Final Call Coverage from the DNC Convention
FCNNEWSSOURCE (FinalCall.com) - As part of The Final Call's comprehensive coverage of the Democratic National Committee's 2008 Convention we are presenting special coverage including news, analysis, commentary and exclusive audio/video blogging. Login to FinalCall.com News Blogs @ http://www.finalcall.com/blogs Click here for Ashahed M Muhammad's BlogClick here for Askia Muhammad's BlogClick here for Charlene Muhammad's BlogClick here for Nisa Islam Muhammad's Blog
Thousands enjoy Saviours’ Day 2011 message, convention
Saviours' Day 2011 Website (http://NOI.org/SavioursDay) (FinalCall.com) - It was a scene like no other. Traveling by any means of transportation available; airplane, car, bus and train, thousands upon thousands of men, women and children from around the country packed Allstate Area in Rosemont, Ill., Feb. 27 to witness the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan deliver the keynote address at Saviours'...
Remembering Hollis Watkins Muhammad, a Nation of Islam and civil rights pioneer
The civil rights movement in the United States is filled with influential figures who fought for justice and equality. One of these figures was Hollis Watkins Muhammad, a singer, organizer, and activist who played a crucial role in the struggle for civil rights. Mr. Watkins Muhammad was a trailblazer who advocated for change and fought against inequality and the...
U.S. inflation jumped 7.5 percent in the past year, a 40-year high
WASHINGTON—Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates across the economy. The Labor Department said Feb. 10 that consumer prices jumped 7.5 percent in January compared with a year earlier, the steepest year-over-year increase since February 1982. The acceleration...
Texas cop didn’t say ‘gun’ before fatal shooting, search
A Texas police officer who fatally shot a Black woman through a rear window of her home three years ago didn’t say the woman was holding a gun before he pulled the trigger and never mentioned the weapon before searching the house, the officer who was with him that night testified on Dec. 6 . Fort Worth Officer Carol Darch’s...
What will stop the shootings? Taking on the challenge, sharing lessons to curb gun violence
WASHINGTON—City government stakeholders, non-profits, business leaders, and community members gathered recently in the virtual world to discuss how to reduce rising rates of gun violence across the city. The Zoom meeting devoted to “Strategic Planning for Gun Violence Reduction” focused on developing a roadmap for saving lives. David Muhammad, executive director of the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR),...
Boycott called in Louisville over police shooting of Black man
(FinalCall.com) - Activists in Louisville, Ky., have called for a boycott of businesses in the downtown area in protest of the December 5 fatal shooting by police detectives of James Taylor, 50, who was handcuffed at the time. A similar boycott for similar reasons has impacted the economy of Cincinnati, Ohio, a city about 100 miles north of Louisville. Activist have...
Women’s group to press on despite lawsuit
FCNNEWSSOURCE (FinalCall.com) - As a highly anticipated national fundraiser for Women in Support of the Million Man March featuring Min. Louis Farrakhan approaches, the group is not letting a lawsuit dampen its spirit or stop its near 17-year history and mission to provide effective, culturally relevant educational and social programs to the Black community. Founded in 1995 and inspired by...
The ‘limitless’ value, beauty of women
By Richard Muhammad Divine essence in women must be respected and developed says Min. Farrakhan CHICAGO, Mosque Maryam (FinalCall.com) - Speaking from the flagship mosque of the Nation of Islam, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered an inspiring, insightful message that urged women to have a greater regard for themselves and their divine nature to help produce the kingdom of...
A weekend of celebration
Walking For Life (FinalCall.com) - The ninth anniversary of the Million Man March will be celebrated in Chicago, Ill. with a weekend of activities October 15-17, that include a tribute to Muslim pioneers, a walk-a-thon fundraiser for The Louis Farrakhan Prostrate Cancer Foundation, a concert and a keynote address by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. “It's been more than three...