‘He was man enough to bend down to earth to help his brothers’
GARDENA, Calif.—Hundreds attended the janazah, Muslim funeral service, for Nation of Islam Student Captain Emeritus Shaheed Muhammad at the City of Refuge LA in this Los Angeles suburb. When the funeral officiant, Western Region Student Minister Abdul Malik Sayyid Muhammad, called for men to join him as he performed special prayers, it seemed they’d never stop coming forward, young and...
Connecting, inspiring and teaching youth
(FinalCall.com) - Chris Carter, CEO of the TUBA Group, was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship. This was the second year in a row that a Cleveland City Entrepreneur has received the award. The NFTE award included a trip to New York City to receive the award and a cash grant...
Confident and Covered: International modest fashion weekend comes to Chicago!
Carmen Muhammad of Al-Nisa Designs and its subsidiary, Women Working Together Inc., along with several international modest designers, are ready to make a bold statement of being confident and covered. June 30 to July 3, Women Working Together Inc. is presenting the 2nd Annual International Modest Arts Awards Gala & Fashion Weekend at Chicago’s Contemporary Arts Museum. Since 2001, the...
Who cares for the young and the masses?
Congressional Black Caucus endorses Millions More Movement (FCN, 07-28-2005)Official Millions More Movement Website (MillionsMoreMovement.com) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - In a surprise visit to the Nation of Islam's Muhammad's Mosque No. 4 (Washington, D.C.) July 20, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan told the standing-room only audience that the Millions More Movement is responsible for waking up the masses of Black people and the...
Celebrating 80 years of Life, Legacy and Lessons Birth anniversary celebration honors Akbar Muhammad as Nation’s ‘recording angel’
Family, friends, and associates of Brother Abdul Akbar Muhammad, known widely as a decades-long companion of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and international representative for the Nation of Islam, hosted a virtual 80th birthday celebration linking participants between Ghana, West Africa and various other locations throughout America and the world. Highlighting a life of service to the Black diaspora, Indigenous...
Where are the children? Part 2
Where are the children? (FCN, 10-27-2005) “Can you help me find my daughter?” “Can you help me find my grandson?” Those were the pain-filled questions that greeted Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) during a recent visit to the Gulf Coast. That devastation motivated her to organize the Katrina Missing Children's Coalition at a kick-off prayer breakfast and gospel extravaganza October 23...
‘A total execution’: Kansas City activists continue yearlong fight for justice for Malcolm Johnson
It has been over one year since Malcolm Johnson, a 31-year-old Black man, died after a fatal police encounter, but the investigation into his death is still ongoing and activists are demanding answers. On March 25, 2021, Mr. Johnson was in a BP gas station in Kansas City, Missouri, when two officers entered guns drawn. In a surveillance video from the...
Commissioners rule LAPD force excessive
LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - The Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Board of Commissioners ruled four to one Jan. 31 that Officer Stephen Garcia acted out of policy when he shot and killed 13-year-old Devin Brown during an early morning traffic stop Feb. 6, 2005. According to community activists, the unprecedented ruling followed two decisions that followed the...
The revolving cycle of Black medical abuse and what must be done about it
The United States of America was in a Great Depression when residents of a small, rural Black city were targeted to be part of an experiment that would have detrimental effects on the Black community through the generations. In 1930, Macon County, Alabama, was 82 percent Black. Its county seat is Tuskegee, home to the infamous, 40-year “Tuskegee Study of...
Major hurricane predicted for NY as Allstate cancels policies
2006 Hurricane Preparedness Guide (KUA) NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - A weather forecasting group predicts a busier than normal hurricane season, May 15 through November 30, with a major storm hitting the Northeast. “There are indications that the Northeast will experience a hurricane larger and more powerful than anything that region has seen in a long time,” the senior meteorologist and director...