D.C. seeks to slam door on prison recidivism
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)–For most of the more than 600,000 men and women who were released from prison last year, transitioning back into the community is a losing battle against drugs, unemployment, homelessness and returning to a life of crime. The nation’s capital is offering their ex-offenders’ weapons to win that war. The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) Re-entry...
Activist Sonny Carson celebrated
NEW YORK (FinalCall.com)–Hundreds of friends and associates gathered Oct. 24 in the basement of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration business complex to celebrate the life of activist Sonny Carson. A native of Brooklyn, he was honored by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz with a proclamation naming the day "Sonny Carson Day." The who’s who of New York City’s political and activist...
Michelle Y. Muhammad, Final Call entertainment writer
CHICAGO–Final Call entertainment writer Michelle Y. Muhammad returned to Allah Oct. 31 after a bout of pneumonia. She was 33. Sis. Michelle was blossoming as an up-and-coming writer and photographer of the entertainment industry at the time of her death. Her weekly contributions to The Final Call newspaper under the titles "The Queen’s Scene," "Spotlight" and "Rewind to a Moment...
Pregnant moms alcohol use impacts children into teens
(FinalCall.com) -- Drinking and pregnancy has been a concern for babies born with fetal alcohol syndrome. That concern has been heightened with findings that children exposed to alcohol in the womb continue to show effects of alcohol exposure even at age 14. Further, the study indicates pregnant mothers consuming much less than an average of one drink per...
A Holy Day at Cook County Jail
By Lisa R. Muhammad CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - It was a day established in God’s name, Min. Abdullah Muhammad told several hundred male detainees gathered in a gymnasium Oct. 16 at Cook County Correctional facility here. The detainees and several visiting clergy and guests had come to celebrate the Holy Day of Atonement, in observance of the 7th anniversary of the...
Give peace a chance!
Amid global protests, thousands of anti-war activists march to White House International A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) WASHINGTON–More than 150,000 anti-war demonstrators marched around the White House Oct. 26 to protest President George W. Bush’s plans to wage war on Iraq. Similar marches were held on the same day all around the world. More than 50,000 turned...
Farrakhan responds to D.C. Sniper Case
FCNNEWSSOURCE Click here for Audio/Video Webcast (Requires Real Player) Click here for complete press conference text transcript Philadelphia activist killed by D.C. sniper CHICAGO (FinalCall.Com)--The accused deadly D.C-area sniper has had no link with the Nation of Islam for over three years and anyone guilty of such murder violates Islamic teachings, said the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan."Nowhere in the teachings...
Prized library bequeathed to the Nation
NEW YORK (FinalCall.com)–Dr. Yosef A.A. ben-Jochannan, 83, noted Black historian, scholar and Egyptologist, stunned the audience at the Salem United Methodist Church in Harlem Oct. 16, when he told the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan that he wanted to donate his private library of more than 35,000 books to the Nation of Islam. The leader of the Nation of Islam...
Feds drop felony charges against succesful Black entrepreneurs
CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) –Federal U.S. prosecutors dramatically reduced 15-counts of felony charges against attorney Erik A. Martin, a successful Chapter 13 bankruptcy attorney, and Chris Claxton, a Christian radio host, to a single Class B misdemeanor Oct. 16. Atty. Martin and Mr. Claxton both faced a 15-count federal indictment with a possible 25 years prison time when the two...
‘Crunch’ pilates into your workout
Q: What can I do to lose weight in my abdominal area? Crunches aren’t working. AM: Great, keep doing crunches to strengthen your abdominal muscles and help tone them. Make sure you perform exercises for your oblique or side and back muscles to make your torso well developed. One of the best exercises for the abdominals is the...