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Adopted and abused?

WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Frank Lombard, a White Duke University official, arrested and charged with attempting to persuade an undercover officer to travel to North Carolina to have sex with his five-year-old Black adopted son has been arraigned and is awaiting trial here. His case is being tried in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and if convicted...

‘What Is Chelsea Clinton Up to in Africa?’

It is very alarming that there is such a campaign (The Big Catch-Up) to give so many children multiple shots of vaccines that have never been tested for toxicity. At the World Vaccine Summit a couple of years ago, it was brought out that toxicity studies have never been done in the proper manner on any vaccines. Vaccinated people also...

National Prison Reform Report: The Qur’an is a purifier and message of unity

By Abdullah Muhammad National Prison Reform Minister (FinalCall.com) - Student Minister James Muhammad, representing the Nation of Islam Prison Reform Ministry in the city of Birmingham, Ala., under the direction of Brother Abdullah Muhammad, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan's Student National Prison Reform Minister, recently braved stormy weather to deliver a much-needed spiritual word to the men incarcerated at the...

‘A major problem’ Obesity in the Black community is killing us—here’s how to tackle it

Stella Anderson has been overweight for as long as she can remember. Her “baby fat” was considered cute when she was younger. It became a problem in middle school when skinny jeans became popular. She’s never worn skinny jeans. In high school, things got worse. The teasing became painful and other hopes were dashed when all the young men...

‘Birth of a Nation’ – New movie connects with America’s ugly racial history

By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES–America's contradictions and struggles with the old, ugly, and deadly problems of racism and White supremacy were already on full display with the release of “The Birth of a Nation” movie. Not the racist film by D.W. Griffith that depicted Blacks as beasts and monsters who lusted after White women, but producer, director and lead actor Nate...

Nation of Islam marks 80 years in North America at Saviours’ Day 2010

Official Website for Saviours' Day 2010 CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - With America in the grips of the worst economic crisis since The Great Depression, Black youth crime and violence at high levels, and a political reality rife with contradictions, guidance from the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and the implementation of programming and solutions to serve the needs of Black people are...

Legal slavery: Alabama prisoners protest unfair treatment and living conditions

The problems in 13 of Alabama’s major prisons came to a head when thousands of prisoners went on a labor strike to demand better treatment. One individual, who is a part of the Free Alabama Movement, described to The Final Call the conditions of the state’s prisons. The individual has been incarcerated for more than 23 years and has...

The National Guard was deployed in Atlanta, what does this mean as shootings, violence plague other American cities?

and Eric Ture Muhammad The Final Call @TheFinal Call ATLANTA–In the aftermath of an eight-year-old child being shot and killed in Atlanta, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp called up the National Guard to support the Atlanta police. Questions abound. What role will they play and what are the ramifications of military personnel on the streets of an American city?...

Israeli assaults and repression of Palestinian rights escalate in the West Bank

A bombardment of assaults and counterassaults between the occupying settler State of Israel and the occupied State of Palestine have soared in recent weeks to an intensity not seen in years, say observers. The unrelenting discord has been raging for eight decades. Resistance groups, human rights organizations and justice advocates are calling for more international attention to the Palestinian...

Black youth in peril: Another case of no justice in America

Family, friends, community leaders, and a large cross-section of residents expressed deep disappointment with city government after a grand jury failed to return an indictment April 17, against any of the eight Akron police officers, who shot down unarmed Jayland Walker, 25, in a hail of gunfire after the young, Black man exited and ran away from his vehicle...