Perspectives
Toward a Black and Brown Political Coalition
Uniting the Black, Red and Brown (FCN Editorial, 05-18-2007)An Open Letter to Black Americans from Latinos (FCN, 09-09-2003)The Basis Of Black-Latino Unity Is Not Political (BEC, 07-24-2001) As we find ourselves in the throes of the current political agendas, it is of the utmost importance that the Black and Brown communities recognize that a political coalition is in the...
The Ghetto Economics of X-Mass
Santa Claus Comes to tha 'hood Back in the day, every Christmas my pops used to blast James Brown's song “Santa Claus Come Straight to the Ghetto” from the speakers of our 8 track stereo. The kids in the neighborhood would groove to that jam, all having fond thoughts of the jolly ol' White dude coming to the ‘hood...
Blacks and the Subprime Mortgage Market
WILLIAM.REED Budgeting tips for low-income families (FCN, 11-30-2004) The recent rise in mortgage foreclosures, fueled by subprime lending, seriously threatens stability and revitalization across America. With interest rates at historic lows during the recent real estate boom investors poured trillions of dollars into mortgage securities in search of higher-yielding assets. Now, possibilities of a national recession loom large. Mortgages form the financial...
Why Did I Get Married? A Psychodynamic View
Tyler Perry’s movie Why Did I Get Married? has sparked a renewed interest in Black male/female relationships, a subject that is more likely to be addressed in barbershops and beauty salons than at social/mental health conferences. The growth of America’s minority population is a threat to White Supremacy advocates. White people are rapidly becoming the minority. The power-elite is...
Making ‘useful land’ useless
(FinalCall.com) - According to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics, in 2004, 85-95 percent of farm household income has come from off-farm sources (including employment earnings, other business activities, and unearned income). For the 82 percent of U.S. farming operations that have annual sales of $100,000 or less, off-farm income typically accounts for all but a negligible amount...
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...
Coming all the way home
In studying the history of Black land ownership, I became fascinated with the 45-year period after slavery when Black people amassed over 16 million acres of land. Most of the land was in what is called the “Black Belt.” Nearly 30 percent of the farm land in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and Arkansas were owned by Blacks in 1910....
Congress authorizes domestic spying
ASKIAMSenior Correspondent WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Call it “1984.” Call it “Big Brother” snooping in the lives of All Americans. Call it what you will, it’s the law of the land now and it was enacted with the open complicity of the Democratically-controlled Congress. “It” is the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a bill which allows the administration of...
End the persecution of Imam Jamil Al-Amin
ASKIAMSenior Correspondent Fight to free Jamil Al-Amin (FCN/Mumia Abu-Jamal, 11-20-2001) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - From his jail cell on K-Block in the state prison at Reidsville, Ga., to his supporters all over the country–an unambiguous demand is being sounded for prison authorities and for the legal system itself, to end the unjust persecution of Imam Jamil Al-Amin. “My husband says he feels he...
Water: The Essence of Life
In our previous articles on gardens, we stressed the importance of ample sunlight, good soil and fertile seeds. However, none of these ingredients can serve plants and thereby raise food without the life essential element of water. Water is the essence of life as knowledge is the essence of our human development. Therefore, you must plant your garden...