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The Darkness of Night Precedes The Day

The Holy Month of Ramadan is the 9th month of the Muslim lunar calendar, which consists of 12 months. “Surely the number of months with Allah is twelve months by Allah’s ordinance, since the day when He created the heavens and the earth.” (Holy Qur’an, 9:36). According to the lunar calendar months, the number of days in the month are...

We hold this truth to be self-evident … Justice Or Else!

By FinalCall.com News In 1776, one of the most important documents in world history was presented and has been used as a model for people seeking to exercise the right of self-determination. The writers of the document, blinded by hypocrisy, White supremacy and racism, didn't see the conflict between their Declaration of Independence and their barbaric and sadistic mistreatment of a...

The attack of the Bad and Bougie, Dr. Umar and Black Nationalism

Professor Afrika Jackson had just finished a two-hour lecture in front of a packed house discussing how African American parents could prevent their sons from dropping out of high school when someone handed him a strange note warning that “they”  were out front waiting for him. Fearing that he was surrounded by the KKK or the Skinheads, Professor...

Get Knowledge for Life: Graduate with the purpose of helping our people

It is so wonderful to see graduation pictures on social media of brothers and sisters graduating from high school and college. As one step in life is completed, it leads to another challenge. As long as we have a purpose or can be guided to a good purpose, we will continue to grow. I recall asking one of my African...

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...

Are Black male, female relationships in danger?

Community health: Are Black male, female relationships in danger? The above question came to mind as I viewed the film NO! by Director ,Writer, Aishah Shahidah Simmons. Her film debuted with Teri Burnette’s film “Gloomy Gyrl” at the 10th Annual Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival and Lecture Series in New York on September 29th. Both films...

News Analysis: Farrakhan and the press

WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan's presence in Washington for the Millions More Movement provided the national press corps with rare access to the Nation of Islam leader. Although the Nation of Islam has rented the ballroom at the National Press Club (NPC) frequently during the last several years, it's been almost a decade since he was...

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...

A voice for Black America passes

By Richard B. Muhammad - Editor The passing of George E. Curry, a great defender and supporter of the Black Press and an important editor and journalist, was sudden and difficult for me to hear. I had known Mr. Curry, as I usually called him, for some years. I took a trip with him to Algeria and Western Sahara in North...

Back to War in Iraq

By FinalCall.com News The United States again engaged in military operations in Iraq as reports of the suffering of religious minorities and Shia Muslims came out of the fractured nation. This time the U.S. targets were the black flag flying “terrorists” known as ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which the Obama administration said had cornered innocents on...