Preparing for troubling times and applying the guidance of God’s servants
“Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, sayest the Lord God of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.” Jeremiah 50:31 America is convulsing with weather extremes. In Western states mega-drought conditions and mega-fires destroyed thousands of acres of land, homes and upended lives. Where the drought subsided, rains increased. But the...
Denouncing the draft
NoDraftNoWay.org NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - There was a conference on military draft resistance and counter-recruiting here Apr. 16 at Public School 41 in Manhattan. On Apr. 23, there is an anti-draft meeting scheduled in Detroit. Activists with the organization “No Draft No Way” say that local organizers, in almost every state in the United States, are organizing student walkouts, pickets and...
Salaam Ice Cream Parlor celebrates five years in business!
by David Muhammad and Toy Muhammad NEWARK—The colorful pink and white awning still stands with “Salaam Ice Cream Parlor” adorned across the top and an expanded menu containing images of delicious sweets and treats posted in the window facing the street. This Muslim-owned-and-operated business is still a bright light in the community and recently celebrated five years in business with...
Baltimore mobilizes for Millions More Movement
Official Site of the Million Man March 10th Anniversary (MillionsMoreMovement.com) BALTIMORE (FinalCall.com) - While the message that Black people must organize and get involved with the Millions More Movement continues to reverberate around the country, Baltimore felt the vibe during a June 2 press conference and rally in support of the Commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Million...
Chicago recognizes October 11th as Day of the Girl holiday
CHICAGO—La’Keisha Gray-Sewell, founder and executive director of Girls Like Me Project based in Chicago, rallied for 11 years to have the city of Chicago recognize October 11th as an official Chicago Day of the Girl holiday. On September 21, 2022, the resolution was passed, officially making October 11th, Chicago Day of the Girl. Girls Like Me Project’s mission as outlined...
Notes on the East Coast: The Millions More Movement Tour
(FinalCall.com) - The second week of touring took the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan East–starting the second leg of his 23-city Millions More Movement tour in his childhood hometown of Boston. On Aug. 23, community members of note and the LOC filled the sanctuary of Muhammad's Mosque No. 11 to listen to Minister Farrakhan outline their role in creating...
The Million Man March, Hip-Hop and Black Youth
Vanguard Television Studios and Classic Hip Hop Nation commemorated the 27th anniversary of the Million Man March with a special film screening and panel discussion. Titled “The Million Man March: The Untold Story,” the event featured a screening of never-before-seen footage from the March, followed by a panel discussion featuring hip-hop artists, activists, and scholars. The discussion focused on...
Reparations campaign boycotts student loans from ‘slavery banks’
JPMorgan Chase & Co. admits link to slavery (FCN, 02-09-2005)Reparations resolution passed in Chicago (FCN, 05-30-2005)“One Student” Campaign WebsiteTen Reasons: A Response to David Horowitz (04-02-2001) (FinalCall.com) - The Restitution Study Group, a New York non-profit devoted to securing reparations for slavery, called for a boycott December 5 of these banks' student loans–which earns JP Morgan Chase over $9 billion...
Houston Mosque Hosts Dedication Weekend November 10-13!
HOUSTON—Muhammad Mosque No.45 located at 4443 Old Spanish Trail in southeast Houston, Texas, invites the Houston area to mark their calendars and save the dates of November 10-13, 2022, for a celebratory dedication weekend. After recovering from major storm damage suffered during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the newly renovated Houston Mosque and Muhammad University of Islam School have reopened and...
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...