellite. Around the globe...
On the road to redemption
CHICAGO—Darryl Williamson, also known as Kevin Smith, was 21 years old in 1987, the last time he would see his home or his family. Growing up and living in Los Angeles, immersed in the world of gangs and crime, Darryl joined a gang. Influenced by his gang, Darryl took a trip to Chicago for the purpose of robbing a jewelry...
Fort Worth joins Dallas, passes slavery reparations resolution
FCNNEWSSOURCE FORT WORTH (FinalCall.com) - Community leaders gained momentum in the reparations movement as Fort Worth City Council passed a resolution that calls for the House of Representatives to establish a national commission to study the issue of reparations for slavery. The resolution, HR 40 or House Bill 40, is sponsored by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) The city of Fort...
HBCU summit explores the promise of higher Black education
ATLANTA—Atlanta is home to six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and at least two Predominantly Black institutions (PBIs), a statement that was made during a summit hosted by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). Educators, philanthropists, students, faculty and experts attended the five-day UNCF UNITE 2022 Summit themed “Delivering on the Promise of Black Higher Education.” “We wanted to use...
LAPD chief announces change in equipment; sheriff’s office personnel to be disciplined
CHARLENEM LAPD beating victim sues city, community rallies in support (FCN, 08/03/2004) LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - On August 13, the District Attorney's Office filed felony auto theft and evasion of officer charges against Stanley Miller, the Black motorist whose beating made national headlines following a car chase that ended with his arrest by a mob of officers in Compton. The case was filed...
National Training Seminar heads to Milwaukee, July 28-31
Martial arts and self-defense students, instructors and security personnel are preparing to travel from near and far to be part of the 27th annual National Training Seminar. Organized by Grandmaster Abdul Azziz Muhammad, the Nation of Islam’s National Trainer and Student Assistant Supreme Captain, and founder of the United Schools of Survival Federation, the seminar will teach participants about various...
Congress rebuffs Bush on ‘bunker buster’ nukes
JIM.LOBE Guidance to America and the World in a Time of Trouble (FCN, 05-03-2004) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - Congress has denied funding to the Bush administration to develop new nuclear weapons designed to target “rogue states,” or terrorists believed to be developing weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Critics who said the new “bunker buster” weapons risked blurring the lines between conventional...
Targeted, shot, killed while running away Officers keep shooting and killing fleeing Blacks, and laws prohibiting these actions don’t matter
NEWS ANALYSIS The list is long, and the stories are alarming, with police shooting, killing or maiming unarmed Black people running away from officers. Though the law says officers are not to simply shoot those who are running away, the interpretation of the law and police and other practices make what is written on the books virtually non-existent. And, despite promises...
Black and Latino politicians leading the fight for economic equality
NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - The Black, Latino and Asian Caucus of the 51-member New York City Council recently released a report that confirmed what many leaders in communities of color have long contended: Members of their communities, and women in general, with businesses are not awarded their fair share of city contracts. The $1.3 million statistical study showed that from...
Student Minister Nuri Muhammad addresses youth in Gary, Ind.
GARY, Ind.—The Mayor’s Office of Violence Prevention in Gary, Indiana, welcomed Student Minister Nuri Muhammad as their special guest speaker for their back-to-school event. At St. Timothy Community Church, local youth were recognized for their work as interns in various city jobs during the summer, such as cleaning city parks and working in the mayor’s office. Joy Holliday, executive director of...