America’s dichotomous stance on terrorism
ASKIAMSenior Correspondent Cuban ‘bomber’ seeking U.S. asylum was on CIA payroll (FCN, 03-24-2005) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - There have been 47 years of constant “terrorist-like” activities going on in Cuba and against Cubans, and the United States government may have a hand in the terror with its harboring of one of the chief “terrorists”–Luis Posada Carriles. By contrast, five Cubans who opposed anti-Cuban...
‘An Instrument of God’: We Must Learn Our Value As Women
by Abisayo Muhammad As women we are oftentimes consumed with the needs of our families, our careers and the mission of uplifting our people, yet our value goes unrecognized by others and even by ourselves. Wife, mother, entrepreneur, first lady of a mayor are just a few roles I’ve been entrusted with by Allah’s (God’s) grace to currently fulfill. When some...
UN investigator on racism completes U.S. tour
UN special investigator tours U.S. (FCN, 06-04-2008) UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - Doudou Diene, a Sengalese lawyer and the United Nations Human Rights Council special rapporteur on racism, has completed a tour of eight American cities, where he gathered firsthand information on issues related to racial discrimination and xenophobia. At a June 6 press conference in the UN Information Center in Washington, D.C.,...
Shutting Down Criticism Of Israel And The Targeting Of Marc Lamont Hill
and Richard B. Muhammad PHILADELPHIA–After remarks calling for justice for Palestinians and justice in Israel, Marc Lamont Hill, a noted academic, award-winning author and news analyst was attacked by Jewish groups, who forced his ouster from CNN. The 39-year-old advocate for international justice, who happens to own a bookstore in the city, responded by saying his remarks were not...
Family of Shanquella Robinson takes their plea to the nation’s capital
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The family, friends and lawyers representing Shanquella Robinson want justice for her murder. They recently took that message to the White House where they met with Stephen Benjamin, director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. They demanded that U.S. leadership extradite a suspect to Mexico to be held responsible for Ms. Robinson’s death. “I had hoped that...
Longtime activist priest Michael Pfleger returns to St. Sabina
CHICAGO—Father Michael Louis Pfleger’s reinstatement by the Chicago Archdiocese was met with relieved and hopeful reactions after a four-month battle following accusations of child sexual abuse from over 40 years ago was put to rest. Father Pfleger, senior pastor at St. Sabina Church on Chicago’s South Side and longtime activist against violence and police brutality in Black and Brown communities,...
Nation of Islam Prison Reform Ministry visits Tampa area, Part 2
by Rasheedah Salahu-din Muhammad While in the Tampa area earlier this summer, Nation of Islam Student National Prison Reform Minister Abdullah Muhammad and prison ministry delegation visited with inmates at the Medium Complex of the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Coleman, Fla. (see Final Call Vol. 42 No. 47). Student Prison Reform Ministry Coordinator Zachariah Muhammad of Mosque No. 29 in...
Decades of diplomatic wrangling coming to an end in Cuba/U.S. relations?
Cuba: A history of resistance and U.S. meddling (FCN, 12-26-2014) UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - “I'd like to thank President Barack Obama of the United States and President Raul Castro for taking this very important step towards normalizing relations,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told reporters during his year ending press conference at UN headquarters in New York on December 17. Mr. Ban...
Millions More Movement moves the crowd
Official Site of The Millions More Movement (MillionsMoreMovement.com) NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - Calling some of the movers and shakers in the hip hop industry here on May 9, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan convened a provocative and enlightening meeting to explain the Millions More Movement and how it has evolved from his 1995 call and vision for the Million Man...
Holy Day of Atonement Comes to Atlanta
FCNNEWSSOURCE Holy Day of Atonement Media Advisory (NOI.org, 10-10-2007) ATLANTA (FinalCall.com) - The 12th anniversary of the Million Man March and the Holy Day of Atonement will be celebrated October 16, in Atlanta with a special message by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan at the Atlanta Civic Center at 7:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. The celebration kicked off with a Walk...