Editorials
FCN Editorial The peril of an imperial presidency
FINALCALLNEWS October 22, 2002 If lines were not clear before Oct. 10, the congressional vote to give President Bush war-making powers against Iraq will further expose domestic and international divisions over how America should proceed. With the peace movement growing and the world still unconvinced, America’s democratically elected leaders bowed a bit lower to an imperial presidency. A presidency that apparently knows...
Back to War in Iraq
By FinalCall.com News The United States again engaged in military operations in Iraq as reports of the suffering of religious minorities and Shia Muslims came out of the fractured nation. This time the U.S. targets were the black flag flying “terrorists” known as ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which the Obama administration said had cornered innocents on...
Misguided talk of misogyny
By Richard B. Muhammad - Editor A snippet of an interview the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan conducted recently has sparked intense debate and been filed under headlines decrying misogyny–“dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women.” The misdirected headlines and the Twitterverse fire were based on mischaracterization of the Minister's words as he spoke of the need to elevate and respect...
The Weak Justice Dept. And Its Failures To Give Justice
By Final Call News As the Obama administration comes to a close, the Justice Dept. has issued its report on the Chicago Police Dept., and its pattern and practices, and constitutional violations of the rights of Blacks and Latinos. The findings are disgusting and disturbing but unsurprising. But more disturbing is the Justice Dept.'s continued failure to do anything to hold...
Sixteen shots, a cover up and challenging authority
By Final Call News “Sixteen shots and a cover up!” was the cry of protestors and activists as the hidden video of a 2014 police shooting of a Black teenager in Chicago was made public. Finally, Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder Oct. 5 for pumping those bullets into 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. And, for the...
Israel caught spying on America’again
FINALCALL.COM The news came and went pretty quickly: Top government officials said Israel planted spy devices near the White House likely aimed at President Trump. “The U.S. government concluded within the past two years that Israel was most likely behind the placement of cellphone surveillance devices that were found near the White House and other sensitive locations around Washington, according to...
Performers, producers, paternalism and Black-Jewish relations
There is a new Black-Jewish coalition in town and it’s composed of 170 entertainment leaders who purport to oppose racism and anti-Semitism in the industry. The goal of the Black Jewish Alliance would be a worthy one, if the purpose was to right wrongs done to Blacks and Jews in Hollywood, notwithstanding the self-admitted influence the Jewish community wields...
A Mind to Work, A Will to Build, An Example to Follow
With the beginning of a new year, there is great hope and expectation. It’s natural as we look back over the past year, a trying year, to try to see our way forward and what we can, what we should, change on the personal, business or organizational level. There is a scripture, Proverbs 29:18, “Where there is no vision, the people...
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...
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...