Black Dollars Matter: Buying as a Weapon in Freedom Fight
Weeks before the holiday season officially kicked off, major retailers were already advertising big sales. Some projections for this year point to an increase in spending and more crowded stores since the Covid-19 pandemic began. But while White institutions look to go from the red to the black, many across Black America are heeding the instructions of Nation of Islam...
Project Separation tour stop electrifies the West
Charlene Muhammad and Cynseehr Muhammad LOS ANGELES–When Nation of Islam Student Minister Ava Muhammad, national spokesperson of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, brought her passionate, exciting and mind-piercing Project Separation tour to the West Coast, she was met with a rousing, four-day reception by Black and Indigenous peoples and students at Muhammad University of Islam. All were eager to not...
Turkey giveaway in Chicago
CHICAGO—The African American Contractors Association based in Chicago once again distributed free turkeys to community residents. Omar Shareef is head of the AACA which advocates for equality in business and construction contracts for Blacks in the city of Chicago. On Nov. 27 Mr. Shareef and other volunteers gave away turkeys to people in need in a continued commitment in...
Jailed 43 Years, Native American Political Prisoner Needs ‘Someone Who Isn’t Afraid To Fi Ght For Justice
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM Native American activist and political prisoner Leonard Peltier is still battling poor health and prison conditions while his supporters continue to fight for his release. According to the International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, the Nobel Peace Prize nominee was diagnosed with an “aortic abdominal aneurysm,” in January 2016. “An abdominal aortic aneurysm is an enlarged area in...
A year of historic and extreme weather
This year was filled with historic extreme weather events as intense wildfires, heatwaves, deadly flooding, freezing temperatures, and tornadoes pummeled America. From the beginning through the end of 2021, states, cities and towns around the country experienced these weather phenomena. A polar vortex took over Texas in February, killing more than 170 people and caused at least $15 billion in...
‘Crunch’ pilates into your workout
Q: What can I do to lose weight in my abdominal area? Crunches aren’t working. AM: Great, keep doing crunches to strengthen your abdominal muscles and help tone them. Make sure you perform exercises for your oblique or side and back muscles to make your torso well developed. One of the best exercises for the abdominals is the...
Division continues as country reflects on Jan. 6 insurrection
President Joe Biden laid the blame for the Jan. 6 insurrection and attack on the U.S. Capitol squarely at the feet of one man, his predecessor Donald Trump. One year after the attack, the country is still divided. For the most part, Republican lawmakers were silent again one year later as Democrats hit news shows reflecting on the horrible...
Michelle Y. Muhammad, Final Call entertainment writer
CHICAGO–Final Call entertainment writer Michelle Y. Muhammad returned to Allah Oct. 31 after a bout of pneumonia. She was 33. Sis. Michelle was blossoming as an up-and-coming writer and photographer of the entertainment industry at the time of her death. Her weekly contributions to The Final Call newspaper under the titles "The Queen’s Scene," "Spotlight" and "Rewind to a Moment...
Thousands grieve, pledge action for African victims lost in New York fire
by Daleel Jabir Muhammad NEW YORK—Inside and outside of the Islamic Cultural Center in the Bronx, New York, families, friends, supporters, and elected officials gathered to mourn and to attend funeral services of the victims of the tragic Bronx fire that claimed the lives of 17 people, including nine children. A week prior to the funeral services a fire broke out...
Tabloid terrorism?
and Michael Z. Muhammad Blessed is the Publisher of Peace (by Minister Louis Farrakhan)"Racial Profiling" in News ReportingHow to Respond to Racial Bias in the Media Blacks launch boycott against paper for unfair coverage PHILADELPHIA (FinalCall.com)–The Black community here is rising up in protest over the continued negative portrayal of Blacks in the media, calling for editorial management changes or the...