Mexican workers suing city of New York for proper wages
NEW YORK (FinalCall.com)- In an unprecedented move, six Mexican immigrant construction workers announced a lawsuit they filed against two companies that have failed to pay them prevailing wages, which are guaranteed under New York City law. The workers stated in their press release that they “routinely” worked 24 hours a day, performing demolition duties and security at night. According to...
Exonerated Muslims call for same for a third
Muslims blameless in LAPD attack (FCN, 08-09-2006) LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - At an Aug. 3 press conference at Bethel A.M.E. Church, Nation of Islam Western Regional Minister Tony Muhammad and approximately 40 community leaders, Muslims, clergy and activists demanded that U.S. District Attorney Steve Cooley dismiss all charges against Robert X (Carr) in connection with an LAPD assault against...
Activists hold police brutality ceremony
The challenge of policing police brutality (FCN, 02/09/2004) NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - There wasn’t a dry eye in Harlem’s St. Mary’s Episcopal Church on July 22 during the Stolen Lives Project induction ceremony, sponsored by the New York City chapter of the October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality. There are over 2,000 names on the scroll. This was the fifth ceremony...
Islam comes to Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Impact of a Nation on 20th century America (FCN, 03-10-2000) (FinalCall.com) - Monday through Friday, Maurice Muhammad is a magistrate with the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Commonly known as a judge, he handles arraignments, traffic court and often night court. On weekends, his time belongs to the Nation of Islam and in the city off Interstate 20 and 59, the...
NAACP secures voting rights act renewal
NAACP (National Site) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - The NAACP, the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization—scored an impressive list of victories by the time its 97th annual convention adjourned here on July 20. President George Bush ended five years of declining repeated invitations to speak to the group, by urging Senate passage of the 25-year renewal of provisions of the...
Activists demand: Bring the troops home fast
Half of U.S. troops in Iraq say it's time to come home (FCN, 03-14-2006)Most Iraqis doubt U.S. will ever leave (FCN, 02-14-2006)Rangel: The Iraq war is a ‘death tax' on the poor (FCN, 04-28-2004)Israel major benefactor of Iraq war (FCN, 05-06-2003) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - By July 15, as they neared the end of the second week of their “Bring...
Grandmothers fighting for the family
(FinalCall.com) - Once upon a time grandmothers in the Black community were the rock of the family. From Lena Young, the matriarch in the Lorraine Hansberry play, “A Raisin in the Sun,” to Mama Joe, the matriarch in the movie “Soul Food,” grandmothers' jobs were to keep the family together. Today, with younger grandmothers–55 percent not yet the age...
A meeting between mighty men of vision
WINDOW ROCK, Arizona (FinalCall.com) - Arriving with great anticipation on the sacred ground of the Navajo Nation, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and a delegation from the Nation of Islam was received with brotherly love. Upon the invitation of Navajo President Joe Shirley, as a follow-up to a four-hour meeting between the leaders at Minister Farrakhan's home in Phoenix,...
10 things to know about the Navajo Nation
(FinalCall.com) - After the brief visit to the capital of the Navajo Nation in Arizona, priority issues emerged that revealed not only the richness of the tribe, but also its vulnerabilities. Here is a brief overview of 10 valuable elements of the Navajo life and struggle in North America. 1. The Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized Native American...
Boston fights against systemic roots of violence
(FinalCall.com) - Activists in Boston, Mass. say they are fed up with the street violence: More than 200 people have been shot this year, almost 20 percent more than in 2003, when the streets were quiet. “We have no choice now. We have to get into the streets,” argues Captain True C. Allah, head of the Fruit of Islam at...