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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...

Day of Purity spreads

(FinalCall.com) - Tired of teen shows, music and media presenting the message that everyone is having sex and it's “all good”? Join the ranks of others across the country who promoted the second Day of Purity, February 14. Cities from coast to coast held a variety of activities in protest of what they see as the “moral decay...

Black firefighter finds noose in Brooklyn firehouse

Nooses, Symbols Of Race Hatred, At Center Of Workplace Lawsuits (NY Times, 07-10-2000) NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - A New York City Black fireman told reporters at a February 10th press conference that the black hangman's noose, which he held up for them to see, was placed near his gear in a firehouse in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn. “I am...

Nation of Islam prepares for Saviours’ Day 2005

FCNNEWSSOURCE Saviours' Day 2005 Information  CHICAGO - (FinalCall.com) - Around the country members of the Nation of Islam and the Black community are getting ready for Saviours' Day, the Crowning Event of Black History Month. The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan has been preparing a historic message, “He Came That We May Have Life,” to be delivered on February 27th at Christ Universal...

Neo-con extremists push internment for American Muslims

(FinalCall.com) - Daniel Pipes--described by Law Professor Paul Campos of the University of Colorado as a “well-known neoconservative intellectual”--wrote in his daily column in the New York Sun on Dec. 28, 2004, that “yes, I do support the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.” Mr. Pipes continued: “given what was known and not known at the time,...