Sidney Poitier: A life of art and activism
by Nisa Islam Muhammad and Tariqah Muhammad “There is a certain anger; it reaches such intensity that to express it fully would require homicidal rage—self-destructive, destroy-the-world rage—and its flame burns because the world is so unjust.” ―Sidney Poitier from his memoir, “The Measure of a Man” Amid a very unjust world, Sidney Poitier was born and blossomed into a man dedicated...
Post Election 2020: Which way to go and what will Black America face
At the end of this long, seemingly interminable general election season, American voters will have made their choice for who will lead the country for the next four years. On Jan. 20, 2021, either former Vice President Joe Biden and running mate Sen. Kamala Harris or President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will have prevailed. Regardless of who...
Vulnerable populations and immigrants abused during California wildfires
California Burning: Nearly one million displaced (FCN, 11-08-2007) SAN DIEGO (FinalCall.com) - Human rights advocates decried the alleged mistreatment of indigenous immigrants, undocumented residents and the homeless in San Diego County during recent wildfires at a Nov. 1 press conference at the San Diego offices of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Several advocate organizations said that they received...
Fathers make a presence on the first day of school
The Million Father March (A Blackstart Project Initiative) (FinalCall.com) - When 13-year-old Alonzo Juhans started Greenbelt Middle School in August, he didn’t start alone. His dad, Larry, went to school with him every day for the first week. “He’s starting middle school and I wanted to give him a jump start. I wanted him to have a certain rhythm....
Power, Politics and the Unraveling of a Great Nation Committee Votes 9-0 to subpoena former President Donald Trump, but will it matter?
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6attack on the United States Capitol conducted its ninth hearing on the post-election violence following the 2020 national elections. The members voted to subpoena former President Donald J. Trump to account for his role in the attempted coup. “Four months ago, this committee started to present our findings to you, the American...
Saviours’ Day 2007: All roads lead to Detroit
Saviours' Day 2007 (Official Site) Detroit Mayor welcomes Nation for Saviours' Day (SD2007.com) DETROIT, MI (FinalCall.com) - Whether you’re on 10 East coming from Los Angeles or Houston, 75 North from Florida, 70 West from DC or 80 West from New York, all roads, for many in the Black community will lead to Detroit for the crowning event of...
Two groups sue to stop warrantless wiretaps
JIM.LOBE Revelations of Bush administration's spying chills the Capitol (FCN, 01-05-2006)FBI silent on reports that it watches the Web (FCN, 02-17-2005) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN)–Two major U.S. civil liberties groups filed lawsuits Jan. 17 calling on federal courts to order the Bush administration to halt a National Security Agency (NSA) program that has intercepted the overseas telephone and email communications of hundreds,...
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...
Congressional bill seeks universal healthcare for all Americans
ASKIAMSenior Correspondent FCN Editorial - Health care for all! (FCN, 07-05-2007)Universal health care - a right or privilege? (FCN, 10-12-2006) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Thanks to a greedy health care and insurance industry which earns its profits literally by denying patients health services, the ranks are growing of people in the United States who are un-insured, or under-insured concerning their health care...
Add it up! Taking bold action in the reparations fight for Black people
EVANSTON, Ill.—It’s true. Some Black residents of Evanston, an affluent small college town just north of Chicago, will receive city-funded reparations soon, according to a city official. “We have 122 who are in cue to receive their reparations benefit once the money is available,” said current Evanston fifth ward Alderman Bobby Burns. Evanston made major headlines in 2019 when then-fifth ward...