Supreme Court bans death penalty for minors
JIM.LOBE WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - In a major, but razor-thin, victory for children's rights advocates, five of the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court Mar. 1 declared that executing convicted murderers for crimes committed before their 18th birthday constituted “cruel and unusual punishment,” and was therefore banned under the U.S. Constitution. The majority ruling, which reversed a 1989 Supreme Court...
Making faith real
The Saviours' Day 2005 Webcast (FinalCall.com) - The “book” on American White supremacy committed against the slaves brought here from Africa has been written and it must be opened, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan declared in his 2005 Saviours' Day address, promising that he has the courage to do it. The speech, delivered before 5,000 in attendance at Rev. Dr....
State of the Black Union
Webcast of State of the Black Union (C-Span, 02-26-2005 -Real Media)The World Network to air entire program Click here for detailsTavisTalks.com (Tavis Smiley Website) LITHONIA, GA (FinalCall.com) - The very framework of Black Power in U.S. affairs–in world affairs–may have shifted dramatically here, Feb. 27. “There has been a paradigm shift,” declared Dr. Cornel West, professor of Religion at Princeton University,...
LAPD kills Black teen; community pressures forge policy change
CHARLENEM LAPD beating victim sues city, community rallies in support (FCN, 08-03-2004) LOS ANGELES (Finalcall.com) - On Feb. 16, under boiling community pressure, and one day after approximately 1,000 members of the Black community memorialized their own fallen hero at Bethel AME Church, the Los Angeles Police Department swiftly revised its vehicle firing policy after Officer Steven Garcia pounded 10 rounds through...
Saviours’ Day enjoyed around the country
(FinalCall.com) - The joy of Saviours' Day seen on the children's faces around the country spoke volumes. For the adults, it was the joy of another year to celebrate the Birth of Master Fard Muhammad, the Founder of the Nation of Islam. There were children's parties, drill exhibitions, workshops, prayer service and a host of activities for the Muslims...
Many Blacks unaware of the dangers of kidney disease
, Staff Writer (FinalCall.com) - For Stephanie L. Muhammad, the recent path to hospitalization was uneventful. One day she was fine, the next she lay hooked up to wires and tubes at Edwards Hospital in the Chicago area as her doctor told her she had chronic kidney disease–only one of her kidneys was functioning and that one at ten...
Virginia investigates mysterious child deaths
FCNNEWSSOURCE The mysterious deaths of five children between the ages of two and seven within a week in Virginia have prompted an investigation by the Department of Health. Four of the cases are from the Tidewater area; one case is in Richmond. The cause of death for the children is unknown and no link has been determined in any...
Report: Kentucky policy unduly targets Blacks
(FinalCall.com) - A new report states that the disproportionate suspension of Black students over Whites from schools in Kentucky contributes to that state's academic achievement gap. "Unintended Consequences: The Impact of Zero Tolerance and other Exclusionary Policies on Kentucky Students," released Feb. 20, found that not only are Black students suspended at rates exceedingly higher than Whites, but that...
It’s Saviours’ Day – FinalCall.com Special Coverage
Official Saviours' Day Information SiteThe Greatness of Master Fard Muhammad by Minister Louis Farrakhan (FinalCall.com) - It's Saviours' Day and there's a buzz in the Black community of excitement and anticipation for the crowning event to Black History Month. It is the yearly commemoration of the Birth of Master Fard Muhammad, February 26, the Founder of the Nation of...
Women in Support of the Million Man March™
A dream realized in Newark (FCN, 12-22-2005)Farrakhan kicks off men-only tour for the Million Man March (FCN, 01-18-2005) WASHINGTON, D.C. (FinalCall.com) - Very little is known about the women who played major roles in making the Million Man MarchTM a huge success. From the vision statement to the program to everything in between, contrary to popular opinion, women were...