Editorials
FCN Editorial Bush argument falls flat
FINALCALLNEWS (FinalCall.com) - If President Bush’s prime time speech Oct. 7 was like a prosecutor making a case for action, the argument was not compelling enough to merit unilateral attacks on Iraq by America. In addition, any closing argument by prosecutors would have been balanced by a closing argument from defense lawyers, who in this case would not argue for Saddam...
Lessons for Ferguson and beyond
By FinalCall.com News When the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan spoke at Morgan State University, his words were powerful and his warning was clear: America is on the edge of a racial explosion and no amount of pacification nor denial can solve the problem. He described Ferguson, Mo., as the spark that could ignite the country and the reason why any who...
New possibility for a New Year?
By FinalCall.com News It's the time of year where resolutions and declarations are made and the promise of change comes to the forefront of minds and lips. Many shun New Year's resolutions and reject attaching much importance to linking change to change in the Gregorian calendar. But taking a look at oneself and one's life and deciding what things need to...
An Unhappy Anniversary
By Final Call News This year marked the 48th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and included remembrances and writings that paid tribute to the drum major for justice and civil rights movement martyr. Absent from the remembrances and the ceremonial programs was a very simple tribute to Dr. King: A demand that all involved in his...
‘Prove all things’: We can only trust therapies or vaccines vetted by those we trust
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.1 Thessalonians 5:21 The ability of President Trump to lie knows no bounds and his lies have consequences. Recent revelations, including the president in his own words, prove the president knew early on about the seriousness of the Covid-19 pandemic and how deadly it could be. The truth came out in interviews the...
Police Surveillance Of Protest Groups: A Problem We Can’t Afford
By Final Call News Arrests may be down and killings may be up, but the Chicago Police Department has been diligently spying on groups that have the audacity to exercise their so-called democratic right to protest and their civic duty to hold elected officials accountable. The Chicago Sun-Times reported April 9, “As Mayor Rahm Emanuel faced growing criticism last fall over...
Discernment, misguided opinions and ending religious gangbanging
FINALCALL.COM Pastor Jamal Bryant is a brilliant Black man, who grew a sizable congregation in Baltimore, before moving on to a new home at New Birth, a megachurch in Atlanta. His preaching and elements of his life, from personal struggles to going from a GED recipient to a student at Morehouse College, a master's degree and doctoral work are inspiring. He...
What about justice in America?
When President Biden met with Russian Vladimir Putin the subject of “misdeeds” by the former KBG agent were blasted in the American media. When Mr. Putin responded by questioning American respect for human rights and illegal actions on the world stage, the mainstream media started to howl. “Russian President Vladimir Putin displayed his ‘classic’ whataboutism play at the news conference...
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...
Sad days, dark days and us killing us
By Final Call News There seems to be no end to the sorrow spread across America on a daily basis and the painful loss of Black life, whether at the hands of police officers or as Richard Collins III, a graduating student at Bowie State University in Maryland, was allegedly killed by a White student on the campus of the...