Perspectives
Africa the new focus of Western Domination
(FinalCall.com) - As the world watches the current crisis in Mali and Algeria unfold, we are witnessing the militarization, reoccupation and re-colonization of Africa by Western powers led by France with some African cooperation. The events come amid a time of increased global competition from powers like China, India, Malaysia and Turkey and a visible decline of America...
‘Knockout’ is no game for Black folk
By Richard B. Muhammad (FinalCall.com) - Youth prowl streets and lash out in a dangerous game: Knockout. Thugs sucker punch people, nearly killing them. Finally one of these vicious animals was arrested and charged in Houston. The alleged perpetrator isn't the same as shadowy figures shown on surveillance tapes. The alleged thug is a White man and the “Knockout” victim an elderly...
Punishing the children of illegal immigrants
By George Curry-Guest Columnist- If you're not a Native American, you're an immigrant. We're a country of immigrants. Yet, the nation is embarking on a nasty and divisive debate over how to stem the flow of illegal immigrants, mostly from Mexico and Central America, and what to do about the undocumented workers already living here. Suggestions have ranged from President...
Eleven days in Brazil
I recently returned from Brazil, which is a beautiful country in South America and a land of nearly 180 million people. The population of the African-Brazilian population has always been in question. The questions are, "is the African population of Brazil 30 percent (or 54 million), 40 percent (or 72 million), or 50 percent (or 90 million)?" We...
Navy Beans Contain Key Fats That Protect and Heal the Body
by Dr. Christina Parks | Guest Columnist We have been indoctrinated in our modern age to think that eating fat is a bad thing. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Each cell of your body is encased in a fatty membrane that protects that cell and determines what is allowed to enter and exit. Further, there are...
America’s Failing Democracy
By Final Call News The United States has tried to export and bludgeon nations into accepting her version of democracy. But the death of a system corrupted by big money, special interests and obstacles to the basic right to vote is on display in 2016 runs for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations. The GOP debacle is the biggest example of...
The Savage America: No Peace
“And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.” Revelation, Chapter 14, Verse 20, King James Version Where will the next instance of mass killing happen in America? That question haunts the United States as almost daily somewhere in this country,...
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...
A Reverse ‘Farrakhan Litmus Test’ For Hillary?
By Richard B. Muhammad - Editor Hillary Clinton is as nervous as young Blacks and those off the Democratic Party plantation ask which Hillary wants Black support and which Hillary will rule if voted into the White House? Her positions that hurt Blacks and past racial shenanigans are rising from political graves–they should. She has been forced to renounce support for...
FCN Editorial Time to squash violence. Period!
FINALCALLNEWS (FinalCall.com) - A recent quote by rap star Ja Rule sums up the tragedy, not only of the senseless murder of Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell, but of the overwhelming incidents of violence in the Black community. Describing why concerns about his safety have grown with his fame, he said: "It’s sad, because that feeling is mainly towards my Black...