Activists condemn ‘false’ FBI claim Chicago gangs are targeting cops
By Tariqah Shakir-Muhammad and Michael Z. Muhammad CHICAGO—As if tensions couldn’t get any worse between the public and police, the FBI recently issued a warning...
A man of the people Reflecting on the life of Rev. Leon Finney Jr.
CHICAGO—Black Chicago is mourning the loss of Reverend Leon Finney Jr., a longtime pastor and community activist who passed away September 4 at the...
Armed Whites targeted Blacks in Kenosha
By Patrice Nkrumah, Special to The Final Call KENOSHA, Wisc.—Authorities in Kenosha County released the names and booking photos of some of the people arrested...
Trump survives failures that doomed others and keeps pushing fear, chaos in appeals to White voters
WASHINGTON—Hardly a day goes by, now, in the view of many, when President Donald J. Trump does not commit an act which would eliminate...
‘Why would we send our people to the slaughterhouse?’
Amid tens of thousands of new Covid-19 cases reported daily in the United States, the fever pitch to get a vaccine on the market...
Muslim man mocked during fatal arrest
PHOENIX—An advocacy group released what they say is previously before unseen body camera footage showing Phoenix police mocking the religion of a Black Muslim...
John Thompson, a coach and mentor on and off the court
There are sports heroes who made history for their athletic skills, gifts and talents and there are makers of these greats who developed them....
Family of slain Black man heartbroken amid demands for justice
Latiera Irby was in South Los Angeles visiting her mother and planning to get her hair done by her younger sister when she witnessed...
U.S. employers cut record 2 million jobs as coronavirus batters economy
Job cuts announced by U.S. employers have hit nearly two million so far this year, with the entertainment industry accounting for 40 percent of...
A country headed toward implosion?
by Starla Muhammad and Nisa Islam Muhammad The shooting of Jacob Blake causes nationwide explosion The U.S. is once again reeling in the aftermath of a...