Perspectives
The Farrakhan Question and the Problem with White America
By Richard B. Muhammad, editor There are some things that White America simply did not understand about the funeral service and memorials for the late, great Aretha Franklin: the wardrobe changes as she lie in state at the Wright Museum of African-American History, at New Bethel Baptist Church and during her funeral at Greater Grace Temple; singer Fantasia taking off...
Obama: The ‘White Like Me’ Tour
WILLIAM.REED -Guest Columnist- Before he went to Martha's Vineyard for 10 days at a 1,200-acre, $50,000 a week hobby ranch, President Obama's three-day tour of the American heartland illustrated his reelection plans and strategy. In the “White Like Me Tour,” Pres. Obama sought to get the attention of population segments disillusioned with him and infuse Middle-American voters with optimism, while...
Deconstructing the Zionist Myth
(FinalCall.com) - I shook hands with an 86-year old holocaust survivor the other day, and I don't feel any different. Don't misunderstand me, this is not being written to diminish the suffering of those placed in concentration camps and killed by those under the command of Adolph Hitler and through the enforcement of his henchmen. I write this to...
We can’t depend on others to protect Black women and girls
By Final Call News The worst thing about the indignity and brutality captured on the video of a White officer slamming a Black mother in Ft. Worth, Texas to the ground, then arresting her and her two daughters is that it was unsurprising. The enemy has always delighted in abusing and disrespecting the Black woman. But to see such unmitigated, unapologetic...
Armed, angry, dangerous’and White
By FinalCall.com News America's angry White men are claiming a victory in Nevada after punking the federal government in a dispute over land, fees and grazing rights. Rancher Cliven Bundy, backed by gun-toting supporters, political leaders and the right wing media, forced federal officials to high tail it off federal land and fall back on efforts to collect $1 million the...
Being rich is bad for your health
By Richard B. Muhammad Wealth can be bad for your health. Having too much money can leave you unable to function in society–and can get you off when you kill and injure people while driving drunk. A Texas judge has decided 16-year-old Ethan Couch, who plowed into four pedestrians killing them after losing control of his father's Ford F-350 pickup, deserves...
12 Years A Slave: Depravity, Denial and Truth
By Richard B. Muhammad -Editor- The movie 12 Years A Slave tells a harrowing and disturbing tale. It should: The movie is about a free Black man, tricked, kidnapped and sold into slavery. It's due for release in October but a recent showing at the Toronto Film Festival shocked some so much that they left the theater. The beatings and killings...
A chance for change in Chicago policing
FINALCALL.COM With the retirement announcement of Chicago police superintendent Eddie Johnson, reformist Mayor Lori Lightfoot has an opportunity to bring “light” and change to a department plagued by abusive, failed, costly policing and misconduct. Mayor Lightfoot, however, should avoid the trap of recycling someone else into the Windy City's top cop position, with its billion-dollar budget, and deep problems. Over and over...
Economic justice, Black progress and the Supreme Court
FINALCALL.COM Entrepreneur Byron Allen was once known as a comedian but having created an estimated $1 billion media entity, he's no joke and neither is his upcoming Supreme Court case challenging the giant Comcast Corp. and Charter Communications. At the root of his $20 million lawsuit, which is scheduled to be heard by the high court Nov. 13, are charges that...
The Bitter Tears Of Angela Rye And Other Black Apologists
By Final Call News Analyst Angela Rye decided to wade in on the attacks on the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and the continued targeting of the Nation of Islam minister by Jewish leaders, groups and organizations. Through tears, she spoke of her “pain” over words allegedly spoken by Min. Farrakhan. He needs to just stop talking about Jews, she declared,...