Perspectives
Eleven Fifty-five Water – saviour or killer
Back in November, 1997, THE NEW YORK TIMES ran a feature article entitled, "Turbid Tap Water May Be Source Of Unexplained Intestinal Ailments." This comes as no surprise to those of us who follow Minister Louis Farrakhan, which is why we choose and purchase the water that we drink. The story’s sub-head reads, "Ills blamed on...
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...
Blacks and the immigration issue
The Basis Of Black-Latino Unity Is Not Political (BEC, 07-24-2001) Do you have the Gringo attitude regarding immigration reform legislation? “Gringos” set the tone of debate recently exacerbating tensions between Blacks and Browns. They set the bar at “the back of the bus,” causing some of us to parrot: “African Americans struggle at the lower levels of the economic chain...
Black women celebrate 10th Anniversary of Million Woman March
PHILADELPHIA (FinalCall.com) - The cold, rainy weather did not stop the spirited celebrations marking the 10th Anniversary of the Historic Million Woman March (MWM), October 25-27, in the city of “Sisterly” love. The dream and vision of MWM organizer Sister Phile Chionesu, coupled with the hard work, sacrifice and determination of Black women all around the country, came true...
The Psychology of Deception
Sen. John McCain’s choice of Alaska Governor Sara Palin as his Republican running mate may have more to do with Alaska than Governor Palin. Sen. McCain praised her ability to fight corruption and entrenched bureaucracy. He cited her work with grass roots organizations and her ability to understand working class people. Gov. Palin described herself as just an...
The horror and neo-slavery of sharecropping
-Contributing Writer- (FinalCall.com) - During a recent visit to see my 91-year-old grandmother, I inquired about her move from Abbevelle, S.C. to Philadelphia. After the death of her mother, my grandmother, Francis Ramsey, said her sharecropper father decided there was no reason to stay and moved the family to Philadelphia. She was six years old when the decision...
Too Big To Jail: Money, the Federal Reserve and international banksters
In 2008 the big banks were "too big to fail," but now in 2012 bank "criminals" seem to be "too big to jail." According to a Dec. 11, USA Today story, the British banking giant Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) agreed to pay a record $1.92 billion settlement after a broad investigation by U.S. federal and state...
The sting of hatred and our survival
By FinalCall.com News Just when you thought Halloween, blackface and slave costumes had retired for the year comes news of a “Catch An Illegal” immigrant event on a college campus in Texas. According to writer Scott Kaufman of rawstory.com, the University of Texas at Austin chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas scheduled the “game” for Wednesday, Nov. 20. “According to event's Facebook...
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...
Conspiracy theories and unnecessary Black deaths
By FinalCall.com News When an emergency arises in Africa or elsewhere in the Black world, our vulnerability to those who provide care for us surfaces alongside the threat to life that must be responded to. Such vulnerability should lead to questions about who is providing the care and the service, their agenda and whether we are truly being served. Such questions about...