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Black men respond to L.A. violence

CHARLENEM Official Website for 100,000 Man March  Call for 100,000 Man March and gang intervention to bring peace to communities LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com)–Members of seven gang intervention and prevention organizations joined Nation of Islam Minister Tony Muhammad and other community activists Dec. 12 to outline plans for a 100,000 Man March to return peace to the streets throughout Southern California counties. The announcement...

Spreading truth with a purpose

Bundle by bundle, the Fruit of Islam (FOI) distribute The Final Call newspaper which is often referred as the “engine of the Nation of Islam.” The paper was founded 40 years ago by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and continues to deliver hard-hitting, uncompromised reporting to cities nationwide weekly. The FOI make sure to get the latest issue of the...

Too many questions in handcuff suicide, say attorney, activists seeking truth about death of Chavis Carter

By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM (FinalCall.com) - The family of a man shot while handcuffed behind his back continues to refute police claims that he committed suicide. As the Jonesboro Police Department in Arkansas released more information, more questions arose about who shot 21-year-old Chavis Carter, said his family and friends. Unfortunately, all of the facts may remain a mystery until a civil...

Media hype aside, vaccine distrust remains problem

As the Food and Drug Administration approved a second vaccine for Emergency Use Authorization, the federal government kept escalating its campaign to pressure Blacks disproportionately impacted by coronavirus to take the experimental drug.  Its $115 million strategy includes carting out Black doctors, nurses, politicians and celebrities to publicly take the shot for photo ops or to advocate for it. The FDA...

Muhammad Mosque No. 60 highlights Nation of Islam Prison Reform Ministry

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.”—Isaiah 61:1 by Kenneth Muhammad The Nation of Islam Prison Reform Ministry has been...

Homelessness, hunger rise in America

WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)–They could not go home for the holidays. They are hungry. They depend on the charity of others to eat. They are the homeless in the land of plenty. Facing the threat of increased hypothermia and a severely cold winter caused by the so-called "El Niño" weather pattern, their needs as well as their numbers are increasing at...

Congressional hearing held on reparations bill

ASKIAMSenior Correspondent Congressional bill on reparations commission finally gets a hearing after 19 years of trying on Capitol Hill Restitution: Historic victory in corporate reparations lawsuit (FCN, 01-03-2007)The Movement for Reparations (FCN, 08-16-2002) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - For the first time ever, the U.S. Congress officially studied the institution of slavery, its legacy, as well as U.S. efforts to address it and...

Voices of outrage against Libyan war

Click here for Minister Farrakhan's June 15, 2011 Press Conference NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - When the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan held his first press conference at the international headquarters of the Nation of Islam, Mosque Maryam in Chicago, Illinois, March 31, he was a soloist speaking out against the U.S. led aggression against Col. Gadhafi and the north African nation...

‘A Clear Lynching’ in Columbus, Ohio? The fight for justice for 13-year-old Sinzae Reed

While the calendar has ushered in a new year, the beginning of 2023 is also a painful reminder that injustice for Black people continues. And, in Columbus, Ohio, community residents gathered at a rally on January 7 at the Ohio Statehouse to express anger and frustration on a case involving the death of another Black youth. His name: Sinzae...

‘WE ARE AT WAR!’ Minister Farrakhan addresses the Nation of Islam’s Youth, Pt. 2

CHICAGO—Young people from across the country eagerly waited in long lines at McCormick Place in Chicago on Friday, February 24, to participate in the “We Are at War Youth Summit.” Teenagers and adults ages 13 to 35 came by the hundreds to be inspired by a panel of their peers, then to hear a spiritually enlightening address from the...