Perspectives
Is America ‘Post-Racial’ yet?
WILLIAM.REED -Guest Columnist- They say: The historic election of President Barack Obama “has changed what it means to be Black in America.” The people talking that smack of America entering into “a post-racial society” are engaged in much more fantasy than fact. The facts: In June 2009 unemployment rates reported were: adult men (10 percent), adult women (7.6 percent), teenagers (24.0...
Defending Farrakhan: The Campaign to Free the Real Children of Israel
(FinalCall.com) - For nearly three hate-filled decades, Jewish organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, the American Jewish Committee, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center have written and spoken ill of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, seeking to tarnish his good name and works. BOOK REVIEW Many admirers and supporters of the work of Minister Farrakhan and...
Punching Mickey in the Mouth
ORLANDO (FinalCall.com) - Landing here to attend the National Association of Black Journalists convention and along a shuttle ride to my temporary residence, it's clear that Mickey is the lord of all I survey. The mega-entertainment Mouse's face is everywhere. Signs declare discounted tickets for parks and rides, half-off t-shirts, cut-rate meals, and two-for-one trinkets–not to mention hotels along major...
When Hell freezes over …
By FinalCall.com News The proverbial phrase when “Hell Freezes Over” became a reality when Hell, Mich., some sixty miles from Detroit reached -4 degrees and as low as -27 degrees. Death spread across America in January as weather-related tragedies struck, including car and truck pile-ups and a homeless man was found frozen solid behind a building in Maryland. In a...
Justice still needed at Justice Department
By FinalCall.com News News that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has resigned brought sadness from some quarters but as one of few original cabinet members for Barack Obama prepares to leave office, there is a raging problem that will not go away and that requires federal intervention. The problem is rampant police abuses and, in particular, the targeting of young Black...
Who framed Marilyn J. Mosby and what are we going to do about it?
By Richard B. Muhammad BALTIMORE- There are some predictable things in my hometown: Downtown crowds will drown their woes in beer after the Orioles major league team has a bad night. Baltimore Ravens football fans will paint their faces purple and black, donning like colored wigs to show support for the NFL team and sharing deep hatred for the Pittsburgh Steelers...
Sowing seeds of rage
By Final Call News Just over a year ago, The Final Call newspaper published its first cover story about unrest in Baltimore. The headline read, “Black pain, Black rage!” and attempted to tell the story of what was underneath unrest that exploded in the city. The fights, protests and fires eventually drew the attention of the world and the intervention...
Justice for Mother King
By Richard B. Muhammad - Editor “We want justice. Equal justice under the law. We want justice applied equally to all, regardless of race, creed, class or color.” Those words comprise Point No. 2 of The Muslim Program, under the section, “What The Muslims Want.” Justice is important but has been an elusive thing for us. Justice essentially means you get what...
Discernment, misguided opinions and ending religious gangbanging
FINALCALL.COM Pastor Jamal Bryant is a brilliant Black man, who grew a sizable congregation in Baltimore, before moving on to a new home at New Birth, a megachurch in Atlanta. His preaching and elements of his life, from personal struggles to going from a GED recipient to a student at Morehouse College, a master's degree and doctoral work are inspiring. He...
Trump, Treason And The Fall Of America
FINALCALL.COM Upset by demands for documents, witnesses to testify and a fast-moving impeachment process unfolding in the U.S. House of Representatives, the president of the United States declared the country could be headed toward a “civil war” if he is removed from power. America has moved to another critical point, a potential point of explosion as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)...