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In Oscar’s name

By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM Ten years after tragedy, a legacy is built, lives changed through struggle, sacrifice and service Ten years after Oscar Grant, III was killed by a White officer on a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District platform, his family copes by pouring out their blood, sweat and tears to aid others suffering similar losses. And, his name and...

Boycotts, ‘buycotts,’ & Black dollar power

By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM Annual Black spending strategies designed to support demands for racial justice and end police violence are kicking in as 2019 ends and reports of major store closures emerge. Retailers with high hopes for Black Friday spending have offered deals earlier this year to help spike holiday sales. But activists have kicked in with Black Friday boycotts and...

The 5 Top Lies Told On Minister Louis Farrakhan Re: Anti-Semitism

Minister Louis Farrakhan

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan has been accused of being anti-Semitic for over 30 years. This false charge has been repeated, recycled and has lasted for decades with more misconstrued words added almost yearly. “Semitic” means: “Relating to or denoting a family of languages that includes Hebrew, Arabic, and Aramaic and certain ancient languages such as Phoenician and Akkadian, constituting...

Presidential desperation and the unraveling of government?

WASHINGTON—In his desperate efforts to stay in office, and to even avoid prosecution if he is no longer president, Donald J. Trump is literally dismantling the United States, brick, by brick, agency by agency, using the coronavirus pandemic as a cover, while doing little or nothing to marshal federal resources to battle the disease. In an effort to suppress potential...

John Thompson, a coach and mentor on and off the court

There are sports heroes who made history for their athletic skills, gifts and talents and there are makers of these greats who developed them. Such a one is legendary coach John Thompson, Jr., who led the Georgetown Hoyas from 1972-1999. The iconic figure is credited with developing some of the greatest basketball players to grace the hardwood and was as...

Trust in Covid-19 vaccine down, concerns increase

Problems mount for billion-dollar vaccine push promoted by politically motivated, relentless President Donald Trump Questions about presidential pressure for results, a growing lack of confidence that the federal Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control will issue unbiased scientific rulings and outright lies have increased distrust and skepticism about the safety and efficacy of a Covid-19 vaccine and...

Holy Day Declaration and Consecration

The Million Man March was an historic gathering that was also declared a Holy Day of Atonement and Reconciliation for and by Black men to convey to the world a different image of Black males so often portrayed by media to the public in images that go around the world. The purpose of the day was to encourage Black...

A viral, violent police shooting triggers Philadelphia explosion

PHILADELPHIA—West Philly, as it is affectionately called, is a predominately Black, homeowning, middle class neighborhood. It has also witnessed some of the most heinous cases of police brutality in city history, from the bombing of the Move organization resulting in the death of 11 people including five children to the outright killing of a pizza delivery man by plainclothes...

‘Strained legal evidence,’ ‘speculative accusations’ are losing legal battles to save Trump presidency

WASHINGTON—Time and long-shot legal maneuvers for Donald J. Trump to hold on to the presidency have been all but exhausted, and now, silently, in seclusion, he is facing the reality that he lost his reelection bid to former Vice President Joe Biden. With Michigan and Pennsylvania set to certify Mr. Biden’s victory in those states at Final Call press time,...

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...