Editorials
An appreciated token of love
By FinalCall.com News The Nation of Islam doesn't celebrate the general holidays of American society based on their roots in falsehood and commercialism, but the Nation does use such celebrations as opportunities to teach and share wisdom about the basis of these celebrations and to impart meaning and lessons about the themes connected with these holidays. Father's Day 2014 was another...
Happy Father’s Day 2014’Stand strong Black man
By FinalCall.com News Father's Day may be the least recognized holiday celebrated by Black America. With Black women and children feeling and often abandoned by men who walked away, were driven away or are locked away, Father's Day often brings feelings of resentment, anger and perhaps loss. But not every Black father has abandoned his family and many continue to take...
Protests, prayers and continued support for Imam Jamil Al-Amin
By FinalCall.com News Efforts to bring some relief and care to Imam Jamil Al-Amin picked up with a protest outside of the Justice Department planned for June 9. Supporters of the longtime freedom fighter and respected Muslim leader remain concerned about his health and a lack of medical attention given by prison authorities. Formerly known as H. Rap Brown of the...
Out of prison and on a mission
By FinalCall.com News When it comes to incarceration, the numbers and the reality are daunting: There are about 2.3 million people locked up in prisons and jails across America. Nearly one million of those who are incarcerated are Black. The Pew Center reports, “Black men were more than six times as likely as White men to be incarcerated in federal and...
A Black Liberation soldier needs help
By FinalCall.com News During the 1960s and 1970s one of the strongest voices for Black liberation and a new just world order was H. Rap Brown of the Black Panther Party and Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. While jailed in 1971, he accepted Islam and became a stalwart Muslim leader and community leader committed to having a healthy and whole community in...
Will the real Black man please stand up?
By FinalCall.com News Black children need Black men. While the enemy and some of us who are misinformed may not recognize or see the value of Black men in the lives of children, our community has seen a downward spiral over the last 30 years as Black men have been taken out of the community and incarcerated. Since Black men have been incarcerated...
More lessons from the White Man
By FinalCall.com News Those who wrongly call the patriarch of the Nation of Islam a hater of Caucasian people might find it strange that he would advise his followers to observe the ways of White folk and learn lessons for business. Elijah Muhammad was no racist. He is a divine man who knew and understood the whys and the ways of...
The blind and the seeing are not alike
By FinalCall.com News Word that 14-year-old Endia Martin was dead from a gunshot, a shot allegedly fired by another 14-year-old girl, was very painful. She was laid to rest on May 5 in a service that attracted grieving mourners, adults and children and even Chicago Bulls basketball star Derrick Rose, a product of the Windy City. The girl's funeral was held...
Armed, angry, dangerous’and White
By FinalCall.com News America's angry White men are claiming a victory in Nevada after punking the federal government in a dispute over land, fees and grazing rights. Rancher Cliven Bundy, backed by gun-toting supporters, political leaders and the right wing media, forced federal officials to high tail it off federal land and fall back on efforts to collect $1 million the...
Don’t mention Louis Farrakhan’s name in concert with murderers or accused murderers
By Richard B. Muhammad The news cycle April 14 was filled with reports of the murders of three people in Overland Park, Kan., that we condemn and all self-respecting and civilized people would repudiate. That these killings occurred during a time of religious observation, the Jewish celebration of Passover, and the killer may have targeted victims for their religious faith...