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Rep. Keith Ellison: Confronting challenges of race and religion

By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- FCN Editorial - First Muslim member of U.S. Congress (FCN, 01-06-2007) This session of Congress begins the career of Attorney Keith...

White supremacy mental disorder

The recent case of five police officers killing 23-year-old Sean Bell and injuring two of hisfriends should make it obvious that Blacks continue to...

Nation of Islam in Paris, France

From Paris with Love:A one on one with Thierry Muhammad Paris, France (FinalCall.com) - It's the city where Black notables such as abolitionist Frederick...

How to lose friends and make enemies

Harassment in the name of National Security Amnesty International condemns racial profiling (FCN, 09-30-2004) I thought long and hard about writing this article....

Run, Obama, run

By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- The specter grows that finds Senator Barack Obama being turned into a national phenomenon, drawing huge crowds of people wanting...

From Venezuela; A Message of Solidarity

A  balanced, beneficial relationship I recently visited Venezuela to congratulate President Hugo Chavez and the victory of the Venezuelan people to keep in...

America’s ground is cracking

-Guest Columnist- More than 60 percent of the United States now has abnormally dry or drought conditions, stretching from Georgia to Arizona and across...

Has hip hop lost its soul?

A lyrical revolution - Interview with Immortal Technique (FCN, 08-08-2006)'It’s bigger than hip hop' - Interview with Stic.Man of dead prez -Pt. 1...

Our debt to society

Now that Black voters have exercised their electoral franchises, isn't it time they demand that the people they elected correct America's system of...

Black voters made the difference in 2006 election

By Ron Walters-Guest Columnist- I have to begin this brief review of the 2006 elections with something of a requiem for the fact that...