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PHILADELPHIA—Just when you thought injustices against the MOVE organization couldn’t get any more bizarre, the case has gone from strange to downright ghoulish. Recent revelations show two Ivy League schools have been using the bones of two of MOVE children killed in the infamous 1985 Philadelphia police bombing for an online forensic anthropology teaching video, unbeknownst to relatives or the...
The horror of police sexual assaults and abuse of Black men
‘The issue (police sexual abuse) is met with indifference and denial, pointed out Professor Tommy J. Curry, Ph.D., MPH, Personal Chair of Africana Philosophy in Black Male Studies at the University of Edinburgh, School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences.’ The disturbing reality of law enforcement officers sexually abusing Black men is being pushed out further from the shadows. This...
2021 MUI graduates told: ‘You are born to succeed!’
CHICAGO—In the institution created on the foundational wisdom of Master Fard Muhammad and established by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad as a “workshop for potential gods,” 11 graduates accepted their diplomas during a July 8 ceremony as excited friends and relatives looked on. The 2021 Muhammad University of Islam (MUI) graduation was a welcomed change from the previous year when the...
The stimulus and its impact on Black housing
CHARLENEM (FinalCall.com) - Equity rich but cash poor Black households hardest hit by the crippling subprime lending scheme have benefitted less than predatory financial institutions from stimulus dollars meant to help them recover, fair lending advocates and loan modification analysts say. President Barack Obama created the Making Home Affordable Program as part of his $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act....
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 for increased federal oversight in monitoring and enacting substantive changes in law enforcement practices on local levels. But even when the U.S. government becomes involved, the question remains, do consent decrees and oversight of the police...
90 years of Freedom, Justice and Equality
ERICTOUREM, Contributing Writer DETROIT–An amazing three days occurred Feb. 21-23 during the Nation of Islam's annual Saviours' Day convention as participants were treated to the NOI Historical Exhibit and some of the movement's 90 years of service and presence in North America. From the coming of Allah (God) in the Person of Master Fard Muhammad, the Great Mahdi, in 1930, to...
Rhymefest, beats and Chi-town politics
-Contributing Writer- Grammy-winning hip hop artist runs for office in the Windy City CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) In what may be one of the most unexpected political announcements in Chicago's Black political history, Grammy award winning artist Che “Rhymefest” Smith announced his campaign to run for alderman of the 20th Ward Oct. 21. “For too long our communities have been dictated to...
Activist lawyers beaten by Brooklyn police
NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - Tariq and Evelyn Warren, husband and wife attorneys, are well-known throughout the New York metropolitan area, and the nation, as fighters for the rights of their fellow citizens. So, it is not surprising that they would be concerned upon seeing a young Black man handcuffed, laying on the ground, and allegedly being kicked by the...
During tough economic times, more explore the reality of ‘Doing For Self!’
Nisa Islam Muhammad and Jesse Muhammad, Staff Writers When Mark Luckie was laid off from Entertainment Weekly in 2008 he was shocked. “I was dumbfounded. I didn't expect it. I was unemployed for nine months. My blog, 10,000 words, was initially my personal outlet but I ramped it up after I was laid off to become my professional outlet....