Energy must be properly guided
Have you ever seen people who have attended the gym year after year, but don't appear to be making any progress or weight loss? Yet, they may have lowered their blood pressure or increased their endurance, which are wonderful byproducts of maintaining a regimen. But when is the real building going to begin? It is almost like...
Defining the state of the Black male
Black men taking responsibility (Min. Louis Farrakhan, 11-14-2004)Finding 'Black Men First' on the frontlines (FCN, 02-17-2004) NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - Reaction to the March 20 New York Times front-page story, entitled “Plight Deepens for Black Men, Studies Warn,” has been varied, to say the least. In his article, Erick Eckholm reported that studies from Columbia University, Princeton and Harvard show...
Health care without borders
Medical group formed to address health disparities (FCN, 04-30-2003) LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - The pain streaking through her heart was unbearable; as was not knowing its origin. But Yesenia Flores did not have any health insurance, money or means to seek a doctor's care. She was led to Maria Vidal, a spiritual healer, who helped alleviate her pain. After...
Tragic shootings fuel call for assault weapons ban in Illinois
By Richard MuhammadStraightWords e-zine CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - As a second mother prepared to bury a daughter hit by a stray bullet in the Englewood neighborhood, the mayor and governor repeated demands that assault weapons should be banned in the state. But, for some, the outpouring of concern, marches, vigils and promises led to a question: What interest will remain once...
Turning the key to the South
The ‘Rock of the South' (FCN, 01-20-2004) ATLANTA (FinalCall.com) - A little over a year ago, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan sent Abdul Sharrieff Muhammad to Muhammad's Mosque No. 15 to serve as the city's new minister. What a difference a year makes. The physical changes are obvious. The mosque has undergone a complete renovation. The sanctuary is a flattering copy...
Bush defends war, thousands protest
British Protesters Call Condoleezza Rice a War Criminal and Human Rights Abuser (Al Jazeera, 03-31-2006)The "War on Terror" Exposed (FCN Webcast, 05-03-2004) THE WHITE HOUSE (FinalCall.com) - President George Bush cloaked himself in the blood of the martyrs who have died defending his Iraq war policy and assured reporters that his administration is “implementing a strategy that would lead...
Airing Uncle Sam’s dirty laundry
By Richard Muhammad Activists highlight U.S. human rights violations in Katrina failures (KIN) - Uncle Sam may want to spread democracy around the globe, but human rights violations suffered by Blacks, immigrants and the poor, during and after Hurricane Katrina, are haunting him. “The actual television images that people saw around the world shocked so many people,” said Chandra Bhatnagar, of...
Min. Farrakhan leads delegation on successful and much anticipated Cuba visit
FCNNEWSSOURCE FCN Webcast: Havana, Cuba Press Conference (FCN, 03-27-2006)We should normalize relations with Cuba (FCN, 06-14-2004)Cuba challenges America and Europe (FCN, 04-21-2004)Black journalists get close-up view of Cuba (FCN, 06-11-2002) (FinalCall.com) - On March 19, 2006, Min. Louis Farrakhan led a twenty-three member delegation to Havana, Cuba to study disaster relief preparedness. Min. Louis Farrakhan and the delegation embarked on...
Child prodigy speaks truth in poem
NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - Autumn Ashante may be only seven years old, but she knows just exactly what she wants, and what has to be done to get there. “I want to meet Mother Tynnetta (Muhammad). She is my hero,” revealed Autumn during a telephone interview with The Final Call. When asked what was so special about Mother Tynnetta,...
What do we want for our people and children?
FCNNEWSSOURCE Minister Farrakhan addresses National Black People's Unity Convention A new educational paradigmWithout the proper requisite knowledge we will never have economic empowerment. One of the challenges that we face is that the educational system is a failure and it is designed that way so that the mass Black and poor will always fit into socio-economic paradigm. They will always be the...