Slave burial held at historic Philadephia site
‘The nine are free, and so are we’ Philadelphia's dirty secret to be told (FCN, 02-16-2003)NY councilman: Burial ground highlights reparations battle (FCN, 04-12-2004) PHILADELPHIA (FinalCall.com) - “Nine slaves received a proper burial on July 3, 200 years after their deaths,” stated a story in the Philadelphia Inquirer that was referring to the symbolic burial of the nine slaves owned by President...
Delaware Valley MMM on the move
Millions More Movement (FinalCall.com) - The Delaware Valley region of the Nation of Islam, which covers cities in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, have been working hard to bring the Millions More Movement (MMM) into a working reality, according to Minister Rodney Muhammad, the regional minister and head of Muhammad’s Mosque No. 12 in Philadelphia. The cities in Pennsylvania are Philadelphia, Chester,...
Gang wars report proves racial targeting of Black males
ASKIAMSenior Correspondent WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Police crackdowns, aggressive gang enforcement, and legislation targeting gangs are failing so badly that they are actually making U.S. cities more dangerous so says a July 17 report by the Justice Policy Institute titled: “Gang Wars: The Failure of Enforcement tactics and the Need for Effective Public Safety Strategies.” Though it is a popular U.S. political...
U.S. Blacks ill-prepared for disaster
A community prepares through disaster workshop (FCN, 06-11-2007)Black organizations must lead disaster management training (FCN, 11-24-2006)Disaster management and the Black Church (FCN, 09-21-2006)America is unprepared for disasters (FCN, 07-07-2006) LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced July 17 that it has allocated $896.7 million to states to help enable them to...
‘Overcoming difficulty’
When I cut my workout short one particular day in which I didn’t feel like increasing my workout intensity, I reflected on the above words–overcoming difficulty–which is also the title of a Self-Improvement Study Guide written by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. If we want to be successful, we cannot negate the fact that we will have...
Petey Greene: A man of the people
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FinalCall.com) - “You’re nervous because you don’t know what I’m going to say. I’m nervous because I ain’t never spoke in front of this many White people,” said Petey Greene at the 1982 graduation of Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Md. at the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Constitution Hall. Few ever knew what the...
Pastors for Peace head to Cuba with aid
FCNNEWSSOURCE Pastors for Peace in McAllen,Texas with 90 tons of aid bound for Cuba (FinalCall.com) - Nearly 150 activist caravanistas arrived in McAllen, Texas July 13, traveling in an array of brightly-painted vehicles, to prepare to challenge the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba. On July 17, the 18th Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan aimed to cross the U.S. border into...
Activists pressuring Georgia to free Genarlow Wilson
American Jim Crow injustice (FCN, 07-01-2007) (FinalCall.com) - The Georgia Supreme Court has voted to hear the appeal case against the release of Genarlow Wilson on July 20, three months earlier then they had planned to, according to Reverend Al Sharpton of the National Action Network. “This is because of the community’s pressure,” he said. Edward Dubose, the Georgia state president...
National center to impeach Bush and Cheney launched
Poll: Nearly 54% of Americans support impeachment of Bush and Cheney (IPA, 07-10-2007)Growing tide of voices raises the call for impeachment (FCN, 05-15-2007)Web Video: Farrakhan calls for impeachment of entire Bush Administration (FCN, 04-25-2007)Web Video: Billy Moyers Journal - Impeachment Panel Excerpt (07-2007)Calls for president’s impeachment grow louder (FCN, 03-22-2007)Is lying about the reason for a war an impeachable...
Black military recruits on the decline
Staff Writer Military recruitment down: Blacks silently protest war (FCN, 04-06-2005)‘Hell no, we won’t go!’ (FCN/George Curry, 04-05-2005)Army recruiters: No Latino left behind (FCN, 11-24-2004)Hispanic soldiers pay a bloody toll in Iraq (FCN, 10-05-2003)Latinos, Mexicans targeted to man the front lines in war on terror (Independent, 09-10-2003) WASHINGTON, D.C. (FinalCall.com) - On the streets of the nation’s capital, ask any young...