Disaster of biblical proportions strikes America
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM Hurricane Irma brings pain, trauma, destruction unseen in modern history Nuclear hurricane. Storm of the Century. Monster storm. These unimaginable terms were used...
Hurricane Harvey’s horrible aftermath
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM Texas begins long rebuilding process after disastrous storm Flood waters are receding and recovery and cleanup efforts from the devastation of Hurricane...
Dick Gregory Social satirist, teacher, activist and leader
ASKIAM, Charlene Muhammad and Brian Muhammad WASHINGTON–Dick Gregory–comedian, human rights activist, veteran of the Civil Rights Movement, health and diet guru, sage, and mentor–died in...
Domestic Terror
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM James Alex Fields, Jr., an alleged White supremacist, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of an anti-racist demonstrator...
Trump, America: Where do things go from here?
ASKIAM and Nisa Islam Muhammad, Final Call Staffers WASHINGTON–If President Donald J. Trump–who has averaged 4.6 fabrications, misrepresentations, and lies each day since taking office–is...
Foundation awards low income scholarships
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES–Jashell Timmons has always loved children, so she beamed with joy after receiving a $1,000 college scholarship from the Los...
Federal oversight of police reform: functional or futile?
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM Controversial police officer-involved-shootings and other abuses across the country has spurred activists, grieving families and concerned citizens to continue the push...
Five decades after the ‘long hot summer,’ America still simmers
ASKIAM and Brian Muhammad, The Final Call The year 1967 was known as the “long hot summer,” in the United States. It was a span...
Jay Z, 4:44 and lessons for life
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM Hip-hop legend and business mogul Jay Z delivered powerful elements on “4:44,” his latest album, and it was void of praise...
Exploitation of Innocence – Report: Perceptions, policies hurting Black girls
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM She could have a baby doll in one hand and crayons in the other, but a Black girl as young as...