Clark Atlanta University hosts Student Leadership Meeting with Minister Farrakhan
ATLANTA (FinalCall.com) - Nearly 30 years ago, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan was a frequent and highly sought after speaker on college campuses all across the country. Then something happened. The invitations stopped coming. An unofficial ban was put on Minister Farrakhan speaking on college campuses to large groups of students. What remained was the infrequent request for a smaller group...
Florida boot camp death of Black teen ruled no crime by all-White jury
ASKIAMSenior Correspondent 8 acquited in death of Martin Lee Anderson (FinalCall.com) - An all-White jury denied justice in a Florida panhandle town Oct. 12, when the defendants in the Martin Lee Anderson manslaughter trial were acquitted in the death of a 14-year-old boy who died one day after being beaten, kneed and kicked by guards at a Florida juvenile boot camp....
NYC dedicates African Burial Ground monument
African Burial Ground Monument FoundationNYC councilman: Burial ground highlights reparations battle (FCN, 04-12-2004)Slave burial held at historic Philadephia site (FCN, 08-09-2007) NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - On Oct. 5, the National Park Service, in partnership with the African Burial Ground Monument Foundation, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the U.S. General Services Administration, officially dedicated the new memorial...
Welcome to ‘Jena,’ New York
NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - Officials at Columbia University and the NYPD’s hate crimes unit say they are investigating the hanging of a noose on the office door of a Black female professor on Oct. 9. The noose was found on the door of Teachers College professor Madonna Constantine who teaches a class on racial justice and has written several books...
Protestors picket home of BET president
ASKIAMSenior Correspondent WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Hundreds of demonstrators, most from Mt. Ennon Baptist Church in nearby Clinton, Md., continued their weekly Saturday protest against the “derogatory images and negative messages” about Black people that air on Black Entertainment Television (BET) Oct. 6, on the sidewalk in front of the home of the network's President, Debra Lee. Under the banner of “Enough...
Parents protest the criminalization of Black students
Increasing criminalization of children: How did we get here? (FCN, 12-04-2005)Zero tolerance: From the schoolhouse to the jailhouse (FCN, 04-12-2005) PALMDALE, Calif. (FinalCall.com) - During an Oct. 1 community meeting in the Pete Knight High School theatre, more than 80 parents and relatives of Black students called for the termination and arrest of a campus security guard whom...
New organization encourages positive images of women
Media images of Black women: From soft porn to the invisible soldier (FCN, 10-04-2003) NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - The Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WEEN) kicked off its official launch of the organization in style, converting trendy SoHo furniture store, Bo Concept, into a passionate and informative celebration dedicated to the positive portrayal of women in entertainment. The standing room only...
More money for war; less money for services
War spending undermining U.S. economy (FCN, 10-11-2006) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - With the Bush Administration’s request Sept. 26, for an additional $42.3 billion in war-related spending, came the outrage from people around the country who have said enough is enough. “This latest request is another urgent call to voters to weigh in with their Congress people and hold them accountable for...
Holy Day of Atonement Comes to Atlanta
FCNNEWSSOURCE Holy Day of Atonement Media Advisory (NOI.org, 10-10-2007) ATLANTA (FinalCall.com) - The 12th anniversary of the Million Man March and the Holy Day of Atonement will be celebrated October 16, in Atlanta with a special message by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan at the Atlanta Civic Center at 7:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. The celebration kicked off with a Walk...
A call to action: 10,000 Black men called to patrol Philly streets
PHILADELPHIA (FinalCall.com) - In a move that is unprecedented, a coalition of media, civic, community leaders and law enforcement are calling for 10,000 Black men to step forward, take control of their neighborhoods and keep the peace. The effort is being dubbed “A Call to Action: 10,000 Men–It’s a New Day,” and it is a response to the mayhem...