Perspectives
The Social Security Con Game
By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- (FinalCall.com) - President George Bush has campaigned hard on fixing the Social Security “crisis” by privatizing a portion of the funds (nearly $2 trillion) available in the trust fund, making them available for eligible citizens to set up private accounts they could use in the stock market to grow their retirement benefit. He alarms people,...
A few words on The Honorable Elijah Muhammad
"The Messenger made the message very clear. He turned alienation into emancipation. He concentrated on taking the slums out of the people and then the people out of the slums." "He was the father of Black consciousness. His leadership exceeded far beyond the membership of the Black Muslims. For more than three decades, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad has been...
NFL fumbles on trick play against Kaepernick
FINALCALL.COM Colin Kaepernick, the outspoken Black quarterback whiteballed by the NFL, forced a league fumble by failing to go for a trick play disguised as another shot at professional football. The so-called “workout” scheduled for Nov. 16, a Saturday, was problematic from the beginning. It apparently came out of nowhere, was set for a day usually devoted to preparing for Sunday...
You’re 2 Krazy!
This is not to say that many technologically-dependent devices may not malfunction to varying degrees, come the new year, but it will be because of scientific miscalculation, rather than Divine Decree. As columnist Mary Schmich wrote recently in the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, "‘Millennium’ by any definition is an arbitrary human invention. So why can’t we reinvent it...
Atlanta murders: Guilt by association
By George Curry-Guest Columnist- When news broke that a prisoner awaiting trial on rape charges in Atlanta had overpowered a sheriff's deputy, taken her gun, and entered a courtroom where he fatally shot the judge presiding over his case, the court stenographer and, later, two others, many Black people thought: I hope it's not a Brother. It's untenable to accept the...
Reparations and the legacy of Rep. John Conyers
FINALCALL.COM With the passing of former U.S. Representative John Conyers came words of praise and appreciation due a man who tried to serve Black interests and the interest of justice while enduring 50 years in Congress. He departed this life Oct. 27 at age 90, and left Congress in 2017. He was rightly remembered for a successful fight to pass legislation...
In Defense of Farrakhan
By Richard B. Muhammad -Editor- It was a beautiful October day. The spirit was high despite a sometimes brisk wind, but those assembled and many others tuned in via the internet were uplifted and inspired by words spoken by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan at the Aretha Franklin Amphitheater in Detroit. But the enemies followed behind a good man, a great...
The 2008 Election: Historic, Whether Obama Wins or Loses
By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- We may be about to witness what political scientists call a “critical election” which promotes a realignment of American politics–in this case, from Republican to Democrat. But more important than that, it may signal a realignment from the conservative politics that have gripped this country for the past 30 years to a more liberal version going...
Willie Lynch Speech: The Making of a Slave
This speech was said to have been delivered by Willie Lynch on the bank of the James River in the colony of Virginia in 1712. Lynch was a British slave owner in the West Indies. He was invited to the colony of Virginia in 1712 to teach his methods to slave owners there. Willie Lynch Speech: The Making of a Slave Greetings, Gentlemen. I greet...
A Mind to Work, A Will to Build, An Example to Follow
With the beginning of a new year, there is great hope and expectation. It’s natural as we look back over the past year, a trying year, to try to see our way forward and what we can, what we should, change on the personal, business or organizational level. There is a scripture, Proverbs 29:18, “Where there is no vision, the people...