Perspectives
Language, Thinking and Culture
A Perceptual Transition for Black People While visiting in Accra, Ghana, I was listening to locally televised community dialogue that was strangely similar to many I have participated in. The subject was the low academic performance of Ghanaian students. Earlier that day I saw a commercial in which a teacher stood in the front of the class and harshly...
Mandela and Farrakhan’s Jewish Problem
By Richard B. Muhammad (FinalCall.com) - As the world mourned the passing of Nelson Mandela, the great freedom fighter, remembrances poured in from all sides. Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan, writing for the Jewish Daily Forward, gave a nod to those tributes. “But there is another side to Nelson Mandela–and many of his closest comrades–that is troubling to many Jews, including myself,”...
Freedom is not free
By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- During the Thanksgiving holidays, I listened to an interview of Bruce Gordon, the new head of the NAACP, with Brian Lamb on C-SPAN's “Questions and Answers” programs. It was an interesting and mostly about Mr. Gordon's life and his perspective on the work of the NAACP. One thing struck me: The budget of the organization is...
It is all about the Benjamins and influence for Israel lobbyists
FINALCALL.COM A flood of propaganda has flowed as the ugly, undemocratic policies of Israel and advocates for the Jewish state come under scrutiny alongside calls for debate and accountability. The latest major target was Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, a freshman Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives. She has challenged one-sided American foreign policy aligned with Israel and a growing...
America must not fail Liberia for a second time
We would hope that the signal sent by the attendance of U.S. First Lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice at the inauguration of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was a clear indication that America will not fail Liberia as it did after the 1997 elections. In her interview with BBC, Mrs. Bush said that the Liberians...
Message to the Blacks at the Southern Poverty Law Center
By Tingba Muhammad -Guest Columnist- (FinalCall.com) - In the last few weeks a Jewish organization calling itself the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has amplified its attacks on the Nation of Islam. According to its mission statement, the Montgomery, Alabama-based “civil rights” group claims to have been founded out of “sympath with the plight of the poor and the powerless,” but...
An assault on the Black community
Coming to a city near you - An assault on the Black community The article “Black Neighborhoods on Lockdown”(FCN Vol. 27 No.38 June 25, 2008) addressed the District of Columbia officials’ assault on the Trinidad neighborhood of Washington, D.C. That assault in Washington, D.C. represents the tip of the iceberg. It is a launching pad for America’s planned assault...
White Paranoia of the Big Payback: Race War vs Reality in 2020
“Don’t try to hide. You might as well embrace it/you’ve done it all/turn around and face it.” Run and Hide—Jay Electronica Bob Whitman was incensed. While pouring his morning coffee he happened to take a quick glance at his son Billy’s homework assignment where his teacher had quoted, “because of the deep rooted prejudices of Whites and the 10...
Kennedy and Farrakhan – One on One Interview
FCNNEWSSOURCE ON POLITICS MINISTER FARRAKHAN (MLF): Mr. Kennedy, first let me just say that there is no question that would be considered inappropriate. As one who was alive during the time of your father’s work and one who watched him and studied him as best I could, I am very pleased to be interviewed by you and pleased to...
A place of refuge in a time of trouble
One glimpse at the world, whether witnessing the suffering in the Ukraine, the horrific shooting of children in Uvalde, Texas, or the fratricidal killings in Black communities there appears to be no hiding place, no safe space from widespread death. There seems to be no secure place when it comes to jobs and employment and a country that sees a...