Editorials
Van Jones’ Misguided View
By Richard B. Muhammad - Editor Van Jones should know a thing or two about mischaracterizations, false narratives and unequal comparisons. The CNN contributor was driven out of the Obama White House by Republicans who accused him of a ton of things–ranging from accusations he was a Communist, to charges he was a left wing extremist, to the charge that...
Police public relations isn’t transparency and won’t end the policing crisis
By Final Call News A freeze frame video released by police showed Harith Augustus confronted by officers and that he was apparently armed in a city that allows for legal carrying of concealed weapons. The video also shows the 37 year old Black barber breaking away from officers in the South Shore community in Chicago. Officials say the video shows...
A reasonable request and an unreasonable death
FINALCALL.COM For the past five years, the family, friends and many who never met Michael Brown, Jr., have gathered to remember him, to continue a healing process, to promote justice and to never forget what happened August 9, 2014, in a small town outside of St. Louis. But when the unarmed 18 year old was shot down by White officer Darren...
The Shame of a Nation: Hunger in America
The holiday known as Thanksgiving has come and gone but there is an ever present reality that remains—hunger in America. The day that mocks the slaughter of the indigenous people of this nation comes with plenty of good and sincere efforts to show love and provide a momentary reprieve from suffering in the richest country in the world. It is...
A step toward justice, but much more is required
Exoneration sounds like a mighty fine word. It rings in the ear as if all wrongs have been righted. But we should not be fooled by the so-called “exoneration” of two men jailed, maligned, hated for a murder they did not commit. Cyrus Vance, Jr., and others inside of the same system that perpetuated this fraud and destruction of Black...
Do we love Black women?
By FinalCall.com News A major tenet of the teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam is respect for and protection of the Black woman. Following in the footsteps of his teacher and delving deeply into this principle, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan has made respect, appreciation and proper development of women as well as condemning the abuse...
Black problems, politics and our survival
By FinalCall.com News Mid-term 2014 elections scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 4, have candidates out shaking hands and running attack and counter attack ads with all of the seats in the House of Representatives and 33 seats in the Senate on the line. Governors will be chosen in 38 states and territories along with representatives for state legislatures and local governments. Much...
Embrace opportunity, not opportunism in Chicago
By Final Call News Chicago is on fire with a level of awareness, outrage and activism not seen since the heady days when the late Mayor Harold Washington was trying to reform a system and government rife with racism, patronage and corruption. An uprising led by young people who have been in the streets protesting for over a year and a...
Words Of Peace Amid The Winds Of War?
By Final Call News President Trump delivered important words to the world and Saudi Arabia when he said that the United States was not in the oil-rich nation to tell others how to live. America has certainly forfeited any right to try to pass judgement on others given her human rights violations at home among her slaves, the children of her...
Dreams, delusions and slander
By Richard B. Muhammad Film and media maker Dream Hampton touched many emotions in Black America with her series “Surviving R. Kelly,” which aired to incredible numbers for the Lifetime network. It told the stories of women and families who say they have suffered because of the alleged sexual and other misdeeds of the R&B singer. The series touches on pain,...