UN experts allege human rights violations by PFAS chemical giant in North Carolina
by Olivia Rosane United Nations human rights experts have expressed concerns over “alleged human rights violations and abuses” against people living along the lower Cape Fear River in North Carolina due emissions of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, from a Fayetteville chemical plant. Five UN experts signed letters to Chemours—the plant’s current operator—as well as DuPont, Corteva, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...
Youth group demands city resources to curb violence
CHICAGO—Youth advocate groups GoodKids Mad City and The Love Train recently took to the streets. Their demand? For city officials to get involved in curbing the city’s ongoing violence. The young activists conducted a press conference followed by a “love march” July 11. The march began on 64th and King Drive and ended on 55th Street and King Dr. on...
Back in the Capital of Islam! Saviours’ Day 2022 brings rejoicing, rejuvenation
The Nation of Islam (NOI) reconvened in Chicago, for its annual Saviours’ Day celebration. Thousands eagerly flocked to Mosque Maryam at The National Center headquarters of the NOI, to commemorate the birth of Allah (God) in Person Master W. Fard Muhammad, the great and divine teacher of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad. For months, the excitement among the Nation brewed,...
‘The Swan Song:’ Min. Louis Farrakhan delivers major message at Saviours’ Day in Chicago
Keynote Address Set for February 27, 2022, at 1 p.m. CDT CHICAGO—The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan will deliver a major message, “The Swan Song,” at this year’s annual Saviours’ Day convention live from Mosque Maryam, the headquarters of the Nation of Islam. His keynote address is scheduled for Sunday, February 27, 2022, at 1 p.m. CDT. It will be webcast...
‘These teachings are real, if applied’
When a stumbling block sent Dyrell Muhammad to prison, he was already active in the Nation of Islam. Ultimately, he spent a little over two decades behind bars; most of that time was in solitary confinement. His story is one of triumph, steadfastness, and now forging forward in full dedication to faith outside of prison. His journey is a positive...
A meeting between mighty men of vision
WINDOW ROCK, Arizona (FinalCall.com) - Arriving with great anticipation on the sacred ground of the Navajo Nation, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and a delegation from the Nation of Islam was received with brotherly love. Upon the invitation of Navajo President Joe Shirley, as a follow-up to a four-hour meeting between the leaders at Minister Farrakhan's home in Phoenix,...
‘This is America:’ Violent, racist, deceitful, divided and waging war against herself
and J.A. Salaam WASHINGTON—The mask of American “civility” has been yanked off, exposing to the country and the globe a raw, ugly, upsetting, disturbing, divided reality. Madness and mayhem gripped the world’s greatest superpower as the continued unraveling of the United States left chaos and confusion it its wake. President Donald Trump’s shock troops, representing many of the 74...
Grand Rapids cop charged in shooting death of Black man
Two months of frustration and anger in Grand Rapids in the aftermath of a fatal police encounter resulting in the death of a Black man culminated when Kent County, Mich., prosecutor Christopher Becker announced one charge for the officer who killed Patrick Lyoya. During a traffic stop, Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr, who is White, shot Mr. Lyoya in...
‘Old school policing’ or kidnapping?
Cops should face serious charges in abduction case, outraged activists, parents say Police violence escalates in New York (FCN, 12-04-2007)Activist lawyers beaten by Brooklyn police (FCN, 07-12-2007)Nation of Islam team defeats police lawsuit filed after mosque stand-off (FCN, 07/06/1999) NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - Staten Island police officers handcuffed 14-year-old Rayshawn Moreno on Halloween night, placed him in the back of...