Solidarity and Solutions The Institute of the Black World Conference convenes in Baltimore
BALTIMORE—Ron Daniels, president of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW 21), announced the groundwork for a new world order rooted in unity at its recent international conference. The gathering also offered solutions and stressed the need for solidarity among Black people in the U.S. and abroad. The agenda coming out of the conference included establishing a support...
Community defends teens charged in school melee
‘They’re using the court system to hang us’ LA Sheriffs clear guard accused of breaking teen’s wrist (FCN, 11-01-2007)Parents protest the criminalization of Black students (FCN, 10-23-2007)Increasing criminalization of children: How did we get here? (FCN, 12-04-2005) LANCASTER, Calif. (FinalCall.com) - Los Angeles county prosecutors have filed criminal charges against three Black teenagers, charging the youths threatened campus...
Celebrating the Life of the Good Shepherd Insights and observations on Minister Farrakhan’s 90th birth anniversary
“Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me,”—John 14:9 One of the great and legendary oral histories of the Nation of Islam describes a very tender and touching moment between Master W. Fard Muhammad and the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad. This historical moment is one of the various occasions where the historical record...
Impeach Bush clamor doesn’t move Democratic leader
ASKIAMSenior Correspondent Pelosi and Reid have failed America (Online Journal, 01-29-2008)Nancy Pelosi, You Must Impeach! (Information Clearing House, 01-17-2008) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - There have been increased calls for President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney to be driven from office for “numerous impeachable offenses.” “Nixon was bad. These guys are worse,” 1972 Democratic Presidential nominee George McGovern wrote in The Washington...
Charges dismissed against the Black Riders Liberation Party
LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - Prosecutors have dismissed gang enhancement charges against members of a revolutionary liberation group that are awaiting trial on alleged illegal weapons charges. The dismissal comes one week after members of the Black Riders Liberation Party (BRLP) and other police brutality groups demanded their freedom at a press conference in Leimert Park on March...
Cleanup underway after storms hit a swath of Southern states, killing at least five, destroying homes
PERRYTON, Texas—Cleanup efforts continued June 16 after severe storms—including some that produced tornadoes—tore across a swath of Southern states, killing at least five people as they destroyed hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles into buildings and left hundreds of thousands without electricity. In Perryton in the Texas Panhandle, Ochiltree County Sheriff Terry Bouchard said three people were killed when the tornado struck...
Rev. Wright: Media coverage was attack on the Black church
The Attack on Black Theology (FCN, 04-20-2008) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - An “unashamedly Black” and “unapologetically Christian,” Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright kicked off the opening of the two-day Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference April 28 at the National Press Club. Before a standing room only audience filled with conference attendees and representatives of media outlets, and a live televised audience via...
Affirmative Action decision goes beyond higher education, say analysts
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s 6-3 and 6-2 Affirmative Action ruling, striking down all references to race in college admissions, scholars, advocates, and activists, long fighting for diversity, equity, and inclusion, are now concerned with the fallout of the high court’s decision. These concerns include the impact on employment, the awarding of contracts, and equal access to...
Philly sheriff stops enforcing foreclosure notices
The sale stops here! - Sheriff tries to keep people in homes America's economic downturn; Is the worst yet to come? (FCN, 04-11-2008) (FinalCall.com) - Looking to capitalize off of someone else’s misfortune with a foreclosure sale? Don’t look in Philadelphia because Sheriff John Green has stayed the foreclosure sales and instead is offering help and hope to beleaguered homeowners. The sheriff’s office,...