After racist shooting that killed three, families sue Dollar General firms
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Family members of three Black people fatally shot at a Dollar General store in north Florida by a racist gunman have sued the store’s landlord, operator and security contractor for negligence, claiming lax security led to their loved ones’ deaths. The 21-year-old gunman had attempted to enter another store on the campus of a historically Black college, but he...
Rideshare workers demand better wages, safety measures
CHICAGO—Rideshare drivers gathered outside City Hall on September 21, along with a few aldermen calling on the city to require better wages and improved safety measures for the industry. The Chicago Gig Alliance demands the city council take action on an ordinance that would set a minimum wage for Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare companies’ drivers, institute a cap on...
100 years later, descendants of Rosewood massacre gather in commemoration
In 1922, Rosewood, Florida was a thriving, majority-Black town of about 200 people with only one documented White family. In the words of Raghan Pickett, a descendant of the Rosewood massacre, “There were schools in Rosewood, a Masonic lodge in Rosewood. They even had their own baseball league in Rosewood.” Fast forward to 2023 and “as far as African Americans...
‘Blogging While Brown’ comes to D.C.
-Staff Writer- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - For the third year “Blogging While Brown” bloggers gathered to look at the industry, learn new techniques and how collectively they can make an impact. “We want to begin to use the Internet to impact political campaigns. We want to fundraise for candidates, contribute to PACs and influence politically oriented issues,” founder and widely...
Environmental justice activists want strong agency protections and strong federal law to protect neighborhoods
(FinalCall.com) - Many in the environmental injustice community praised the stance of President Barack Obama when he signed an executive order which requires the Environmental Protection Agency, the Dept. of Homeland Security and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to draft plans to ensure the nation's chemical plants are made as safe as possible. Those agencies are supposed to draft...
Farrakhan continues to uncover Jewish role in Black suffering
Nation of Islam leader hurls more truth to destroy the lie of Black-Jewish relations Farrakhan's challenge to the Jewish community goes unanswered (FCN, 07-07-2010)A Speech and Book for The New Spiritual Economics Part I (FCN, 07-06-2010)Text of Minister Louis Farrakhan's letter to ADL's Abraham Foxman (FCN, 07-01-2010)Farrakhan: Blacks are True Children of Israel (FCN, 06-28-2010)The Secret Relationship Between Blacks...
What is the Death Plan?
They want to kill an entire people because we are the next inheritors of rulership over the planet. He, the enemy, already knows this. He knows our future but he doesn’t intend for us to see that future. He’s upset because we are rising. Now we have to survive because the Death Plan is in motion. What is the Death...
N.O.I. Historical Exhibit to take place at former home of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad during Saviours’ Day Weekend
The Nation of Islam’s (N.O.I.) Historical Exhibit has been a staple of the Saviours’ Day weekend since it was first established at the 2007 convention in Detroit, Michigan. For the Saviours’ Day 2023 convention, the exhibit will be off-site at the Honorable Elijah Muhammad’s former 4847 South Woodlawn Avenue home in Chicago, which is being restored and renovated as...
Abdul Allah Muhammad: A star and stalwart in the cause of freedom, justice and equality
The world and the Nation of Islam lost a great and significant one with the passing of Minister Abdul Allah Muhammad, formerly known as John Shabazz, who departed this life in mid-December in Atlanta, Georgia, after battling longtime health challenges. He was 89-years-old. Born during the Great Depression years on January 6, 1931, in Pine Bluff, Ark., he grew up...
