Reaching out to our community
FCNNEWSSOURCE CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - As the first winter storm of the season brought high winds, occasional heavy rains and a nasty mix of sleet and snow, local area residents joined many across the country, as they prepared for the Thanksgiving holiday. Nestled in the small gymnasium of Muhammad University of Islam on the South side, rows of empty boxes lined...
A powerful message, a powerful event in Milwaukee!
MILWAUKEE—It was an amazing, jam-packed and incredible 27th annual National Training Conference here as the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered a brief but power-packed message to martial arts grandmasters, teachers and students. “Sometimes when you work hard to bring about change in your time of life, it’s so rewarding when you can come among your people and see the effect...
The terror of America’s weather
(FinalCall.com) - While the threats of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction have been proven null and void, America does have to contend with the current weather of mass destruction that is devastating lives and property from coast to coast. The number of lives lost is rising, costs are mounting, and the weather remains a terror that neither America's money,...
Passing the torch and preparing future generations for leadership
“You, our young people, are the strongest, most powerful generation that we have ever produced since our fathers were brought to these shores as slaves. You are greatly misunderstood, not only by your elders but oftentimes by your parents. We produced this generation and we cannot deny what we have produced. They are different from us. They are not...
Activists won’t keep silent on police brutality
Peoples Organization for Progress (POP Website)Police brutality: Alive and well in America (FCN, 03-26-2005) NEWARK (FinalCall.com) - Torrential rains could not stop the Newark-based Peoples Organization for Progress (POP) from marching April 2 to police headquarters to protest the January 2005 police shootings of Rashid Moore and Richard Guy. “We have to get the message out there, and get it out...
St. Louis Mosque No. 28 hosts supply giveaway
By Edwin Muhammad ST. LOUIS—Earlier this summer steady thunderstorms dropped 8-10 inches of rain on the city of St. Louis making it the wettest day in St. Louis history as reported by local meteorologists. Many roofs were tested beyond their design capacity as rain found its way into thousands of homes. This left families across the region scrambling in the...
Young Black CEO revolutionizes the way people think of debt collection
FCNNEWSSOURCE Long Beach, Calif.–When Michael Perry spent two years working for a debt collection company, it made him realize that not only did he want to launch his own firm one day, but also that he wanted to change the way people think of debt collection. "That's when I decided to build my own customized collection business," Mr. Perry...
‘A message directly to us and for us’
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is indeed a true friend of the Black man and woman because his message is as relevant today as it was when he was physically among us. He worked, suffered, studied and constantly prayed for our rise. He sacrificed his own personal life to devote 44 years to the rise of our people. —The Honorable Minister...
Voting Rights Act campaign hits D.C.
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com - The nationwide push to renew sections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which will expire in 2007, was linked to the voteless status of the District of Columbia, which has no voting representation in either the U.S. House of Representatives or the Senate. Rainbow/PUSH Chairman Reverend Jesse Jackson recently joined D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams, D.C....
‘Queen of Soul’ spied on by the FBI
Aretha Franklin is known for many things. She was called the Queen of Soul, twice placed ninth in Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” and her music sold more than 75 million records worldwide. She had 73 songs on Billboards Top 100. Ms. Franklin was awarded the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. ...