Final Call
By Richard B. Muhammad -Editor-

Standing with Barack ... From true believers to those who see imperfect president, support runs deep

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The day after Barack Obama delivered a rousing speech to Democratic Party delegates and the country there was bad news for Black America: Unemployment was up and had hit just over eight percent officially.

Yet neither bad jobs numbers nor even dissatisfaction will stop Black support for reelection of the first Black president. A combination of racial pride, continued hope, improved circumstances, and political pragmatism means Mr. Obama can count on Black voters as he drives toward Nov. 6 elections. His overall poll numbers were also climbing after the convention.

How many voters turn out and where, however, are still open questions crucial to his success or failure. The president held a one point lead over Mitt Romney among likely male voters and a 10 point lead over the Republican when asked who was most in touch with voters. » FULL STORY

Political Dissent: A part of 'democracy' on display in Charlotte

By Ashahed M. Muhammad -Asst. Editor-

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The largest city in the state nicknamed the "Queen City," became the center of Americas's political universe as the Democratic National Convention was held here September 4-6.


Rights groups denounce dropping of CIA torture cases

By Jim Lobe

WASHINGTON - U.S. human rights groups have roundly condemned an announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder that the Justice Department will not pursue prosecutions of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers who may have been responsible for the deaths of two prisoners in their custody.


Farrakhan to educators: 'Teach the students to be masters of God's creation'

By Ashahed M. Muhammad -Asst. Editor-

BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan said the Nation of Islam's educators, and by extension, the Muhammad University of Islam should be in the vanguard position of a new educational movement enabling students to reach the highest levels of personal development in working to master all that is God’s creation.


Back to School or back to hell? Why America's education system continues failing Black students

By Starla Muhammad -Staff Writer-

Faulty equipment, fights in the hallways, overcrowded classrooms, failing grades, security guards, scarce resources and high suspension rates. This is not the description of a school in some Third World war torn country.


President signals heated rush to November 6 election

By Richard B. Muhammad -Editor-

CHARLOTTE, NC - The 2012 presidential contest is on. And President Obama delivered a clear message to the country: There has been a good start, but the work isn’t done and he needs to finish what was begun.


Standing with Barack ... From true believers to those who see imperfect president, support runs deep

By Richard B. Muhammad -Editor-

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The day after Barack Obama delivered a rousing speech to Democratic Party delegates and the country there was bad news for Black America: Unemployment was up and had hit just over eight percent officially.

Yet neither bad jobs numbers nor even dissatisfaction will stop Black support for reelection of the first Black president. A combination of racial pride, continued hope, improved circumstances, and political pragmatism means Mr. Obama can count on Black voters as he drives toward Nov. 6 elections. His overall poll numbers were also climbing after the convention.

How many voters turn out and where, however, are still open questions crucial to his success or failure. The president held a one point lead over Mitt Romney among likely male voters and a 10 point lead over the Republican when asked who was most in touch with voters.


Charlotte prepares for Million Man March 17th anniversary

By Andrea Muhammad

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Nation of Islam's Executive Council visited here to work logistics for the 2012 Holy Day of Atonement, which commemorates the 17th anniversary of the historic Million Man March.


Political Dissent: A part of 'democracy' on display in Charlotte

By Ashahed M. Muhammad -Asst. Editor-

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The largest city in the state nicknamed the "Queen City," became the center of Americas's political universe as the Democratic National Convention was held here September 4-6.


Rights groups denounce dropping of CIA torture cases

By Jim Lobe

WASHINGTON - U.S. human rights groups have roundly condemned an announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder that the Justice Department will not pursue prosecutions of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers who may have been responsible for the deaths of two prisoners in their custody.


Motivated and concerned, delegates rally around president

By Ashahed M. Muhammad -Asst. Editor-

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The historic election of Barack Obama in 2008 galvanized and energized voters unlike any other presidential campaign in America’s history.


Libyan weapons arming bloody regional conflicts

By Mel Frykberg

TRIPOLI - In the aftermath of Libya’s 'revolution', Libyan fighters and weapons are flooding areas of conflict in neighboring countries, according to local fighters and officials in several nations.


U.S. stops training some Afghan forces after attacks

By AP

KABUL, Afghanistan - The U.S. military has halted the training of some Afghan forces while it digs deeper into their background following a surge of attacks by soldiers and police on their international partners, officials said Sunday.


AIDS spreading fast across East Europe

By Pavol Stracansky

KIEV (IPS) - Despite pledges from governments across Eastern Europe and Central Asia to fight HIV/AIDS—one of the eight Millennium Development Goals—the region has the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemic.


Anger, labor struggles spread in South Africa

By Jehron Muhammad

South Africans are "reeling in horror" at the killing of 34 miners by police August 16, which to many brought back the darkest memories of the country's apartheid past.


Israel cracking down on Africans, detaining migrants

By AP

JERUSALEM - Just a few months ago, Israel was in the midst of a nationwide uproar over the tens of thousands of African migrants who have poured into the Jewish state.


Drought of 2012 will effect food prices

By FinalCall.com News

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Farmers and ranchers are feeling the heat as a result of this summer’s dry and hot weather, considered the worst American drought in nearly 50 years as detailed in an article in the August issue of Food Nutrition & Science.


China pledges $20 billion in credit to Africa over the next three years

By AP

BEIJING - Chinese President Hu Jintao has promised African governments $20 billion in credit over the next three years and called for more China-Africa coordination in international affairs to defend against the "bullying" of richer powers.


Wells Fargo to pay $175M in lending settlement

By AP

WASHINGTON - Wells Fargo Bank will pay at least $175 million to settle accusations that it discriminated against Black and Hispanic borrowers in violation of fair-lending laws, the Justice Department announced recently.


Churches without faith and financial plans can mean disaster

By Hazel Trice Edney

WASHINGTON - The head of a national Black bankers organization is warning that growing foreclosures upon churches across America indicate houses of worship must quickly change the way they do business or possibly face a national crisis.


Proposal to up minimum wage isn’t going anywhere

By Nisa Islam Muhammad -Staff Writer-

WASHINGTON - On the streets of the nation’s capital responses to Rep. Jesse Jackson’s (D-Ill.) proposal to raise the hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to $10 was mixed.


Reparations and the Presidential Election

By the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

We have nearly 10,000 elected officials, but we're in a worst condition and position today. There’s something wrong with that picture. In football and in warfare, it is the art of deception that wins the war and wins the game, and we are a greatly deceived people.
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Challenging The Genius In Us All

By the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

We are attempting to create a movement that will answer the critical needs of our people. What we hope to do is to create a movement programmatically that ties the learned to the masses of our people so that we can solve the many problems of our people that can never be solved by just one organization, or one leader. It is going to take all of us being together, recognizing the value of each other.
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The American Gangster: An Executive Decision

By the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

Brothers, right now you have been nurtured in a way where you don't have real human feelings. If you go to the prison, penologists will tell you the coldest criminals they have ever seen are the youth, particularly Black and Hispanic young people. » CONTINUE

Love Ye One Another, Even As I Have Loved You

By the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

This world talks a lot about love, but to understand love is to understand the core out of which God operates. Love is not an emotion. It's not that tender feeling that one gets in the heart when you see someone you are attracted to. We are not talking about love on the base level. » CONTINUE

'Healing The Wounds': The Coming of The Messiah

By FinalCall.com News

That mind of White Supremacy has inflicted on all of the darker people a sense of inferiority when we come in the presence of White people. I must say to all of the darker people, and to Black people in particular: You will never see The Kingdom of God thinking you are something less than what God has made you. » CONTINUE

A 'Torchlight' for America: The Nation of Islam Offers Solutions to Fight Crime

By the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

I am not excusing street crime. But justice is a two-edged sword wielded by truth. It cuts both Black and White and has no regard for one's station in life. » CONTINUE

A 'Torchlight' for America: The Nation of Islam Offers Solutions to Fight Crime

By the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

I am not excusing street crime. But justice is a two-edged sword wielded by truth. It cuts both Black and White and has no regard for one's station in life. But in America there is no justice in the courts and in the penal system for Blacks and the poor. » CONTINUE

Success Based On Truth: How The Muslims Reduce Crime And Violence In The Black Community

By FinalCall.com News

In spite of the cowardly, weak and spineless leadership, Black men and women will rise because truth has come and falsehood must vanish. » CONTINUE

Our work is in the streets

By the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

I am exceedingly grateful to the brothers of the F.O.I. and the sisters of the M.G.T. and G.C.C. who answered our call to go out into the streets, to the most dangerous parts of the cities of America, to see if we can initiate a process of real and meaningful change.
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Blessed Ramadan: Breaking Bad Habits and Making New, Good Ones

By The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

This is a very special month of prayer and fasting and sacrifice that is prescribed by Allah to give us the discipline necessary by forsaking the things that are natural: food, water, and, sexual relations with our spouses during the daylight hours. » CONTINUE