Celebrities join Katrina Child Watch in New Orleans
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - A national delegation of prominent women traveled to New Orleans with Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) May 8, to call attention to the acute mental health, health and education crisis of children traumatized by Hurricane Katrina. “We’re trying to keep visible, the absolutely, morally scandalous crisis facing our children,”...
War protesters recall original purpose of Mother’s Day
Bush defends war, thousands protest (FCN, 03-31-2006) THE WHITE HOUSE (FinalCall.com) - A cadre of hundreds of mothers and their families, led by actress Susan Sarandon and “Gold Star” mothers Cindy Sheehan and Elaine Johnson, kept a sometimes loud, sometimes in the rain, 24-hour Mother’s Day vigil here May 13-14 to call for an end to the war in...
Motherhood: Ascending to the highest level of self
HARVEY, Ill. (FinalCall.com) - What is wrong with the Black community? This is the question that Minister Ava Muhammad contended with during her invigorating keynote lecture May 13 of the Mother’s Day Luncheon hosted by the Southsuburban Study Group here. “It is disintegrating, sinking, because it lacks the union of the masculine and the feminine in our quest for...
Reverend Willie Wilson celebrates 33 years of pastoral service
ASKIAM and Nisa Islam MuhammadStaff Writers WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - The 33rd anniversary of Reverend Willie Wilson, pastor of Union Temple Baptist Church and executive director of the Millions More Movement, was another star-studded affair. The weeklong celebration featured some of the many “stars of spirituality” that guide Black congregations around the country. Imagine spending a week in church with the likes...
Anti-immigrant sentiment grows into nationwide hate crimes
CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - As nationwide pro-immigrant conferences, marches and rallies continue alongside the increasing debate over immigration reform legislation, anti-immigrant sentiments are transforming into hate crimes against immigrants, particularly Latinos. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently informed that some Latino officials, including California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa have received hateful death threats. The announcement came in...
Major hurricane predicted for NY as Allstate cancels policies
2006 Hurricane Preparedness Guide (KUA) NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - A weather forecasting group predicts a busier than normal hurricane season, May 15 through November 30, with a major storm hitting the Northeast. “There are indications that the Northeast will experience a hurricane larger and more powerful than anything that region has seen in a long time,” the senior meteorologist and director...
Revelations of Bush administration’s spying chills the Capitol
Originally Posted: January 5, 2006 Update: NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls (USA Today, 05-11-2006)Domestic spying prompts talk of impeachment (FCN, 01-05-2006)Does Dissent Equal Terrorism? (FCN, 12-09-2003)New Patriot Act II law would take away more liberties (FCN, 03-13-2003)Anti terror laws produce new crisis for Black leadership (FCN, 12-25-2001) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - The U.S. Constitution, itself, is in crisis because...
An ounce of HIV prevention
CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - If you have difficulty running, you can ride a bike; if you don’t have a bike, you can walk–no one is excluded from participating in the “I Need You To Survive” African American HIV/AIDS Walk & Bike Ride scheduled for May 20. The 5K trek through the heart of the Black community is the 4th annual signature...
We want our land Black farmers protest
The value of land in a post-Katrina America (FCN, 03-21-2006)One-on-One Interview with Gary Grant, President of Black Farmers Association (FCN, 10-31-2005)Black farmers denied justice (FCN, 08-10-2004)Black Farmers and Agriculturalists AssociationHelp self: What Must be Done With The Negroes? (Honorable Elijah Muhammad, 1965) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Chanting, “We need farms, not arms” and “Hey, hey. Ho, ho. The last plantation has...
Millions More-inspired alliance develops economic initiatives
FCNNEWSSOURCE Luncheon discussion strengthens local MMM leadership (FCN, 05-08-2006) NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - Restaurateur and radio personality Bob Law, New York State Millions More Movement (MMM) chairman, in conjunction with Cleo Manago and The Black Men's Xchange-New York (BMX-NY) asked a standing-room group of participants, "What becomes of a people who are race-neutral when everyone else bases their decisions on...