CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan wrapped up a busy weekend of activities delivering a profound message titled “All is Vanity” at the Nation of Islam’s international headquarters Mosque Maryam July 1.
The mosque sanc ...
Posted Thursday, July 5th 2012 at 11:20AM
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Al-Jazeera--Recent tests conducted on Yasser Arafat's personal belongings at the time of his unexpected death in 2004 suggest his body contained abnormal levels of radioactive polonium, the same poisonous substance that killed Russian spy-turned-diss ...
Posted Thursday, July 5th 2012 at 10:46AM
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By Dr. Boyce Watkins
July 2, 2011
When I think about the fourth of July, my mind is motionless. I don’t get happy, sad, angry or thoughtful. As a 40-year old man, I can’t even get excited about the fireworks anymore. The holiday means as much t ...
Posted Wednesday, July 4th 2012 at 12:32PM
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TMZ.com--President Obama's Fourth of July celebration will be extra special this year- his oldest, the First Daughter Malia turns 14 on Wednesday.
According to politico.com, the Obamas will host the traditional Independence Day barbecue for milit ...
Posted Wednesday, July 4th 2012 at 12:17PM
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(FinalCall.com) - During the annual State of the City address at the end of May, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu could not sugarcoat the fact that reducing the violence in the streets continues to be his administration’s greatest challenge.
Mr. ...
Posted Tuesday, July 3rd 2012 at 12:22PM
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NEW YORK -- Every year over 400,000 people from around the world descend upon New Orleans for the only music festival that offers not only scorching music performances and a party filled atmosphere, but also a full Empowerment Experience and four day ...
Posted Sunday, July 1st 2012 at 3:28PM
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CHICAGO—The jewel of 79th street is returning with the early July reopening of the Nation of Islam built Salaam restaurant.
Calvin Hollins, the new executive director, said the $5 million Salaam restaurant will officially reopen for business J ...
Posted Sunday, July 1st 2012 at 3:08PM
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CALIFORNIA--For many parents, this is a time of year to be particularly proud; their high school student has just graduated, and as they learned during their commencement address, the "sky is the limit" for their aspirations.
Or is it?
For stud ...
Posted Saturday, June 30th 2012 at 5:21PM
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Phyllis Hyman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in the St. Clair Village, the South Hills section of Pittsburgh. Born to an African American family, she was the eldest of seven children and a third cousin of actor Earle ...
Posted Saturday, June 30th 2012 at 4:31PM
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From Newsweek.com
June 29, 2012
As some 500 000 Haitians still live in displaced camps, five star hotels are being built amid shanty towns.
As part of the country's "Reconstruction", The Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund recently invested $2 million in ...
Posted Friday, June 29th 2012 at 12:28PM
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The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (1914–2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha, Pervis, Yvonne, and Mavis. They are best known for their ...
Posted Thursday, June 28th 2012 at 10:53AM
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Newsweek.com--Pregnancy is the biggest killer of teenage girls worldwide, a charity has said.
Every year one million teenage girls die or are injured because of pregnancy or childbirth, according to Save the Children.
In a new report, the child ...
Posted Thursday, June 28th 2012 at 10:29AM
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From Commentary Magazine
June 26, 2012
At Tablet, Zack Beauchamp wonders whether Democrats are overreacting about former Black Panther Charles Barron’s chance of winning the Brooklyn primary race against the more moderate Hakeem Jeffries:
Ther ...
Posted Wednesday, June 27th 2012 at 12:36PM
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TMZ.com--Elmo impersonators roaming New York are nothing new, but one going off on anti-Semitic / racist tirades - ranting maniacally about Jews while harassing tourists - is.
The NYPD was forced to remove a man wearing the familiar furry, red Elm ...
Posted Wednesday, June 27th 2012 at 12:25PM
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Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco.
Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early 195 ...
Posted Saturday, June 23rd 2012 at 5:36PM
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TMZ.com--Rodney King's fiancée Cynthia Kelley is not invited to his funeral services -- King family sources tell TMZ.
According to sources, the services will be held next Saturday in Hollywood -- but the family hasn't contacted Cynthia since the d ...
Posted Saturday, June 23rd 2012 at 4:43PM
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NEW ORLEANS, LA-- After attending the opening ceremony for the 37th Annual National Association of Black Journalists Convention and Career Fair, the family of Trayvon Martin and their legal team held an exclusive news conference to respond to the fir ...
Posted Friday, June 22nd 2012 at 10:47AM
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ABC News--Andrew Kahn was only a social drinker before his weight-loss surgery. He never imagined he would develop problems with alcohol because he had bariatric surgery. But he did.
The 61-year-old from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who had his gastric ...
Posted Thursday, June 21st 2012 at 11:54AM
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DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince was a hip hop duo from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rapper Will Smith (The Fresh Prince) met Jeff Townes (DJ Jazzy Jeff) while trying to make a name for himself in West Philadelphia's local hip hop scene. Afte ...
Posted Thursday, June 21st 2012 at 11:44AM
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From TheDaily.com
June 20, 2012
If you’re planning a visit to Chicago soon, don’t forget your sunscreen. The Windy City gets ungodly hot in the summer time, with temperatures peaking above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in early August. And don’t forget ...
Posted Thursday, June 21st 2012 at 11:26AM
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Joseph Douglass (1871–1935) was a groundbreaking African-American concert violinist and grandson of abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
During the time following the Civil War, many African-American musicians began to break into the art music genre. Joseph Douglass, a concert violinist, was one of t ...
Posted Tuesday, June 19th 2012 at 1:13PM
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