Early release of former cop who fatally shot Black teen sparks anger
CHICAGO—Community leaders and activists are furious that former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke will be released February 3 after only serving half of his six-year sentence for the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. During a January 24 press conference hosted by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, leaders expressed outrage over the injustice of Van Dyke’s release for an already short sentence. “Every...
More mutant Covid 19 strains found in U.S.
U.S. scientists are reporting more coronavirus mutations across the country, and some health officials have expressed concern the variants may render current Covid-19 vaccines ineffective. Inside of America, there were 1,523 reported cases of the Covid-19 variant from the UK, 21 cases from the South Africa variant, and five cases from the Brazilian variant across the U.S., according to recent...
Losing a husband, a home and a dream
CHARLENEM RIALTO, Calif. (FinalCall.com)- Billie Boyd did not expect to lose her partner and their home in less than a year, but when her husband Robert died, his passing set off a financial crisis that forced her out of her home within 10 months. She was 66 and he was 86 at the time he passed away. Their beautifully decorated, two-story...
Standing for something: Black celebrities, athletes embrace difficult struggle
“So, 2020 is officially the cousin that no one likes at the family gathering,” joked Clayton Gutzmore, a freelance writer based in Miami who has covered a wide range of Black cultural topics. During this year, Black America dealt with the coronavirus pandemic, the loss of cultural icons, police brutality and the high-stakes 2020 election. Through those events, Black artists...
Exposing Spies, Lies and Deceit – Black justice advocates demand full disclosure of FBI’s deadly Cointelpro
The underhanded, deceitful and deadly tactics employed by the U.S. government to infiltrate, dismantle and destroy Black leaders and groups must be fully exposed, demand activists. Black Justice Advocates, a growing coalition of about 25 organizations and individuals working for passage of House Resolution 2998 (HR 2998), is intensifying its ground game in an effort to ensure that a bill,...
LAPD officers broke police car antennas to thwart recordings
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - A coalition of activists, community and religious leaders is demanding that the Los Angeles Police Department investigate and discipline officers who broke antennas from police vehicles and interfered with audio recordings made while patrolling predominantly Black and Brown communities. The affected neighborhoods include Watts, Jordan Downs and Nickerson Gardens. The antennas resulted in poor...
God’s House Governed by God’s Law Minister Farrakhan and Executive Council of the NOI on WVON
Listen to Full Radio Program @ Media.NOI.org CHICAGO—Nation of Islam history was made on a historic Black radio station as the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and the 13-Member Shura Executive Council of the Nation of Islam (NOI) appeared on the WVON 1690AM Morning Show with host Eddie Reed. It was an opportunity and occasion to introduce and present the Council—all...
The unifying spirit of the Los Angeles Peace Rides
The spirit of healing and unity continued in Los Angeles during the ongoing #PeaceRidesLA. The October 25 gathering brought together activists, community members and supporters in the ongoing effort to promote peace in the streets among gangs and street organizations. “We have not stopped in eight years, every month we are riding to show our love. And I want to...
Allah (God) is curtailing America on all its sides Billions in damages with Hurricane Ida, the latest Act of God to ravage the country
by Tariqah Muhammad and Shawntell Muhammad The Final Call @TheFinalCall In a time of continued natural disasters and destruction, Hurricane Ida struck the Gulf Coast, leaving behind a path of devastation, and projections that it will take millions of dollars and years to return things to normal. Early reports of few lives lost were tempered by the reality that there would be...
We stand with Farrakhan!
ERICTOUREM, Contributing Writer CHICAGO–As the Zionist-Jewish onslaught continued against the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, members of the Nation of Islam and others vowed to increase their support of the outspoken and beloved Muslim leader. “The Hon. Elijah Muhammad said that the ultimate aim of this world and its rulers is to destroy the Messenger of God, the preachers of truth and...