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Hillary Clinton stands by attack on pastor

ASKIAMSenior Correspondent Obama rebounds after racial controversy (FCN, 04-03-2008) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Despite some broad ecumenical support developing nationally for the ministry of Sen. Barack Obama’s former pastor–the Rev. Jeremiah Wright–Democratic presidential contender Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) reiterated her criticism of Rev. Wright to a group of Black reporters March 27. “He would not have been my pastor. You don’t choose your...

America: World’s No. 1 jailer

As prison populations grow, activists charge racism (FinalCall.com) - In its annual report, which was issued April 25, the United States Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics said that nationally, 61 percent of prison and jail inmates were of “racial or ethnic minorities.” The study noted that 1,000 new individuals are incarcerated each week, although the nation's crime rate continues...

Where are the children?

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (FinalCall.com) - Have you seen Joriel M. Boykins? She's a sweet faced 9-year-old with almond eyes, caramel-colored complexion, pierced ears with braids and ribbons. She was last seen with her mother in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina. What about 6-year-old twins Randy and Ramon McGrew? They look to be fraternal, with Ramon...

Hidden costs, risks hurt customers of Buy Now, Pay Later companies

Buy Now, Pay Later can seem like a shopper’s dream.  Something you want but can’t afford can easily be purchased using credit products like Affirm, Afterpay or Klarna.  Your payments are spread out from weeks to months, typically four payments over six weeks.  You can select when and how you pay it off.  Sounds good right? Not so fast. A...

Muhammad University of Islam students evolve to the next level

FCNNEWSSOURCE “Education is supposed to be the proper cultivation of the gifts and talents of the individual through the acquisition of knowledge. Knowledge satisfies our natural thirst for gaining that which will make us one with our Maker. So true education cultivates the person–mind, body and spirit–by bringing us closer to fulfilling our purpose for being, which is to...

Anti-immigrant sentiment grows into nationwide hate crimes

CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - As nationwide pro-immigrant conferences, marches and rallies continue alongside the increasing debate over immigration reform legislation, anti-immigrant sentiments are transforming into hate crimes against immigrants, particularly Latinos. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently informed that some Latino officials, including California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa have received hateful death threats. The announcement came in...

The ‘Vaxx Attack’ on the World’s Children

by Sultan Muhammad, Nation of Islam Research Group  “They are making money now, plotting to give seven billion five hundred million people a vaccination. Dr. Fauci, Bill Gates and Melinda , you want to depopulate the Earth. What the hell gives you that right? Who are you to sit down with your billions and talk about who can live...

The light of Islam shines in Detroit

DETROIT (Huntington Place)—Excitement for the Nation of Islam’s annual Saviours’ Day convention celebrating the Feb. 26 birth of The Saviour Master Fard Muhammad began even before the Muslims journeyed across the United States and overseas to Detroit’s Huntington Place. The Muslims broke records before any promotions began. A host hotel for the historic weekend themed, “We are fighting for Islam,...

Muhammad continues to Speak

FCNNEWSSOURCE We are building on a foundation of 44 years of labor (FinalCall.com) - Thirty-four years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad was born on or about Oct. 7, 1897 in Sandersville, Georgia. The exact date of his birth remains unknown because recordkeeping in rural Georgia for the descendants of slaves was not kept current,...

Republican recalcitrance, extreme rhetoric knows no boundaries

- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)  - The Republican National Committee kicked off its quadrennial convention in Tampa, Florida, Aug. 27 with lots of hoopla and enthusiasm over presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his vice presidential pick Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan who they hope will defeat President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden on Nov. 6. Publicly, the event’s...