Perspectives
Dangerous, Black and under 11-years-old
By FinalCall.com News Boys will be boys and girls will be girls–except when it comes to Black children in America and research once again verifies that sad fact. New scientific evidence verifies the well-known reality that age doesn't matter when it comes to the treatment of Black children by law enforcement and authorities. “Black boys as young as 10 may not be...
The fire next time’in Ferguson
By FinalCall.com News If protests are supposed to last a maximum of three days, demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo., and nearby St. Louis must seem like a lifetime to those tired of the noise, the disruption, the anger, the focus on and monitoring of law enforcement agencies and political leaders. It has been nearly three months since the body of 18-year-old Mike...
A Message to the Black Professionals
By FinalCall.com News When the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan spoke to the National Dental Association in Chicago, the room for its annual civil rights luncheon was packed. Among the top professionals in Black America, some had thriving private practices, others worked for government or corporations. Many were second and perhaps third generation dentists. They applauded the Minister and presented him with...
Preserving history and remembering the Honorable Elijah Muhammad
By Richard B. Muhammad - Editor The great 20th century Black nationalist and Pan-Africanist leader Marcus Garvey wisely observed, “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” The roots of a tree anchor and nourish it and help to keep the tree alive. Like a tree without roots falls easily into...
Warning and the mercy of God
By Final Call News “To be plagued with too much rain will destroy property and lives. It swells the rivers and creeks. Too much rain floods cities and towns. Large bodies of water at the ocean shore lines will be made to swell with unusually high waves, dumping billions of tons of water over the now seashore line. … “Wind with...
The Aim of This World? Kill The Messenger of God
FINALCALL.COM Unrelenting attacks on the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan have continued and moved again into Congress under the guise of an anti-hate resolution. It is insulting and beyond ironic that a man who repairs and uplifts those damaged and destroyed by hatred has become the target of such blatant and vicious lies. But, it's not an unexpected travesty for a nation...
Resistance, solidarity and the ‘Harriet’ movie
By THE FINAL CALL Before its release, the movie “Harriet” faced controversy and challenge. Some complained they were tired of slave movies. Others condemned having a Black British woman play the lead character. Later critics blasted what they called using a fictitious Black brute of a slave catcher as the villain and a White slave master as Harriet's saviour. Some of...
A Daughter’s Testimony: Bearing Witness to ‘How to Eat to Live!’
When I first joined the ranks back in 1990, my brother and I worked to get our family to stop eating pork— initially by berating them and constantly talking about the worms in pigs, among other things. We found this was not the best way to encourage anyone to change their eating habits. The “best teacher is a good...
Hajj: A sign life’s journey and sacrifice for the rise of humanity
“And everyone has a goal to which he turns (himself), so vie with one another in good works. Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together. Surely Allah is Possessor of power over all things. And from whatsoever place thou comest forth, turn thy face towards the Sacred Mosque. And surely it is the truth from thy Lord....
Kind words can’t save a troubled nation
A year after the Covid-19 pandemic struck, President Joe Biden delivered a prime time address from the White House and offered a much different tone than his predecessor, Donald Trump. Yet for all of Mr. Biden’s words and wishes, he still presides over a divided republic and, at times, his call for bipartisan legislative action is being used against...