Military confidence in Bush hits new low
JIM.LOBE Bush policies spur Iraqi rebel resistance, say 500 national security experts (FCN, 10-25-2004) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - Although morale among members of the professional corps of the U.S. military remains generally high, their confidence in President George Bush and other civilian government leaders slipped substantially during 2005, according to major new survey recently released by the Military Times. The survey, the...
A new Black man is necessary in transforming, elevating our communities
CHICAGO—Calling the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan a “precious gift” from God that proves God loves us, Student Minister Nuri Muhammad of Indianapolis delivered a timely message at Mosque Maryam on Nov. 6, titled “Colony to Community: God’s Plan for God’s People.” “I thank Allah for this most beautiful and most dutiful of all servants. I don’t know if there could...
Creating family wealth
“Wealth is not about what you can acquire, but about what you can accomplish, and accomplishments take discipline, self-denial and, yes, time. To build wealth, to experience true abundance in our lives, we must go beyond meeting short-term needs and wants–a roof over our heads, clothes on our backs, the ‘bling' of things quickly acquired and just as...
‘Imagine it was your mother standing there’ Chicago City Council committee rejects Anjanette Young Ordinance
Anjanette Young has been fighting the city of Chicago for almost four years after a police encounter left her naked and afraid. On Nov. 10, the City Council Committee on Public Safety rejected an ordinance named after Ms. Young that would have changed the way police execute warrants and interact with families in the home. Ms. Young, a Black social...
Slot machines in D.C. Absolutely not say residents
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The proposed initiative to bring video lottery terminals (VLT) to the poorest section of the nation’s capital was met with a swift response of, “No way!” “It’s terrible,” Norma Perry told The Final Call. She’s lived in Ward 8 for most of her life and is dead set against the initiative. “We don’t need casinos here. There’s...
WNBA Star Brittney Griner is released from Russian prison
SAN ANTONIO—Brittney Griner, 32, of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), was released from a Russian prison after months of incarceration and returned back to the U.S. on Dec. 9. She has been detained in Russia since February. Ms. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Phoenix Mercury pro basketball star, was seen getting off a plane that landed Dec. 9 at...
Katrina’s missing children are all found
Where are the children? (FCN, 10-27-2005) The destruction of property and loss of life were bad enough after hurricanes Katrina and Rita introduced themselves to the Gulf Coast last August. To add insult to massive injury, their aftermath left 5,192 children missing or displaced. Months went by and children like Joriel Boykins, a sweet-faced 9-year-old with almond eyes, caramel-colored complexion,...
Follow The COVID Money Trail And Where It Leads
NOI Research Group What do you have when the desire of the elite to get richer combines with the desire of Satan to depopulate the world? The accepted narrative of the source and spread of COVID-19 is that at the end of December 2019, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing serious pneumonia was identified in Wuhan, Hubei...
Belafonte salutes ex-offenders
No second chances? Legal barriers frustrate ex-offenders (FCN, 02-11-2004) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Singer-actor and human rights activist Harry Belafonte, D.C. government officials, entertainers, sports personalities, and radio and television celebrities all came together to help “increase the peace” and salute dozens of rehabilitated ex-offenders Nov. 3. The “prison-industrial-complex” was designed for Black men in particular, Mr. Belafonte told the Third...
Remembering a ‘pure soul’
MEMPHIS—Tyre Nichols was remembered by his family and friends as a “pure soul,” skateboard enthusiast, photographer, a “little brother” and a beloved son. During the 37th anniversary of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, friends and family of Mr. Nichols hosted a balloon release and memorial service to honor his life and to demand immediate justice. His...