Commission told one size fits all sentencing doesn’t work
-Staff Writer- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Mandatory minimum sentencing, just mention it and mothers weep for their children, spouses cringe and children yearn for their parents. The names are different and their crimes vary also but what is the same are harsh sentences that prevent judges from taking prior convictions or the lack of prior convictions and extenuating circumstances into...
Task force to investigate missing Black women slowly moves forward
CHICAGO—The end of the year is usually a time for family gatherings and cheer, but that will not be the case for Yohanna Clark and her family. Sadly, she will be burying her daughter after Chicago Police found her body at an apartment on December 14. According to local news, 15-year-old Amarise Parker was reported missing for the second time...
Dear Mr. President: ‘We still need help’
NEW ORLEANS (FinalCall.com) - Pastor Raymond Grant was greatly disappointed when finding out he and his family would not be able to enter the main hall to see President Barack Obama speak at Xavier University. They made the Aug. 29 trek from Baton Rouge to the school–not to cheer–but to reach out to the country's commander-in-chief for assistance. “We're still...
Homelessness surges, disproportionately affecting Black and Latino communities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released its 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, revealing a distressing 12 percent surge in homelessness since 2022. The report, encompassing the Housing Inventory Count, paints a bleak picture of the current state of homelessness, with a staggering 653,104 individuals experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2023—the highest...
Nation of Islam impacts Tampa area
CHARLENEM TAMPA BAY, Fla. (FinalCall.com) - The Nation of Islam's commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the 1995 Million Man March marked several key firsts for the city as well as the Muslim movement. It was the first time the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan visited the area and the first time a Nation of Islam convention was hosted here. Min. Farrakhan,...
A revolutionary warrior and fearless soldier
by Daleel Jabir Muhammad @DaleelJabir7 NEW YORK—While many people honored and celebrated the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the January 15 King holiday, on what would have been his 95th birthday, a village in Brooklyn, New York, and the Black community worldwide mourned the passing of the modern-day mother/matriarch of the Black Liberation Movement,...
Muslims building dairy farm in Texas
WINNIE, Texas (FinalCall.com) - When you turn the corner on a particular county road here, a huge two-story golden colored home, a pond, cows, chickens, and horses sitting on 30 acres will likely bring a smile to your face. Following the program of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, several male members of Muhammad Mosque No. 45 have pooled their finances,...
Advocates concerned about over-policing of people with mental health issues
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Davis Harrison knew something was wrong with his 20-year-old son, Roberto. He seemed to have arguments with invisible people when no one was around. When Mr. Harrison asked Roberto who he was talking to, his answers never made sense. The strange behavior increased. Roberto went from talking to the air to fighting the air to having emotional outbursts. “I...
The truth about Unidentified Flying Objects
- ROSEMONT, Ill. | Stephens Convention Center (FinalCall.com) - The phenomena known as “Unidentified Flying Objects”–which have been witnessed and even documented by thousands and thousands of people in all walks of life for several decades in the United States and all over the world–are in fact evidence of intelligent beings, an international panel of scholars and researchers told a...
Brutality unleashed and California’s canine crisis
A recent report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) found that police attack dogs have severely and permanently injured hundreds of Californians, particularly Black people, although they posed no threat to officers. “Weaponizing Dogs: The Brutal and Outdated Practice of Police Attack Dogs” found that statewide, two-thirds of Californians severely injured by police dogs were non-White; Black Californians are...