Farrakhan warns LA of blood flowing in the streets
COMPTON (FinalCall.com) - Piercing, unnerving and invigorating. Heart-wrenching at times, passionately sobering throughout–if there ever was a message that could save and change lives it was the address that the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered June 22 at the “Stop the Killing” rally at Compton College, which culminated a series of lectures–which are yet to be released nationwide. Minister Farrakhan...
Building unity between Black and Brown
LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - The coolness of the room belied the hot topic on the table for discussion at the first quarterly meeting of the Southern California Gang Intervention Summit June 20. As tensions between Latino and Black youth and young adults continue to swell in the California sun, nearly 300 grassroots leaders of the gang intervention community...
First ‘Gulag,’ then Gitmo’Bush is on the defensive
JIM.LOBE Amnesty: Guantanamo 'the gulag of our time' (FCN, 06-08-2005)Webcast: Min. Farrakhan calls for delegation to visit Guantanamo detainees (FCN, 05-25-2005) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - Two weeks after the Bush administration began attacking Amnesty International for calling the U.S. detention practices against suspected terrorists “the gulag of our times,” it finds itself increasingly on the defensive on the issue. With the Senate...
St. Louis Millions More Movement office opened
FCNNEWSSOURCE Official Site of the Millions More Movement (MillionsMoreMovement.com)Millions More Movement Press Conference Webcast ST. LOUIS (FinalCall.com) - On June 20, Minister Akbar Muhammad, International Representative of the Nation of Islam, led a group of more than 25 leaders of St. Louis area businesses, churches, grassroots and civic organizations and elected officials in announcing the public opening of the...
Janice Rogers Brown: What’s wrong with this Black judge?
News Analysis WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - President George Bush's latest judicial victory in the Senate–the confirmation of ultra-conservative Appeals Court Judge Janice Rogers Brown–might have been a perfect political decoy. At the same time, her confirmation fight was most certainly a dress rehearsal for the struggle over Pres. Bush's nominee(s) when ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist must be replaced. Conservatives emphasized...
Torture victims hold White House vigil
THE WHITE HOUSE (FinalCall.com) - Nine people were arrested outside the White House June 26 during a planned civil disobedience, part of nationwide protests against the use of torture by the United States and other nations. The protest came on the 8th Annual United Nations Day in Support of Victims of Torture, during a 24-hour vigil in Lafayette...
America: World’s No. 1 jailer
As prison populations grow, activists charge racism (FinalCall.com) - In its annual report, which was issued April 25, the United States Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics said that nationally, 61 percent of prison and jail inmates were of “racial or ethnic minorities.” The study noted that 1,000 new individuals are incarcerated each week, although the nation's crime rate continues...
Atlanta lawyer accuses local DA of reneging on charges against police
(FinalCall.com) - The death of Frederick Williams in May last year, from being tased while in Gwinett County police custody, shocked his family and the community. The only solace was the District Attorney's promise, according to family lawyer Melvin Johnson, that he would bring charges against the officers involved. One year later, those charges have yet to be filed...
Women gather for social change
CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - Women from all walks of life gathered at the University of Chicago June 18 to discuss, “My Money, My Body, My Child.” Organized by the Metropolitan Area Group for Igniting Civilization (MAGIC), the conference offered the attendees workshops, guest speakers, entertainment and vendors. “We desired to present this conference because we wanted to address the many...
Peace, environmental activist fights for his life
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - It was a joyous reunion at community radio station WPFW-FM that spread all over the capital area June 7, when environmental and peace activist Damu Smith returned in person to host his radio program “Spirit in Action” on the airwaves of 89.3 FM. Co-founder of Black Voices for Peace in 1999, and director of the National...