NAACP leader found not guilty
By NNPA SEATTLE (NNPA)–After five hours of deliberation, a jury found Seattle NAACP President Carl Mack not guilty of pedestrian interference when he led a peaceful group of demonstrators in downtown Seattle last October. The group was protesting the shooting death of Robert Thomas Sr., an African American, by off-duty King County deputy sheriff Mel Miller, who is White. Mr. Mack...
Federal judge orders CDC to release V-safe texts detailing COVID vaccine injuries
In a ‘huge win for transparency,’ a federal judge this month ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to disclose the entirety of 7.8 million free-text reports detailing adverse reactions submitted by COVID-19 vaccine recipients through the V-safe monitoring app. by John-Michael Dumais The Defender This article was originally published by The Defender—Childrens Health Defense News & Views Website on...
Even a pandemic can’t blunt the beauty, power of Kwanzaa
When you think of Kwanzaa, what comes to mind? Creator Dr. Maulana Karenga wanted the national holiday to honor seven critical principles: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. In past Kwanzaa celebrations, large gatherings and community events were something to look forward to. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought challenges for physical gatherings but not...
War, Warning and Divine Guidance
“And Allah would not chastise them while thou wast among them; nor would Allah chastise them while they seek forgiveness.”—Holy Qur’an 8:33 Europe will be the graveyard of White world powers as a result of war raging between Russia and Ukraine. The bloody battle in Eastern Europe will eventually draw America and Western European nations into conflict—then spread further, warned...
No relief in sight for deadly Texas drought conditions
HOUSTON (FinalCall.com) - Lack of rainfall and baking temperatures has Texas in the midst of its hottest consecutive ten months in the last century according to a recent report by the U.S. Drought Monitor. “Texas will continue to be “high and dry,” with little drought relief in sight over the next week. Texas continues to suffer from unprecedented drought. Climate...
Can Black men survive falling U.S. economy?
CHARLENEM Hard times are costing Black males jobs, prospects for the future (FinalCall.com) - A recent study indicates that of the major ethnic groups impacted by unemployment during the current U.S. recession, Black men have experienced the greatest job losses since the crisis officially began in November 2007. “What's missing from national media coverage of this recession is plainly a great deal...
Reflections From A Friend And Brother: Minister Abdul Rahman Muhammad On Muhammad Ali
ERICTOUREM -Contributing Writer- ATLANTA–As news spread far and wide of the passing of boxing legend and humanitarian Muhammad Ali, The Final Call sat with a longtime friend and comrade to Mr. Ali during his boxing career and one-time reportedly his director of Security, Minister Abdul Rahman Muhammad at the Nation of Islam's Southern Regional Headquarters. Min. Rahman Muhammad heard the teachings...
ACORN fights back
CHARLENEM (FinalCall.com) - The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), has been fighting for poor people for 40 years but it is currently locked in a struggle to save itself from what it calls a right wing agenda of false, negative attacks, crafted to dis-empower the low-income and working class communities it serves. On September 23, ACORN and two...
Arbery killers convicted of federal hate crimes in his death
BRUNSWICK, Ga.—The three White men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes in a verdict that affirmed what family members and civil rights activists said all along: that he was chased down and killed because he was Black. The verdict—handed down one day before the second anniversary of Mr. Arbery’s death on Feb....
Bush: UN resolution Iraq’s last chance
UN gives Bush potential go-ahead to attack Iraq Text of Iraq's letter to UN Secretary Gen. Kofi Annan -Iraqi News Agency (11/13/02) Full text of UN Resolution 1441 (Adobe PDF Format from UN) U.S. dollars bought UN vote on Iraq Iraqi National assembly debates UN resolution -Iraqi News Agency UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com)–"The dictator of Iraq will disarm or America will lead...