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by Brian E. Muhammad, Anisah Muhammad and J.A. Salaam The Final Call @TheFinalCall

The leader of the Not F---king Around Coalition (NFAC), an all-Black militia that has been in the media over the last year was recently arrested on federal charges and later charged with state crimes by authorities in Kentucky. He is accused of pointing a weapon at federal agents and city po- lice offi cers. Activists and analysts say the charges refl ect longtime and ever-present attempts to control and target Blacks seen as “militant” and who claim the constitutional right to bear arms. John F. Johnson, also known as Grandmaster Jay, was charged Dec. 3 with assaulting and aiming an assault weapon at federal task force offi cers for the Federal Bureau of Inves- tigation, the U.S. Secret Service, and Louisville Metro Po- lice Department offi cers in early September. As WAVE-TV 3 in Louisville reported Dec. 4, Mr. John- son faces an additional fi ve state counts of wanton endanger- ment for allegedly pointing an AR-15-style rifl e at LMPD offi cers on Sept. 4, the day the NFAC was protesting in downtown Louisville. The documents allege Mr. Johnson pointed the gun at offi cers positioned on a building rooftop. Authorities claim Mr. Johnson was caught on surveillance video. “The complaining witness is listed as an LMPD offi cer. John Fitzgerald Johnson, also known as Grandmaster Jay, leads NFAC members on a march to Parc San Souci in downtown Lafayette, La., Oct. 3. NFAC, a Black militia group based in Atlanta, marched in Lafayette in response to threats made by U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins on Facebook regarding Johnson is set to be arraigned on Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. in Jeffer- protests in Lafayette following the death of Trayford Pellerin, a 31-year-old Black man, who was fatally shot by Lafayette police responding to a repor- son County,” the news station reported. ted disturbance involving a man with a knife at a north Lafayette gas station on Aug. 21. Photo: AP/Wide World Photos Russell Coleman, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky announced the federal charges. was but had no offi cers on the ground in Jefferson Square. I together as he did to fi ght for Black Power.” Mr. Johnson, 57, was arrested at his West Chester, Ohio know because I was there,” she continued. Mr. Johnson was also arrested a day before the anniver- home, later booked into a Louisville facility and appeared “A defense wall was built in front of me by the angry patri- sary of the police killing of Black Panthers Fred Hampton and before a federal judge. ots, so let’s focus on them (law enforcement) focusing on one Mark Clark in their Chicago apartment in 1969. Lori “Chaka” White, chief of staff for the St. Louis Chap- group, the NFAC. If I wasn’t there, I would have thought that “I think it’s fi tting that this state-sponsored terrorism, po- ter of the New Black Panther Party, rejects the charges and was the only group there that weekend.” lice-sponsored terrorism, on behalf of the United States Attor- law enforcement’s double standard. “Are we the example? Yes. This is their way of telling us ney has been deployed against our brother on the anniversary “I stood in the street with 15 heavily armed White men ‘y’all can play, but we play harder,’ ” said Ms. White. “They of the state killing of Mark Clark and Fred Hampton,” said Dr. standing in front of me, fi ngers on triggers, the very same will do whatever they can do to make us understand they are in Greg Carr, chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies day they claimed Grandmaster Jay pointed a fi rearm at control. Why wait 90 days to fi le criminal charges? she asked. at Howard University. agents, not one LMPD offi cer was present,” said Ms. White. “When they feel a Black man has power, they will seek to Historically, he said, police have been an extension of “LMPD was aware of all groups that would be present break him. I support him (NFAC leader Johnson). I’m for the White nationalist interests and if they charge Mr. Johnson with that weekend. They had a heavy presence where the NFAC work; I don’t know many people that can pull as many people Continued on page 16 A Message Dedicated to the Resurrection of the Black Man and Woman of America and the World. Founded by MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN, National Representative of the Honorable Elijah Muhamm ad and the Nation of Islam Naba’a Muhammad...... Editor-In-Chief Abdul Rasul Muhammad...... General Manager

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such as the duration of immunity they offer, possible long-term side effects and variance across different ages, rac- es and ethnicities—will likely take an- other year or so to understand,” Johns Hopkins’ experts said, according to the Questions aren’t going Baltimore Sun Dec. 4. “The promise of a vaccine comes as COVID-19 wreaks new havoc across the country. More people are being away, despite high hospitalized and dying of the disease caused by the virus than at any other point during the pandemic, and hos- pitals are reporting troubling signs of manufacturer praise strain. “But even if vaccines become wide- ly available before the end of the year, of Covid-19 vaccines many more months of study, clinical trial testing and research will be re- quired before vaccines can be deemed effective,” said Dr. William Moss, ex- ecutive director of the International Vaccine Access Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, during a virtual media briefing. Therein lies a big part of the prob- “We also don’t know how long this by Naba’a Muhammad lem, according to critics of pharmaceu- vaccine will remain effective. While While crediting vaccine makers with Editor tical giants. They want safe vaccines vaccines are normally not approved “astonishing” progress in a little more @RMfinalcall and are concerned about vaccine in- unless they protect people than 12 months, Dr. Moss told juries. Such critics, who include sci- for at least a year, these ar- the Sun, “not enough time has Some called the latest coronavirus entists, epidemiologists, and medical en’t normal times,” he noted. elapsed to determine whether vaccine announcements by big phar- doctors, argue there are viable alterna- “Messenger RNA—the the vaccines have any long- maceutical companies Moderna and tives to rushed Covid-19 vaccines. method used by Pfizer’s term side effects … or wheth- Pfizer encouraging. Others pointed out The reported results from vaccine vaccine candidate—is very er vaccines can prevent trans- serious unanswered questions and un- manufacturers is based on little data unstable, and no mRNA vac- mission.” knowns, despite talk of FDA approvals but even a safe, working cines have yet been approved And another Hopkins pro- and company declarations vaccine would not mag- for human use. Creating fessional noted, “vaccines of success. won’t save lives if the major- ically end the pandemic. mRNA in specially designed Dr. William Moss Moderna, which claimed Mask wearing and social stainless steel bioreactors re- Photo: MGN Online ity of the public has doubts or a 94.1 percent success rate distancing would still be quires sterile conditions with refuses to get one.” in its Covid-19 vaccine necessary as a safe vaccine a precise temperature and humidity. And, while federal officials, vac- in preventing infection or worked its way through the This instability is one of the reasons cine proponents and even some Black transmission of the virus, population, which has been the vaccine must be kept so cold,” the medical professionals cheerlead for applied for emergency use hesitant to accept vaccines Motley Fool article continued. vaccines and having Blacks and other authorization with the Food and Drug pushed by federal officials. “As you might imagine, it’s a lot non-Whites hit hard by the coronavirus Administration on Nov. 30. The FDA’s Even the investor publication, Mot- easier to make a small batch of mRNA get vaccines first, skepticism and dis- Vaccines and Related Biological Prod- ley Fool, conceded vaccines include for a clinical trial than it is to make trust remain. ucts Advisory Committee is scheduled things to worry about. hundreds of millions of doses for full- Dr. Anthony Fauci and others have to review Moderna’s data during a Dec. In an article titled “Pfizer’s Vaccine scale distribution.” said “trusted messengers,” like ath- 7 public hearing at Final Call press- Candidate Is Effective—But It Has Is- Experts at Johns Hopkins in Balti- letes and celebrities, will be recruited time. sues,” writer Jason Hawthorne admit- more also admitted “vital questions re- to promote the vaccine and likely take Pfizer applied for federal approval ted it was much less than a slam dunk. main unanswered.” Nov. 20, claiming a 95 percent success “Beyond regulatory approval, there are There is “much about the vaccines— Continued on page 35 rate. It’s review by the FDA’s oversight manufacturing, logistical, and efficacy committee is planned for Dec. 10, but questions to deal with. With the world the United Kingdom approved the Pfiz- waiting, there is no question human er product Dec. 2. ingenuity will prevail. But getting this Approval means that during a pub- vaccine out to billions of people may lic health emergency, the FDA can in- not be the walk in the park the markets See page 10 for a special article voke its Emergency Use Authorization seem to assume,” said the writer. about Covid-19 and U.S. plans for authority to allow unapproved medical The Pfizer vaccine’s reported effec- products, or unapproved uses of ap- tive rate “is only an interim analysis— depopulation by Nation of Islam proved medical products to diagnose, an early look. While there were more treat, or prevent serious or life-threat- than 40,000 participants in the overall National Spokesperson ening diseases, according to the FDA. trial, this reported efficacy is based Certain criteria must be met first, in- on 170 individuals. I’ll be curious to Ava Muhammad. cluding the absence of adequate, ap- see whether the efficacy rate holds up proved, and available alternatives per when more data is revealed,” wrote Mr. the FDA. Hawthorne. DECEMBER 15, 2020 THE FINAL CALL 4 Black voices silenced on social media, digital platforms show need for independence, ownership, unity

by Anisah Muhammad Contributing Writer @MuhammadAnisah

Attempts to silence the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan on social me- dia and digital platforms have once again reignited. The sparks fl ew after the Mus- lim leader delivered his July 4 message, “The Criterion.” A few days after the message, YouTube removed the Nation of Islam’s offi cial YouTube channel. Recently, those who have tried to share “The Criterion” on their YouTube channels have gotten videos removed. Dr. Boyce Watkins, entrepreneur and Dr. Boyce Watkins Photos: Youtube Tariq Nasheed Ben X fi nance professor, was suspended after posting the video to his channel. summer 2018, Netfl ix refused to stream the Minister as their little scapegoat.” “YouTube came along and said that his documentary, “My Life’s Journey ‘Facebook and all Why is Minister Farrakhan and inde- your post violates our community stan- Through Music,” after previously agreeing these people, they had pendent Black thought being silenced? Dr. dards on hate speech. So, for one week, to run it. In May 2019, Facebook and Ins- billions of dollars in Watkins explained that part of the reason they are not allowing us to post or go tagram banned Minister Farrakhan, along why is because intelligent and progressive live or do anything on that channel, and with a cluster of White Supremacists. startup capital. And the Black voices are seen as a disruptive, de- I don’t regret it one bit. I am very happy Later that year, Twitter banned his ac- interesting thing is, all stabilizing force. to go down, burning with Minister Far- count from tweeting over a 2018 tweet that of these social media “They want to integrate us and pull us rakhan and the Nation of Islam, because came from his lecture on the 23rd anniver- into their way of thinking, deny us our cul- I know where our strongholds exist in sary of the Million Man March. Twitter platforms are dependent ture, undermine who we are, brainwash us the Black community,” he told The Final said the tweet compared Jews to termites. upon Black people. We from birth, and there are voices online that Call. “It’s a warning shot to our company The Minister’s actual words were: “When make these things hot. are fi ghting against that. So, because the to let us know that at some point, they they talk about Farrakhan, call me a hater, power of technology is so vast and these can come down and shut call me an anti-Semite; stop We made MySpace hot. companies have way too much power, us down completely, and it. I’m anti-termite. I don’t We made Facebook hot. they’re using that power in an unfair way the bigger you are, the know anything about hating to basically persecute intelligent Black more of a target you be- anyone because of their re- We make Instagram hot. people without any sort of recourse or due come.” ligious preference. But just We make Twitter hot. And process,” he said. Social media infl u- like they called our ances- they use our infl uence, Mr. Nasheed, who created an app, encer Ben X has also been tors in the 1930s ‘voodoo FoundationFlex, where Black people can a target of YouTube’s people,’ they fi gure ‘anti- but then when our connect, said a solution to the silencing is censorship. His channel Semite’ would be a good infl uence gets out for Black people to create their own plat- was terminated in 2018 thing to put on us. Farra- of control, when our forms. But he said one of the challenges is for hate speech. On Dec. 2, he posted a khan hates Jews. Stop it.” the lack of startup capital. screenshot to his Instagram page of You- The Minister continued, “You cannot infl uence is going into “Facebook and all these people, they Tube telling him that “The Criterion” fi nd one Jew that one who follows me a direction where had billions of dollars in startup capital,” video he posted was removed because it has plucked one hair from his head. You it’s constructive for he said. “And the interesting thing is, all violates their hate speech policy. haven’t found us defi ling a synagogue. of these social media platforms are depen- “Scripture talks about when you pick Our Qur’an teaches us if we see something Black people, then the dent upon Black people. We make these up your cross and follow him, you’ll be like that stop it. They call me anti-Semitic. censorship thing starts things hot. We made MySpace hot. We lied on, hated on, persecuted as well for No, you are anti-Black. Now I’m talking to made Facebook hot. We make Instagram following and being in that same line. the anti-Black White folk. Why do you lay popping off.’ hot. We make Twitter hot. And they use So the fact that we aren’t afraid to put around Black people like the 10 Percent in –Tariq Nasheed our infl uence, but then when our infl uence up the Minister’s message and we aren’t our Lessons? You know we’re a talented fi lmmaker, activist and social gets out of control, when our infl uence is afraid to share the Minister’s message, people so you lay right around us, ‘I’ll be justice advocate going into a direction where it’s construc- that means that we will be censored as your manager.’ … How did they get to tive for Black people, then the censorship well and are beginning to be censored,” own everything that we have created? It’s ister Farrakhan at the same time as White thing starts popping off.” he said. because they’re Master Deceivers and they Supremacists. Dr. Watkins has found alternative social “It’s just proof that the enemy is hate the fact that we are strong enough to “It was very random for them to target media platforms that promote free speech, afraid of the truth that’s coming out of say it. Now when a liar has gotten ahold the Minister, because there’s so much pres- such as Parler app, and he created a plat- the Minister’s mouth,” the young entre- of you, the liar is afraid of anybody who sure being put on them to do something form called Blaggenuf where Black peo- preneur added. knows the truth and will tell it. So, they about these White Supremacist groups who ple can express themselves freely. There YouTube’s silencing of the Honor- don’t want you near Farrakhan.” are online organizing these violent protests are other up and coming Black-owned able Minister Louis Farrakhan’s July 4 Tariq Nasheed, fi lmmaker, activist and and these violent attacks,” he said. “They social media platforms such as Melanated message is not the fi rst time he has been social justice advocate, said people were try to make some type of comparative ex- People, Star Pages and others. censored by a digital platform. In the confused when social media banned Min- tremism in Black society, so they like to use Continued on page 24 DECEMBER 15, 2020 THE FINAL CALL 5

Seeking Black unity in a critical hour: Leadership AAGRICULTUREGRICULTURE & Circle to convene summit FFOODOOD SECURITYSECURITY tivated by the efforts the group by Brian E. Muhammad made to bring leaders together. Staff Writer As a former leader with the group, @globalpeeks Mr. Kambon sees the Nubian Leadership Circle as a continua- EEDUCATIONDUCATION BBUSINESSUSINESS HHEALTHEALTH CARECARE A virtual summit is bringing tion of the effort. together Black thought leaders He credited the Honorable to discuss unity in serving the Minister Louis Farrakhan of the needs of Black people across the Nation of Islam with being a ma- country and parts of the world. jor proponent of the unity being The upcoming Dec. 12 gather- fostered. Min. Farrakhan will de- ing—with the theme “Having liver closing remarks at the vir- The Will To Afrikan tual summit which will Nation Build!”—is be- include presentations ing convened by the by Harvard University Nubian Leadership scholar Dr. Cornel West, Circle, a nationwide al- Dr. E. Faye Williams, liance of Black leader- national president of ship groups and organi- the National Congress zations. of Black Women, Mr. “The primary man- Kambon and others. date of the NLC is to Dr. E. Faye Williams Continued racism build Umoja (Unity) and oppression demand among Afrikan/Black organiza- organizing to challenge the forces tions to provide a structure that that threaten Black people and promotes a ‘power base’ that building unity to protect Black protects and defends our rights,” lives and Black interests, said said the Nubian Leadership Cir- meeting organizers. cle. The gathering’s theme— The group emphasizes opera- “Having The Will To Afrikan Na- tional unity between organiza- tion Build!”—speaks to the need tions with diverse ideologies and to envision and create a Black fu- methods of addressing local, na- ture. tional, and global issues “I would say that affecting Black life. Black people have al- “The essential prin- ways had challenges,” ciple of operational uni- said Dr. Williams. “But ty is ‘unity without uni- the difference in then formity’ in functional and now is that many terms,” said the Nubian believed, many of us too many selfi sh leaders that and lessen reliance on outside sup- rate unit, they are often times Leadership Circle. This thought that things were look out for themselves,” Dr. port, explained Mr. Kambon. “isolated and ignored” when it allows organizations to getting better for our Williams said. Mr. Kambon, who is based in comes to decision-making and “retain their autonomy people.” Many initiatives launched and Boston, pointed to an example of direction. and independence” However, she con- reliable services offered by or- unity and winning in his city. A “What we’re saying is that while working col- tinued, under President ganizations before the pandemic primary Boston shopping center anyone from 15 and up, when laboratively on issues, Donald Trump, Blacks have been slowed or halted, which named after Thomas Dudley, a they register, they can sign up programs, projects, and Dr. Cornel West saw that was not really brought added need for a call to colonial Massachusetts governor, for any one of the cadres they initiatives in the interest true. unity, said summit organizers. has been renamed Nubian Square. want, and not be isolated and ig- of the community, said the group. “This last election showed us “We have to come together to Although some naysayers dis- nored,” said Mr. Kambon. The December summit is the that nearly one-half of this nation fi gure out how to help our people missed the move as a “symbolic The Nubian Leadership Cir- fi rst gathering of the Washington, hates us with a vengeance,” said who are suffering more than usu- act,” his group also formed the cle will be divided into seven ar- D.C.-based group, which began Dr. Williams. It’s important the al,” stressed Dr. Williams. It will Nubian Business Group which eas or cadres: Spiritual Renewal; organizing three years ago, said leaders come together in a time take a unifi ed effort to meet the has a say in economic ventures at Health and Education; Land summit convenor and Nubian of growing disparity between challenges Blacks are facing, she the shopping center. and Food; Economic Develop- Leadership Circle founder Sadiki the haves and have-nots, she ar- said. The work of the summit is ment; Arts and Culture; Family Kambon. gued. Blacks are facing losses or An aim for the one day gath- born out of the desire to dupli- Essence; and Communication Mr. Kambon sees the Nubian negative outcomes in everything ering is to facilitate unity, build a cate what was done in Boston and Technology. Leadership Circle in the mode of from food security, health care “common base of operations” and dispel negative attitudes about The 2020 Nubian Leader- the National African American and housing to education and a develop a blueprint that individual what Blacks can achieve, said Mr. ship Circle Virtual Conference Leadership Summit which began loss of jobs compounded by the organizations can use with col- Kambon. is Dec. 12, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. convening leaders and organiza- devastating coronavirus pan- lective Nubian Leadership Circle The summit includes youth in- EST and open to the public. For tions in nationwide meetings in demic. support. The idea is to pool and volvement, not as a separate com- more information and registra- the 1990s. “We at one time looked out create resources that will sustain ponent, but with full participation. tion, visit www.nubianleader- He was infl uenced and mo- for our people, but now we have the Black community from within He said when youth are in a sepa- shipcircle.com. DECEMBER 15, 2020 THE FINAL CALL 6

The Baltimore Community Mediation Center recognized Andrew Muhammad as their Peace Maker of the Year 2020. Helping Baltimoreans learn that some beefs cannot be squashed by moving from one side Baltimore honors those helping to create peace in the city with the Peacemaker of the Photos: Andre 3X of the city to the other is a part of Andrew Muhammad’s and the Baltmore Brothers’ mission. Year award. Andrew Muhammad awarded Peacemaker of the Year by Nisa Islam Muhammad work that’s being done with partners Farrakhan changed his life. “I found him a job in Philadelphia Staff Writer around the city. The Peacemaker of “The Minister told us to go in the and a group to pay his rent for two @nisaislam the Year award is for someone who street and save our people. That’s months. Now he’s making $17 an is a constant presence, creating peace what I did. I started the Baltimore hour. I told him, don’t come back Dr. Phillip Leaf is a profes- in the city.” Brothers and we hit the streets. I for holidays; don’t come back for sor at Johns Hopkins University’s She explained that Mr. Muham- bought a 15-passenger van and graduations, and don’t come back School of Public Health. He also mad has the confl ict resolution phone picked people up and brought them for birthdays; stay there for fi ve works with a high school program number folks can call if there’s a fi ght to the mosque. I was determined to years. Get yourself together,” Mr. that supports under achievers to or argument being observed or some come in between people and guns. Muhammad said he told the young make sure they have a positive tra- other type of confl ict brewing. “He’s That’s how I got the call from Dr. man. Mr. Muhammad has stayed in jectory. one of the main people anyway, not Leaf,” said Mr. Muhammad. contact with him and checks on him “It came to our attention that by himself, but he’s one of the main “One of Dr. Leaf’s students had regularly to make sure he stays safe. a program participant had his life people that’s constantly promot- a hit on him. Dr. Leaf called me in The Baltimore Brothers were threatened. The fi rst thing we did ing that message and making sure to mediate. I met with his group to started in 2015 in response to the on- was contact Captain Andrew of the that people have that phone number understand what was going on. We going crime and confl ict in the city. Baltimore Brothers. He’s known and he’s very responsive,” said Ms. talked for maybe about two weeks Nation of Islam Student Minister for doing interventions,” Dr. Leaf Bridgeford. before I talked to the student since he Willie Muhammad of New Orleans told The Final Call. “I know this is Serving the people is just what was kind of reserved, he didn’t want trained the group on confl ict resolu- not one of the things where I have Andrew Muhammad is all about. to trust anyone. Then fi nally, I talked tion and mediation. any expertise. But from what I It all started when he heard a tape to him on the phone.” “Many people think you can just understand, Captain Andrew was by the Honorable Minister Louis They met a week later, and Mr. say something to people and that will Andrew Muhammad able to essentially save this young Farrakhan called “Obedience is Muhammad shared with the stu- end a beef but it takes special skills call to have us resolve confl icts. The man’s life. That’s because of the the Highest Form of Sacrifi ce.” dent ways he could help him. He to do this work. Every one of the good news, once we resolve a con- interaction he had with the young Mr. Muhammad is a member of didn’t ask a bunch of questions about Baltimore Brothers is trained before fl ict, there is no blowback, it doesn’t man,” explained Dr. Leaf. the Nation of Islam and serves as what the student had allegedly done. they interact with our community,” resurface again. We are working “Baltimore has a very bad repu- student captain of the Fruit of Is- “Who did you shoot? Who did you explained Andrew Muhammad. with the Bloods and Crips now in tation because of the number of lam (FOI, the men of the Nation of kill?” That would have broken the The Baltimore Brothers respond High Point, North Carolina, to help murders that take place here, but Islam) in Baltimore at Mosque No. trust and stopped the interaction, ex- to the needs of the community. He them resolve their beefs. We have the reality is we have assets in our 6. He said that message from Min. plained Mr. Muhammad. recalled an incident about confl ict six on staff and 30 volunteers. It’s community like Captain Andrew. some men had with a pastor in the a good feeling to know we can help This young man didn’t get off to a city. The pastor in turn contacted our people avoid death and disaster.” great start, but he was able to get Student Minister Carlos Muhammad Mr. Muhammad is in the life- his life turned around from many of Mosque No. 6. “The street broth- saving business. This means challenges.” ers had attended his church and liked helping Baltimoreans learn that The Baltimore Community the pastor but misunderstood some some beefs cannot be squashed Mediation Center recognized An- things he said. They were going to by going from one side of the drew Muhammad as their Peace shoot him in his church. That’s when city to the other and thinking no Maker of the Year 2020 for inter- we intervened. We met for over four one will know where they are. ventions like that and more. They hours. The brothers had taken what “Baltimore is very small so some- sought nominations via social me- the pastor said personally when body knows somebody who knows dia. He received the most nomina- that’s not what he meant. The pastor you and they will fi nd out where you tions and the most votes. was in tears, the brothers felt disre- live. It may not be 30 days. It may “We celebrate peace work in spected. We didn’t leave until it was not be six months but within a year. Baltimore,” Erricka Bridgeford, di- resolved. I helped each side to see They will fi nd you. That’s why we rector of Training for Community how the other felt,” Carlos Muham- send you out of town. That’s why Mediation Maryland at the Balti- mad said. when these brothers have these more Community Mediation Cen- “We’ve resolved hundreds of con- beefs, I get him out of the city. If ter told The Final Call. “Not just fl icts over the years, small and large. we can squash it, that’s my prefer- the work that we do to help create The Baltimore Brothers were started in 2015 in response to the ongoing crime and con- We’ve been in seven schools across ence, if not I get him out of town.” and keep peace in the city but also fl ict in the city. the city. We have a hotline people can That’s what a peacemaker does. DeCember 15, 2020 The Final Call 7 Why must Biden be reminded about Black people?

cal accountability as mainstream Blacks tried to enforce lockstep but what are the policies going to be that will eliminate, amelio- by Naba’a Muhammad, Barrington M. support for Mr. Biden in an all-out effort to defeat Donald Trump. rate or eliminate the suffering, the massive suffering that is going Salmon and Michael Z. Muhammad Now comes public cries for Mr. Biden to do better after the fact. on among African Americans and other working and poor people The Final Call Newspaper “First BLM, then Jim Clyburn, then Tamika Mallory and now in this country? My greatest concern goes beyond Black faces in @TheFinalCall these civil rights ‘leaders’.... They’re all FINALLY realizing how high places and goes beyond Black people who have good jobs, stupid they were for pledging their votes to Biden-Harris without who get a better job,” he said. he National Urban League’s Marc H. Morial told demanding of tangible benefits for the black people beforehand. Dr. Williams said the legacy civil rights organizations must at- a Final Call reporter in a recent interview that he, Bootlicking never pays,” tweeted @BlackTruthB1. tract young people. “There are a lot of young people who did a lot NAACP head Derrick Johnson and leaders of The civil rights groups say among their foremost of great things to get this administration in office, the legacy civil rights organizations requested a issues are racial justice and the Covid-19 pandemic, and they have issues that they want like environ- sit-down with President-Elect Joe Biden about a which has disproportionately damaged Black, Latino mental issues that are not traditionally something monthT ago. But heard nothing back. and Native communities and infected and taken such that so-called legacy organizations have pushed.” Days after their concerns about being ignored hit mainstream lives at much higher rates than Whites. “We need unity,” Dr. Williams added. “If we media outlets comes news that Mr. Biden will meet with the Ur- Dr. E. Faye Williams, national president of the could speak with a united voice, we could make a ban League, the NAACP and other groups on Dec. 8. National Congress of Black Women, told The Final greater difference, and that’s not happening. Now, “I’m not asking for veto power. We want to talk through mat- Call, “As a Black woman, knowing that we have giv- everyone seems to want to make their statement ters and make clear where we stand about President-Elect Biden’s en the greatest amount or percentage-wise votes to about what’s going on, what should be or should choice,” Mr. Morial said. “We’ve met with the Biden-Harris team, we have great Dr. E. Faye Williams not. But we haven’t come to the point where we members of the transition and review teams. expectations, not only for ourselves as Photo: MGN Online have a united voice to get the things that we be- We’re talking about meeting the president. We Black women, but for the entire Black lieve are most useful to our community. And that have to make sure there are no misunderstand- family. So I think the civil rights organizations have makes me very sad, but it happens time and time again.” ings.” a right to demand a bit more than other groups that “I’m very disappointed that Biden hasn’t met with the Black Mr. Biden selected a diverse set of appoin- certainly were part of the victory but did not have Lives Matter young people; that’s inappropriate, I guess, with tees but seemingly reserved initial top jobs in the the greatest amount of votes.” the legacy civil rights organizations. He cannot afford to ignore cabinet and White House for White candidates. “First of all, the Biden administration should Black people. That’s the optic. Suppose the NAACP asked you The civil rights organizations and Rep. James look like the country. So, in general, I support his for a meeting? In that case, you meet with them, or at the very Clyburn (D-S.C.) made news with their com- efforts to appoint Black people, African Americans, minimum, you ask a vice president-elect to meet with them, but plaints but expressed support for Mr. Biden. and other people of color and women, who reflect to ignore them is insulting,” said economist and analyst Julianne Still the need to wrestle with Mr. Biden po- the country’s varied demographics. I support the Malveaux. litically follows unabashed condemnation of anyone who argued legacy civil rights organizations demand that more African Amer- Dr. Williams argued the Black community has to take some for pre-election commitments from the veteran Democrat before icans be included in the Biden administration, especially at the blame for not getting all things desired at this point. We didn’t any votes were cast. top level,” said Lawrence Hamm. He heads the New Jersey-based come out early enough emphasizing what we need to make a dif- Rapper and entrepreneurs Ice Cube and Sean “Diddy” Combs People’s Organization for Progress. were among those lambasted for even raising the issue of politi- “However, my greater concern is not with the appointments, Continued on page 36 8 The Final call December 15, 2020 Pandemic causing some doctors to leave medicine tivity, according to the January 2019 AMA study, by Nisa Islam Muhammad “The study found 54 percent The National Economic Impact of Physicians. Staff Writer The issues of doctors leaving the field is also a @nisaislam of doctors experienced pandem- concern for medical students looking to enter a ic-related furloughs and layoffs, 26 profession that is in the process of changing. During the worst pandemic in American his- “I had my career all planned out until Covid tory a recent survey of doctors found eight percent percent said at least a third of their hit,” Erin Harrison told The Final Call. She’s a indicated that they have closed their practices as practice work is unpaid and 28 medical student at St. Matthews University in a result of Covid-19. That number seems small Grand Cayman. “I was going to do my residency but there are more than 200,000 U.S. medical percent permanently reduced staff and start a family practice. With Covid running practices, according to data from market research size because of Covid-19.” rampant, I’m putting that on hold and will do re- firm SK&A. The closure of eight percent of search in the meantime. Things are different now. them would mean the potential loss of more than I want to get married and start a family. I don’t Graphic: MGN Online 16,000 medical practices. want to put them at risk by working in an unsafe Of those physicians who indicated they have pared for. systems, academic medical centers and large, environment,” she said. closed their practices, the majority (78 percent) The study of more than 3,500 doctors by the multi-facility medical groups,” the report ex- Doctors are leaving their practice for a variety are surgical, diagnostic, internal medicine or other Physicians Foundation taken in August found that plained. of reasons. Dr. Kwandaa Roberts was a thriving specialists, while 22 percent are in primary care. 54 percent of doctors have experienced pandem- “On top of the many administrative, reim- ob-gyn at Philadelphia’s Holy Redeemer Hospi- “Doctors have a big heart and want to help ic-related furloughs and layoffs, 26 percent say bursement and compliance challenges private tal. After the trauma of losing her dad to Covid people, but I don’t know too many people who at least a third of their practice work continues to practice physicians face, the pandemic may rep- she left after what she called “PTSD.” Her dad wanted to do it at the expense of their physical be unpaid while 28 percent have permanently re- resent ‘a bridge too far’ for many, contributing to spent five weeks in the hospital. Her new career health in terms of the immediate threat of getting duced the size of their staff because of Covid-19. the decline of this traditional practice style.” is as the decorator on the reality show Sell This sick and dying,” Dr. Safiyya Shabazz told The The survey also revealed 19 percent of physicians The report details concerns about this loss. The House. Final Call. report clinicians in their practice have retired early health care sector of the economy has been a jobs Dr. Shabazz is a member of a social me- “That has been a completely different expe- because of the coronavirus pandemic, or are plan- creating machine in recent years, accounting for dia doctor’s group that talks about their side rience for most people. At the beginning of the ning on it, and seven percent are unsure if their one in seven new jobs in 2018, according to the hustles. “I think a lot of people expected or pandemic there were many who were forced to practice will remain open past December without Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the same year, 11 depended on the health organizations that work in conditions that they knew were not safe. financial assistance. percent of all U.S. jobs were in the health care. In they work for to have their back at least They had a lot of reasons why they couldn’t just Of those physicians surveyed who have 2017, health care surpassed retail as the nation’s when it came to their physical health. A lot outright refuse, or they felt that they could not closed their practices, the majority (76 percent) number one employment sector and according of people really got a new perspective on refuse to work in certain conditions that put their are private practice owners or partners, while 24 to an article in The Atlantic, health care became life. People started thinking about their val- life, their health and their families at risk,” said the percent are employed by a hospital or medical U.S.’s largest employer industry in 2018. ue to themselves, and to their family. They Philadelphia-based physician. group. The study explains that physicians are prime started thinking about other ways to make a Eight months later into the Covid crisis, doc- “Covid-19 has imposed severe economic job creators within this sector. Each office-based living that didn’t involve clinical medicine. tors are dying and experiencing some of the most strains on many private practices that may not physician supports an average of 17 jobs and gen- I think this pandemic accelerated people stressful situations that they are clearly unpre- be as equipped to sustain them as are hospital erates an average of $3 million in economic ac- thinking about it,” she said. D.C. commissioner leads fight against liquor store in Black ward WASHINGTON—Ward 8, just a few retailers move into the community. miles from the White House, has more “What Commissioner Adofo did is liquor stores than grocery stores and very significant,” ANC Ward 8A -Com restaurants. There would have been one missioner Holly Muhammad told The more liquor store recently, but the D.C. Final Call. “Convenience stores, and Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Admin- so-called dollar stores will open in our istration (ABRA) held a hearing and dis- community and then six months later missed Wonder Mart’s application for a they request a liquor license. We have liquor license. Ward 8C Advisory Neigh- been constantly opposing the liquor li- borhood Commissioner Salim Adofo or- cense at those type of stores because if ganized his community against Wonder you come in our community and tell us Mart’s move. that you want to open a dollar store, we “It is our belief that our community expect you to sell items like a dollar store is consumed with an excessive amount sells,” she explained. of mind-altering substances being sold “We had the Big Chair Coffee. We in close proximity to children. There are were all excited. We’re going to have our more than enough stores that sell adult Photo: Pixabay.com own neighborhood coffee shop. They beverages in the ward. Our position as opened up and it was within the year that a commission is that we need to signifi- they came back and said, ‘we want to get cantly reduce the number of stores that and a middle school. They’re less than a ducing the number of establishments that a liquor license.’ Well what coffee shop sell mind altering substances to chil- hundred feet from another liquor store. provide these mind-altering substances, sells liquor? They felt like they couldn’t dren,” he told The Final Call. We saw that was in violation of the Alco- we stand a better chance at reducing crime compete with the bar and grill across the “When Wonder Mart applied for a hol Beverage Regulation Administration in the area,” he said. street. We’re up against that all the time new liquor license, they are within 400 Code, not be within 400 feet of a school The ANC commissioners in Ward 8 are feet of an elementary school, high school or recreation center. By significantly -re seeing a pattern of bait and switch when Continued on page 32 DeCember 15, 2020 The Final Call 9 Macron’s anti-Islam platform and France’s presidential race lims could form a “counter society,” and that Islam was given for it.” masks his racism and his country’s anti-Islamic pos- facing a “crises” all around the world before unveiling his French President Macron has picked fights with the tions in laicite or “secularism.” plan to tackle what he considered a “parallel society” in American media about anti-French “bias,” America’s The Times media columnist argued “Macron France, according to Foreign Policy. obsession with racism, and French “views on terrorism, appears likely to face the far-right leader Marine Le In 2015, 60 heads of state “gathered in Paris, arm- our reluctance to express solidarity, even for a moment, Pen. Mr. Macron didn’t initially campaign on chang- in-arm. As medical school student Claire Guerini told with his embattled republic,” wrote New York Times me- ing the country’s approach to its Muslim minority, but the Guardian, ‘This isn’t a demonstration, it’s a rally to dia columnist Ben Smith. in a major speech in early October denouncing ‘Isla- Anti-Islamic comments made by French president show solidarity and unity.’ ” Macron has taken to challenging the “anglo” press mist separatism,’ he promised action against every- Emmanuel Macron and a speech he made offer pre- These world leaders, along with French President where criticism of France’s anti-Islam polices are con- thing from the foreign training of Imams to ‘imposing views of his rhetoric in preparation for a presidential Macron, were responding to the killings of staff mem- cerned. His challenge has resulted in publications like menus that accommodate religious restrictions in election that is two years away. bers of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo (Charlie the Financial Times and Politico, a first for the publica- cafeterias.’ He also called for remaking the religion “Islam is a religion that is in crisis Weekly) and others after insults to Is- tion, removing the criticism from itself into ‘an Islam of En- all over the world today, we are not lam’s holy prophet via caricatures of their pages. lightenment.’ His tough- just seeing this in our country,” he him in a demeaning racist manner were Farhad Khosrokhavar, direc- talking interior minister, said during a speech introducing a published. tor of studies at EHHS, the Ecole meanwhile, is using the law to strengthen France’s state ide- The 17 brutally murdered people, des Hautes Etudes en Sciences inflammatory language ology of militant secularism known which included eight journalists em- Sociales, in Paris, wrote a piece of the far right.” as laicite. Under the country’s ap- ployed by Charlie Hebdo, were praised titled “The dangerous French re- What France rests parent growing anti-Islamic fervor, as martyrs. ligion of secularism” that was re- upon is a colonial history religious symbols, such as head- Fast forwarding to 2020, we find sim- moved from Politico. He argued that includes the contin- scarves are banned from schools Emmanuel Marcon Photo: MGN Online ilarities where a French schoolteacher, France’s moderate secularism ued taxation of 14 of its and educational institutions and 47-year-old Samuel Paty, showed his has been replaced by a “civil Graphic: MGN Online former African colonial women who wear the face veil are Freedom of Speech class the same de- religion.” possessions. In addition, subject to fines and prosecution. meaning cartoons of Prophet Muhammad. The teacher “It is a belief system that has its own priests (gov- this history includes denial of citizenship to Arab and An Ifop poll released recently by Le Journal du Di- was allegedly murdered by an 18-year-old Muslim im- ernment ministers), pontiff (the president of the re- Berber natives unless they renounced their Muslim manche and Sud Radio revealed that the right wing migrant. public), acolytes (intellectuals) and heretics (anyone faith and dropped any association with aspects of National Rally political leader Marine Le Pen would be In all of these cases, the indefensible killings were who calls for less antagonistic attitude towards Islam Islamic cultures, such as the Arabic language. This neck and neck with Macron in the first round of the pres- provoked, according to a counterpunch.org piece titled is rejected and described as Islamo-leftist,” he said. became the fate of Algerians seeking French citizen- idential election well ahead of other candidates. “Insulting Islam: an Encore for Charlie Hebdo.” According to counterpunch.org, “The problem ship as the consequence of annexation until inde- A recent ForeignPolicy.com headline said: “Ma- Throughout the Middle East, Muslim scholars, and with the present French position is that it gives wide pendence in 1962. cron’s Not Worried About Islam. He’s Worried About Le clerics denounced the brutal attacks and the satirical latitude to people who care little or nothing for cultural With the French economy in shambles and the Pen.” publication’s depictions of Prophet Muhammad. The awareness.” coronavirus pandemic on the increase anti-Islamic Macron is sounding more like Le Pen and her French Council of the Muslim Faith referred to the kill- On the one hand you have the “anglo-American” positions are one area where Macron, in upcoming party’s anti-Islam message and “keeping France for ings as a “barbarous act,” and an attack on “democra- press as called by Macron and his cronies that de- elections, can draw votes. It also, however, increas- the French” position, observed Foreign Policy. Macron cy.” Turkey’s president Tayyip Erdogan said, “terrorism ceptively claim multiculturalism, anti-gender bias, es tension and major fractures in French society. argued a minority of France’s estimated six million Mus- has no religion or nationality and no excuse can be equality and an objective press whereas Macron (Follow @jehronmuhammad on Twitter.)

Foreign fighters a ‘serious crisis’ in Libya, UN official tells high stakes political forum

Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), on Dec. 2. a roadmap to elections on Dec. 24, 2021: the 70th anni- “this is very difficult now because of the divisions in “They are pouring weapons into your country, a versary of Libya’s independence. the institutions, and because of the epidemic of cor- country which does not need more weapons. They Women participants also issued a statement out- ruption and this kleptocratic class that is determined are not in Libya for your interests, they are in Libya for lining a series of principles and recommendations for to remain in power.” their interests. Dirou balkom (take care). You have now improving women’s participation in the political process Meanwhile, human rights abuses are a daily re- a serious crisis with regard to the foreign presence in and governance. ality nationwide, with reports of kidnapping, arbitrary your country.” The Dec. 2 session marked the detentions and killings, and estimates indicate that Chaos, ceasefire and dialogue third virtual meeting of the parties, there are nearly 94,000 cases of Covid-19, though Following the overthrow of Presi- which was part of the second round the actual number could be higher. Graphic: MGN Online dent Muammar Gadhafi in 2011, Libya of talks. “While there is a lot of political tourism going to descended into chaos, resulting in the Corruption, misgovernance and different countries and capitals, the average Libyans The 20,000 foreign fighters now in Libya rep- country being divided between two rival ‘political tourism’ are suffering, and the indications of improvement for resent “a serious crisis” and “a shocking violation administrations: the Government of Na- Ms. Williams highlighted ongoing their situation are not there,” said Ms. Williams. of Libyan sovereignty,” UN Acting Special Repre- tional Accord (GNA), based in the West, challenges in Libya, pointing out that ‘Time is not on your side’ sentative Stephanie Williams said during the latest and the Libyan National Army (LNA), some 1.3 million citizens are expect- For the UN envoy, the LPDF is the best way for meeting under the country’s political dialogue forum. located in the East. ed to need humanitarian assistance Libya to move forward. Underscoring that there is “a Seventy-five people from across the social and The sides agreed to a ceasefire in in January. direct cost for inaction and obstruction,” she warned political spectrum of Libyan society are taking part in October in Geneva, after mediation led by She also reminded participants of participants that the clock is ticking. the forum, aimed at establishing a transitional body Ms. Williams. Provisions included the withdrawal of all the country’s “terrible” electricity crisis, stating “I am not “I know that there are many who think that this that will govern the country in the lead-up to elec- military units and armed groups from the frontlines, and pointing fingers. This is a crisis in the West and in the whole dialogue is just about sharing power, but it is tions next year. the departure of mercenaries and foreign fighters from East. You have a crisis of corruption. You have a mis- really about sharing responsibility for future genera- “You may believe that these foreigners are here the country. governance crisis, and now you have only 13 of 27 tions,” she said. as your guests, but they are now occupying your The ceasefire paved the way for the start of the Lib- powerplants that are functioning.” “This is my ask of you as we have the discus- house. This is a blatant violation of the arms em- yan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), with a first round Although around $1 billion is needed immediately to sions today in going forward, because, and I will say bargo,” said Ms. Williams, who also heads the UN of talks held in Tunis from Nov. 7-15. The outcome was avert a complete collapse of the electrical grid, she said it again, time is not on your side.” (UN News) 10 The Final Call December 15, 2020 The Covid-19 Vaccine and the U.S. policy of depopulation by Ava Muhammad Student National Spokesperson of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan PART I OF A SERIES ON THE

COVID-19 VACCINE “We will not accept your vaccine so you can slow down, because whenever you bring it out, it’s for your people. You give it to them because we are not accepting death. You are the very representative of death itself: the pale horse. Ev- erywhere you have gone in the world, hell went right behind you. We are sick of hell and we are sick of death. So all of you that have made a covenant with death, your covenant people see their numbers going down and the is going to be annulled … your agreement with hell will be numbers of the indigenous people, Black, Red broken.”—The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and Brown, going up. In this climate, under this policy, what can we expect from a vaccine that is unalike anything previously made? n addition to the above words lifted from the Criterion The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan on July 4, 2020, Minister Farrakhan said it would be a has devoted his life to the goal of freedom, jus- declaration of war on all of us if the government tried tice and equality for the descendants of slaves to physically force us to take the vaccine. Within days in America and ultimately for all of humanity. Iafter he spoke, the U.S. government completely changed its He has suffered greatly for his efforts. But strategy for getting the country to take the Covid-19 he has been rewarded with the love vaccination. It pivoted from threats to persuasion, and complete trust of our people. He using Black medical and health care profession- is a Divinely-Guided servant of als, politicians, educators and clergy members Allah (God) and his Teacher, the to urge our people to act in opposition to Divine Most Honorable Elijah Muham- Commandments from Allah (God). mad. When Minister Farrakhan Now that the vaccines are ready, an elevated issues a directive to our people it level of fear of the pandemic has been created to is not coming from him it is from make the people believe they must have the vaccine. God coming through him. When we Stoking fear and ignorance, various methods have been dismiss his words we do so at our own per- intensified, not the least of which is monopolization of per- il. He spoke on the Covid-19 vaccine—several ception through a 24-hour news cycle, censoring dissenting times—in his Message entitled ‘The Criterion’, views and creating a barren environment by prolonging or July 4, 2020, including the excerpt above. returning to isolation, closed schools, closed religious insti- If you have difficulty believing that kill- tutions, limiting exposure to fresh air and insisting that peo- ing Original people is actually policy, not just ple stay away from their own families. All of this is being random violence, then ask yourself how we advanced on a claim of scientific and medical authority. can trust the makers and administrators of the We cannot examine and analyze the Covid-19 vaccine Covid-19 vaccine when U.S. laws protect them without a knowledge of the climate in which it is being from liability for injury or death caused by the produced. In his 2013 series The Time and What Must Be vaccine? Done, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan provided The largest lobby in Washington, D.C. extensive, documented proof that the policy of the United is the pharmaceutical industry. It owns both States Government is to rid the Earth of the indigenous parties. It should not surprise us that the gov- people. The overarching goal is to cull the population of ernment wasted no time giving these compa- our planet by two to three billion. This includes reducing nies immunity from lawsuits over injuries and the United States population by 150 million. Why? White death caused by medical countermeasures for Photos: envato.com December 15, 2020 The Final Call 11

‘These are wicked scientists interfering with who and what we are in opposition to our coming back into rulership. This is the Satanic mind. They seek to make us other than ourselves in a permanent way.’ —The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan Photos/graphics: envato.com; MGN Online Covid-19: vaccines, therapeutics and respiratory devices (venti- highly pathogenic (disease-causing) protein. You will kill people Recently, a widely published “Love Letter to Black Amer- lators). It goes so far as to prevent anyone harmed by a Corona- who are already compromised and you will sterilize young women ica” from “America’s Black Doctors and Nurses,” urged us to virus vaccine from using the 1986 Vaccine Injury Compensation who get this vaccine.” take part in clinical trials and to take the vaccine once its prov- Program to seek some little relief from the government. This he emphasized that the real coronavirus enters a limited en safe and effective. Claiming to be in “key decision-making blanket protection under the PREP Act went into effect February number of cells, those which have receptors for the spike roles from the lab to the clinic to the boardroom” it reads, “We 4, 2020, before most of the public was even aware of Covid-19. protein. But the mRNA “is expressing abnormally into urge you to hold us accountable.” Nowhere in this letter, not The World Health Organization did not declare Covid-19 a pan- every cell of the body. “This is very, one word, is there an acknowledge- demic until one month later, on March 11. Dr. Ameet Sar- Svery dangerous, because what that spike protein ment of America’s terrible history patwari of the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School has in it is the binding protein of the retrovirus of inflicting torture and death on called the action “an extreme departure from the norms.” HIV.” Black people. African slaves were In the vaccine debate with Attorney Alan Dershowitz earlier No truthful person would call this experimen- forced to clear the swamps of the this year, Attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. offered this fact: “Vac- tal vaccine “safe and effective.” The vaccine re- Carolinas because Whites could not cines are zero liability…this is an industry that went to Congress quires two doses: one to prime the body; a few be exposed to the risk of the deadly in 1996. (They) had a vaccine at that time that was causing brain weeks later, another one to boost the response. disease malaria. Surgery was per- injury in 1 out of 300 people … they said to Congress, ‘we can- It normally takes 5-15 years to develop a vaccine formed on Black women with no not make vaccines safe, they are unavoidably unsafe … the only because years are needed to realize the long-term anesthesia by J. Marion Sims who is reason we continue to make vaccines is if you give us a complete effects. The Covid-19 vaccine is completely experimental. Worse, called the “Father of Gynecology.” The desire to escape slavery blanket immunity from liability.’ Congress gave it to them. Today, it comes after 20 years of 100 percent failure in the effort to create was designated a mental disorder. if you have a product and it injures you, no matter how negligent a coronavirus vaccine. It is important to understand Moderna is Until it is proven otherwise, we must presume our people the company was, no matter how sloppy the protocols, no matter a biotech company that bases drug and vaccine development ex- mean us no harm. It is more likely that the education and train- how toxic the ingredients, no matter now grievous your injury, clusively on Messenger RNA. They insert a synthetic mRNA into ing they received make them believe in vaccines and believe this you cannot sue that company; that company has no incentive human cells to reprogram them. Pfizer, though a pharmaceutical vaccine will benefit them and us. They believe they are in deci- to make that product safe. That should be company, has partnered with a biotech com- sion-making roles. But are they on the boards or in the laborato- troubling to any of us who are part of the pany to produce this vaccine. ries at Pfizer and Moderna? Are they on the boards at Johnson legal system saying ‘we are going to force As powerful multi-national corpora- & Johnson, the company that in October settled a class action people to take this intervention.’” tions, subsidized by the U.S. government, lawsuit for $100 million because they knowingly sold talcum The first Covid-19 vaccine to reach the move quickly to put needles and patches powder that caused ovarian cancer? Our professionals must market will be one completely unalike any with microneedles in arms, we have a cri- wake up to the virulent racism which led to the pre-conditions before. Developed by Pfizer/BioNTech and sis in our community that may be more of that make us most likely to die from Covid-19. They must ac- Moderna is new mRNA technology, never a threat to our survival than the virus itself: knowledge that racism itself is a factor in many Covid-19 deaths before approved for use in humans in the the aggressive campaign to persuade Black just by the way we are handled in hospitals. United States; “m” is for Messenger. This people to submit themselves to clinical trials I ask our professional class not to allow themselves to be used vaccine does not have the coronavirus in it. Instead, it instructs and to the vaccine itself. What is so horrifying is the enlistment of to lead our people to slaughter. Look at and listen to the Hon- your body to make the Covid-19 spike protein. Once injected, Black medical and health professionals, educators, politicians and orable Minister Louis Farrakhan. His words from a message you create a threat to yourself and then go to war against the preachers to be the mouthpiece for the government; the mouthpiece entitled “We Are The Overcomers” are invaluable in this hour: threat you created. This is deliberate manipulation of the very for that which Minister Farrakhan identifies as “the very represen- “Allah sends us warnings and warners; in the warning there core of our biological makeup. This vaccine has a very real po- tative of death itself.” is not only an implied threat, there is an actual threat. Allah says, tential to alter who and what we are. How many times has the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan ‘If you don’t do such and such, this is what is going to happen.’ In a recent interview with Sister Charlene Muhammad, na- proven that this country lusts for our death? The Tuskegee Exper- That’s God coming at you. Satan comes differently. There is no tional correspondent for The Final Call, renowned biochemist iment, the polio vaccine, birth control pills and devices, abortions, threat, he just drops a suggestion of a benefit if you go his way. Dr. Judy Mikovitz, who has been maligned and vilified for ex- stealing and selling our organs. We have seen enough, we have He comes right up in the nature of your own desire and he will posing the medical industry, explained some of the effects the heard enough, we have experienced enough to know that Truth is offer you whatever you want if you come his way. That is a mRNA vaccine will have on a population already injured from found in the Teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. formidable enemy.” previous vaccines and weakened immune systems: “The so-called American Negroes The Lost and Found mem- Finally, recently, the Minister stated in reference to the “The expression of this mRNA is literally the spike protein bers of the Nation, the Black Nation, the First and the Last have mRNA vaccine: from two deadly retroviruses that are in our own viral gnomes. been used for experimental purposes. They have suffered every evil “These are wicked scientists interfering with who and what We have been using aborted fetal tissue and other vaccines. thing or idea that entered the heart of the slavemaster and his chil- we are in opposition to our coming back into rulership. This is When you add this mRNA vaccine, you are literally putting the dren. This is going on today as never before, in a wise and scientific the Satanic mind. They seek to make us other than ourselves in blueprint into every cell of the body and you are making this way.”— How To Eat To Live, Book 2 a permanent way.” 12 The Final Call December 15, 2020 Paris police suspended over beating of Black man PARIS—A Black man beaten up by several French police offi- cers said he is seeking justice after the publication of videos show- ing officers repeatedly punching him, using a truncheon and tear gas against him for no apparent reason. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ordered the officers of public authority” and “false declaration.” involved in the case suspended. According to Le Parisien newspaper, based on the written re- The incident came as President Emmanuel Macron’s govern- cord of the officers’ declarations the day after the arrest, Mr. Zecler ment is pushing a new bill that restricts the ability to film police, drew their attention because he was not wearing a mask—which is which has prompted protests from civil liberties groups and jour- mandatory in Paris outdoors amid the coronavirus pandemic. He nalists concerned that it would allow police brutality to go undis- seemed “nervous” and a “strong drug smell” was emanating from covered and unpunished. him. They said he was getting “dangerous” toward them. Videos first published on Nov. 26 by French news website Mr. Zecler’s lawyer said: “My client never committed any vio- Loopsider show the violent arrest of a music producer, Michel Ze- lence against the police. ... He did not even defend himself.” cler, in the 17th arrondissement or district of the French capital on It’s the second such police brutality investigation in Paris prompt- Nov. 21. ed by video footage. The government ordered an internal police The video images obtained by the Associated Press, both from a investigation on Nov. 17 after police officers were filmed tossing security camera inside the studio and filmed by neighbors outside, migrants out of tents and intentionally tripping one while evacuat- show three officers following Zecler inside his music studio, where ing a protest camp. they can be seen repeatedly punching him and beating him with a That same day, France’s lower house of parliament approved a truncheon. draft law meant to strengthen local police and provide greater pro- In this photo provided by Mazava music production shows Michel, Mr. Zecler told the Associated Press he feels “good” now that no family name given, Nov. 21, in Paris. French Interior Minister tection to all officers. It notably makes it a crime to publish images Gerald Darmanin ordered several Paris police officers suspended “the truth is out.” of officers with intent to cause them harm. The bill, which enjoys “I want to understand why I have been assaulted by people who after the publication of videos showing them beating up a Black public support after recent terrorist attacks, will now go to the Sen- man and using tear gas against him with no apparent reason. were wearing a police uniform. I want justice actually, because I ate. (AP) Photo: Mazava music production Via AP believe in the justice of my country,” he said. Mr. Zecler said that the officers hurled repeated insults at him, including a very strong racist epithet. Ghanaian activist halts coal plant, wins major prize He added that he still does not understand why officers decided to arrest him. He suffered injuries to his head, forearms and legs. (GIN)—Coal kills. Choose renewable. Those were the Environment Mahama Ayariga indicated that the project had His lawyer, Hafida El Ali, said: “He asked them what they want- bedrock principles of environmental activist Chibeze Ezekiel, been shelved due to climate change concerns. ed, if they wanted to check his identity. ... They didn’t stop beating a grassroots organizer from Ghana, who in November was Had the project gone forward, the country would have him, the video of the violence (inside the studio) lasts for 12 min- named one of five winners of the prestigious Goldman Envi- been in violation of the recent Paris climate change agreement utes.” ronmental Prize for 2020. which required countries to work towards reducing green- At some point the officers called in reinforcements and went Through the efforts of Ezekiel and members of 350 Ghana house gas emissions, Mr. Ezekiel said. outside. They then threw a tear gas grenade into the studio to get Reducing Our Carbon (G-ROC), among others, the Ghanaian Coal is the world’s most polluting and unsustainable form those inside to come out, according to Ms. El Ali. Minister of Environment was persuaded to drop plans for the of power generation, though it still fuels 27 percent of the Ms. El Ali said that nine others who were recording music in the so-called “Supercritical Coal Fired Power Plant” in Aboano, world’s energy and 38 percent of electricity generation. Elec- studio basement were also beaten. “Outside they are still beaten up a coastal fishing community, tricity generated from fossil and thrown to the ground and that’s the moment when a police of- and choose renewable energy fuels is the largest single con- ficer sees they are being filmed,” she said. Then the violence stops. for the way forward. tributor to rise in carbon emis- Mr. Zecler was taken into custody. The Ghana Coal power sions, driving climate change “I’m obviously scandalized by these images,” Justice Minister station, proposed by the Shen- in dramatic fashion. Eric Dupond-Moretti said in a television interview. “There are racist zhen Energy Group and the Goldman prize recipients police, lawyers or bakers, but to say the police are racist, it’s not Volta River Authority, was ini- are selected by an internation- true.” tially planned for Ekumfi, cen- al jury from confidential nom- Mr. Zecler’s lawyer stressed the value of the videos in her cli- tral Ghana, at a cost of $700 inations submitted by a global ent’s case. “These videos are essential because initially my client million, later upped to $1.5 group of environmental orga- was being detained ... for violence against people with public au- billion. Once operating, the nizations and individuals. The thority,” Ms. El Ali said. “This is very serious. The reality is that if plant would burn two million winners are announced every we didn’t have these videos maybe my client would be in prison.” tons of coal per year, imported Photo: GIN April to coincide with Earth Darmanin tweeted that the body that investigates allegations of from South Africa. Day. police misconduct, the Inspectorate General of the National Police, Mr. Ezekial and members of G-ROC denounced the plan, Prize recipients participate in a 10-day tour of San Fran- known by its French acronym IGPN, is looking into the case, say- whose coal emissions would have negatively affected the cisco and Washington, D.C.,—highlighted by award cere- ing, “I want disciplinary proceedings as soon as possible.” health of the people in the area. monies in those cities—including media interviews, funder The Paris police prefecture said in a statement that IGPN will According to the Ghana Youth Environmental Movement, briefings, and meetings with political and environmental seek to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the man’s neither the public nor the media were adequately informed leaders. arrest. The Paris prosecutor’s office is also investigating the police about the project nor its threat to children who make up 55.5 Other winners were Nemonte Nenquimo of Ecuador, actions. The prosecutor’s office said Nov. 26 it has dropped the pro- percent of the local population of 1,900. Children are very vul- Lucie Pinson of France, Paul Sien Twa of Myanmar, Kristal ceedings against Mr. Zecler opened the day of his arrest, and instead nerable especially to air-borne pollutants, they pointed out. Ambrose of the Bahamas, and Leydey Pech of Mexico. For opened an investigation for “acts of violence by a person in position Finally, after a campaign of four years, Minister of the more information, visit www.goldmanprize.org. December 15, 2020 The Final Call 13 Cuba and allies working to end U.S. embargo in May 2021 tation of the embargo of sanctions, adding that while sanctions are a means of cutting by Barrington M. Salmon against other coun- trade and in the end, it’s about food and medicine. Contributing Writer @bsalmondc tries, and has tried He and other speakers, said Mr. Trump, has introduced a stag- to prevent the arriv- gering 235 new sanctions in the past year under his “maximum al of shipments to pressure” campaign which, among other things, imposes fines Cuban government diplomatic officials, an international co- Cuba “by resorting to against banks, Western Union and other financial institutions to alition of allies, the leaders of more than 180 countries and civil sanctions and threats limit financial transactions; reduces Cuba’s access to oil supplies; rights, social justice and human rights activists are gearing up to against vessels, ship- blocks the government from procuring commodities for the popu- create a critical mass of support that will bring America’s embargo ping companies and lace; and put a cap on remittances. of the Caribbean island to an end. Secretary-General António Guterres (left) insurance compa- “This has affected education, public health, agriculture Individuals and groups who took part in the recent Internation- meets with Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez nies.” and culture. Every part of Cuba life has been affected,” Dr. al Conference for U.S.-Cuba Normalization have been busy work- Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the “It does not con- Cabañas said. “It also limits possibilities for America too. The ing to achieve their goal. They have been encouraging city and Republic of Cuba. Photo: UN Photo/Manuel Elías ceal its intention U.S. government has imposed 121 measures to hurt travel council officials, mayors and other politicians to sponsor and intro- which is economical- and remittances … 60 years of blockade is too much. It is 60 duce resolutions against the embargo; launched petition drives; or- ly to suffocate Cuba and to increase damage, scarcities and hard- years of a failed policy fiasco. It’s time to try something else.” ganized workshops and seminars to educate potential supporters; ships on our people,” he added. “… The United States government Cuba’s Ambassador to Canada Josefina Vidal concurred. and engaged in other activities. does not have the slightest moral authority to criticize Cuba or any “The blockade has affected economic, commercial and finan- “Since May 5, eight cities have passed resolutions against the other country when it comes to human rights,” he said. cial relations of Cuba with the world. There have been dozens of embargo,” said Gail Walker, executive director of the Interreli- The foreign minister said the U.S. “blockade has caused incal- measures and fines for hundreds and millions of dollars for coun- gious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO)/Pastors culable humanitarian damages” and amounts to a major human tries who try to have financial relations,” she said. “There is the for Peace and a longtime rights violation. He and a number of Cuban and other critics of the blacklisting of companies working with Cuba and fines to banks, Cuba solidarity activist. embargo have painted what the United States is doing as exercising mining interests and “Labor, community activ- “imperialist domination,” seeking to overthrow the Nicolás Mad- other businesses. There ists, the faith community uro government in Venezuela, increasing its military presence in is the filing of lawsuits and an international coa- Latin America and bullying other countries seeking to trade with or in the U.S. against these lition have been working. work with the Cuban government. companies and the sus- We’ve had 12 successful we- “Neither threat nor blackmail will ever extract the least political pension of shipments binars, have reached thousands of new contracts and gained 3,000 concession from us. We will not back down from our determination of fuels, medicine and distinct new emails to channel people into anti-blockade/Cuba sol- to achieve a civilized relationship with the U.S. government based materials,” added Amb. idarity work,” she said. “In 2021, we plan to launch decisive blows on mutual respect,” Foreign Minister Rodriguez said. Vidal. against the blockade.” Ms. Walker, a co-chair of the international conference, said Pres- “Different U.S. governments have argued that this is a bilateral Academician and author Isaac Saney agreed. “We’re arming ident Donald Trump has imposed an aggressive series of measures matter and that other countries have no right to be involved. I dis- people with information, preparing actions and challenging the against Cuba, most by Executive Order. “They can be reversed the agree.” blockade in very specific ways,” said Mr. Saney, a conference same way,” she said. In 2019, during the annual United Nations vote to end the em- co-chair and author of Cuba: A Revolution in Motion. “We’re For 58 years, 12 successive U.S. presidents and their govern- bargo, Foreign Minister Rodriguez in published reports said the fine-tuning the work in the U.S. and Canada.” The virtual confer- ments—with one exception, the Obama administration—have Trump administration has “aggressively intensified” implementa- ence was held Nov. 14-15. strangled the island nation by prohibiting most commerce and tion of the embargo against other countries, and has tried to prevent The May 2021 date is important because the trade, investment and travel to Cuba. The conse- the arrival of shipments to Cuba “by resorting to sanctions and annual United Nations vote on the blockade, quences for the Cuban people, one diplomat said threats against vessels, shipping companies and insurance compa- known as “el bloqueo” will be taken up by the during the International Conference for U.S.-Cu- nies.” General Assembly. The 2020 vote was postponed ba Normalization, has been devastating. “It does not conceal its intention which is economically to suf- because of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2019, the “Pre-Covid, the U.S. embargo has cost focate Cuba and to increase damage, scarcities and hardships on General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for the Cuba $5 billion,” said Ambassador José Ramón our people,” he said. 28th year to denounce the American economic Cabañas Rodríguez. “The core subject of any ne- Even in the face of unprecedented economic hardships and the embargo, rebuffing U.S. criticism of Cuban hu- gotiation is the embargo. Without sustainability, humanitarian impact on the Cuban people, those in solidarity with man rights violations. The UN and those who sup- we’ll have executive orders one way and the other ending the embargo said American people understand the advan- port the cessation of the embargo also criticized way four years later. The embargo is not responsi- tages of normal relations with Cuba, adding that there’s new hope the Trump administration for policy of inflicting ble, not ethical. It’s genocidal. The blockade kills for a change in U.S. policy with Joe Biden’s defeat of Mr. Trump inhumane and harsh enforcement measures. people in Cuba, the U.S. and elsewhere. Simply on Nov. 3. The vote in the 193-member world chamber tell your truth,” he said. Mr. Saney said May 2021 is the moment that the United Na- was 187-3 with the U.S., Israel and Brazil casting “The common will simply is to continue to tions will move on the necessity to end the Cuban embargo. “no” votes, and Colombia and Ukraine abstaining. fight against the blockade,” said Dr. Cabañas, a “It has the overwhelming support of the international com- In 2018, the assembly voted 189-2 with the U.S. veteran diplomat who served as the Chief of the munity and the growing need of the Cuban people to escape this and Israel voting “no” with no abstentions. Gen- Cuban Interests Section in Washington, D.C., systematic, flagrant transgression of international law,” said Mr. eral Assembly resolutions are unenforceable, and since 2012. “That is important to Cuba, the U.S. Saney, a senior instructor and faculty member in the Transitional not legally binding but illustrate the position of countries around and third countries. This is the largest most comprehensive sanc- Year Program of the College of Continuing Education at Dalhou- the world. Political experts see the vote as a way to demonstrate tions effort of any country in the world. America seeks to over- sie University, and an adjunct professor of history at Saint Mary’s Cuba’s support globally and America’s isolation on this issue. whelm Cuba.” University in Canada. “Cuba is a powerful light for humanity and Bruno Rodriguez, Cuba’s foreign minister, said in 2019 the Ambassador Cabañas said Cuba’s growth and development has progress. It shows that a better life is possible. We can and must Trump administration has “aggressively intensified” implemen- been stymied for the past 60 years by an embargo and a stiff regime continue to fight to end the embargo.” 14 The Final Call December 15, 2020 Bolsonaro is responsible for 25 percent of racist statements by authorities in Brazil dinator of Conaq. by Flávia Ribeiro The aggressors are mostly White men in positions of public Black Brazil Today @BWofBrazil authority and in the southeastern region of Brazil. They are re- sponsible for 47 of the 49 cases. “It’s necessary to understand that In 2020, the country’s authorities have already practiced twice as the racist offense against a quilombola affects everyone. Crime many racist statements and demonstrations detected in 2019. This is is actually against 56 percent of the Brazilian population. When one of the data presented by the Coordenação Nacional de Articu- a Black person, a woman, an indigenous person, a trans person, lação das Comunidades Negras Rurais Quilombolas (National Co- is attacked in the most intimate of his/her existence, the whole ordination for the Articulation of Black Rural Quilombola Commu- society is attacked and needs to fight against it,” points out Ma nities) (Conaq) and Terra de Direitos in a study released on Nov. 20. Givânia. The “Quilombolas contra racistas” (quilombos against racists) (Originally published by Black Brazil Today, www.blackbra- project reveals that between January 1, 2019 and November 6, ziltoday.com. Follow @BWofBrazil on Twitter.) 2020, 49 cases of racist discourses were recorded, mapped into five Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of categories: reinforcement of racist stereotypes, incitement to restrict Brazil. Photo: MGN Online rights, promotion of White supremacy, denial of racism and justifi- because he didn’t have a slave ship and that “the problem of slavery Ethiopian Government and cation or denial of slavery and genocide. here in Brazil was because the Indian doesn’t like to work.” UN strike deal for ‘unimpeded’ The study verified news from the press, published on the inter- “Racial hate speech in Brazil has been increasingly embraced humanitarian access in Tigray net and on social networks, and found an increase of 106 percent by political representatives. On the other hand, investigation and between 2019, when there were 16 demonstrations and, this year, accountability mechanisms have failed to guarantee support for The UN recently announced that an agreement has been which has already recorded 33 cases. In the mapping, there was no victims or to build mechanisms for monitoring, reporting and ac- reached with the Ethiopian Government to allow “unimpeded, inclusion of cases classified as racial injury. countability,” explains José Odeveza, a journalist from Terra de Di- sustained and secure access” for humanitarian supplies to reach According to the study, President Jair Bolsonaro is responsible retos and a member of the project team to map racist manifestations. those in need across areas now under its control in Tigray. for 25 percent of racist statements mapped. In addition to him, state The reinforcement of racist stereotypes are the most recurrent Confirming details of the deal at UN headquarters in New deputies delivered 12 speeches; ministers, secretaries and mayors of manifestations, covering 18 cases, while those that encourage the York, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that the safe passage municipalities were responsible for 11 demonstrations; already fed- restriction of rights, mainly of quilombolas, are in 15 cases. Accord- of aid supplies and staff also extends to the Ethiopian regions eral deputies, six times; councilors, five; and members of the justice ing to the research, the incitement to racial hatred serves, at least, of Amhara and Afar, bordering Tigray, where fighting between system, judges and prosecutors, three cases. two purposes: to deny or diminish the dignity of people and groups, federal and regional forces has impacted around six million peo- Only 20 of the cases were investigated and none resulted in using negative stereotypes to mark an entire group, removing their ple during the past month. the authors being held responsible. In a recent case, the National subjectivity and promoting ideas about their inferiority; and unleash Until now, no supplies have been allowed into the conflict Council for the Public Prosecution (CNMP) filed the request for the hostility and violence against discriminated groups and people. zone, which has displaced thousands, many across the border opening of a disciplinary administrative proceeding (PAD) against “These authorities use parliamentary immunity for racist into Sudan. the prosecutor of Pará, Ricardo Albuquerque. In an event for stu- speeches and practices. We are tired of asking for action and the UN humanitarian coordination office (OCHA) spokesper- dents, he stated that he doesn’t have “any debt with quilombolas” authorities claim freedom of expression,” says Givânia Silva, coor- son based in Nairobi, Saviano Abreu, told local reporters earlier that the first mission to carry out a needs assessment would be- gin on Dec. 2. He added that the UN was committed to engaging with “all India fumes as OIC urges rescission of ‘illegal’ Kashmir move parties to the conflict” and ensuring that aid was distributed “strictly based on needs.” India has been angered by a resolution recently passed by the the Kashmiri people and the denial of their inalienable right to ‘Globally agreed principles’ Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that rejects New Del- self-determination nor can it escape international censure of its Mr. Dujarric said that all aid distribution would be carried hi’s decision to revoke Kashmir’s autonomy. egregious behavior.” out “in compliance with the globally-agreed principles of hu- The OIC resolution, which was passed during a session of the Last August, India stripped the Muslim-majority region of manity, impartiality, independence and neutrality. This includes Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the OIC in the Nigerien its autonomy and brought it under the direct rule of New Del- working to ensure that people impacted by the conflict are as- capital, Niamey, rejected the Indian decision and demanded that hi. Since then, it has passed and amended a number of laws that sisted without distinction of any kind other than the urgency of “India rescind its illegal steps” regarding the disputed Kashmir. Kashmiris fear are aimed at bringing demographic change in the their needs.” “[The OIC] rejects the illegal and unilateral actions by India disputed Himalayan territory. Newly-introduced domicile laws Many Ethiopians have also been internally displaced from on August 5, 2019 to change the internationally recognized dis- by India also allow non-Kashmiris to take jobs and buy proper- Tigray, seeking refuge in Afar and Amhara, and the UN needs puted status of the Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, and de- ties in Kashmir. assessment would aim to reach those affected by the conflict, mands that India rescind its illegal steps,” the 57-member group- The Indian government’s move to strip Kashmir of the spe- added Mr. Dujarric. ing of Muslim nations said. cial autonomy it had had for seven decades prompted a furi- On Nov. 30, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) appealed India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Nov. 29 rejected the ous response from arch-rival Pakistan. Kashmir has been split to Ethiopia for urgent access to assist around 96,000 Eritrean resolution by the Muslim bloc, saying “the OIC has no locus between India and Pakistan since their partition in 1947. The refugees in Tigray camps, who it was estimated had essentially standi in matters strictly internal to India.” countries have fought three wars over the territory. run out of food. “We strongly and categorically reject the factually incorrect, India has stationed more than half a million soldiers in Kash- Spokesperson in Geneva, Babar Baloch, said concerns were gratuitous and unwarranted references to India in resolutions” ad- mir to quell a pro-independence uprising that first erupted in growing “by the hour, with hunger and malnutrition a real dan- opted by the OIC, the ministry said. 1989. ger.” Pakistan’s Foreign Office late on Nov. 30 rejected “the unten- India and Pakistan have also frequently exchanged heavy Communications to the Tigray region continue to be sev- able statement” by the Indian ministry, saying the OIC was the fire across the militarized, de facto border in the disputed Kash- ered, along with transportation routes, and the Ethiopian Prime second largest international organization after the United Nations mir Valley. Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has reportedly rejected dialogue with (UN). India accuses Pakistan of arming and training militants and Tigray’s regional leaders who are said to be on the run, after the “Rather than dismissing the international community’s con- allowing them across the restive frontier in an attempt to launch regional capital was entered by federal forces the last weekend cerns as reflected in the OIC Resolution, India would be well-ad- attacks. Pakistan denies the allegation. of November. vised to pay heed and stop its state-terrorism in Indian Illegally Thousands of people have been killed in the unrest in Kash- The UN estimates that some two million are now in need Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK),” the statement read. mir over the past two decades. of assistance in and around Tigray and some one million have “The OIC Resolution is further proof that India can nei- New Delhi’s decision sparked a new wave of tensions over been displaced by the fighting, including more than 45,000 who ther hide its gross and systemic violations of human rights of the region. (PressTV.com) have fled across the border into Sudan. (UN News) December 15, 2020 The Final Call 15 Deep worry over ‘grim realities’ endured by Palestinians There is “a deep sense of worry about the grim realities” of bly President Volkan Bozkir told the meeting. life faced by those living in occupied Palestinian Territory, the UN He painted a picture of Palestinian civilians suffering from de- chief said on Dec. 1, pointing to the “diminishing prospects of re- cades of occupation, excessive and disproportionate force, arbitrary solving the conflict” with Israel, that has been with the UN since its arrests, demolitions, illegal settlement activities, and other injustices. creation 75 years ago. “Of the five million people in Palestine, almost half need “Meanwhile, the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the already humanitarian assistance, over a million of whom are chil- dire humanitarian and socio-economic situation” Secretary-Gener- dren,” the assembly president said. al António Guterres said at the meeting online marking the Interna- Back in 1947, the General Assembly adopted Resolution tional Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which was on 181 to legally establish the State of Israel, and a second Nov. 29. state, for the Palestinian people. While noting that Israel’s suspension of West Bank annex- However, Mr. Bozkir flagged that “in the seven decades ation plans has removed a critical threat to peace and regional sta- that followed, we have failed to establish a state for the Pal- bility, he indicated that the expansion of settlement planning and estinian people.” construction continues. A two-State solution recognized by Resolution 181, is Moreover, demolitions and seizures of Palestinian-owned struc- “the only premise for a just, lasting and comprehensive tures by Israeli authorities across the occupied West Bank, including A Palestinian demonstrator wearing a protective face mask, to pro- peace between Israelis and Palestinians, to bring security tect from COVID-19, stands by during clashes following a weekly East Jerusalem, have reached the highest documented rate in four demonstration against Israeli Jewish settlements, in the West Bank and prosperity to all,” he underscored. years. village of Kafr Qaddum near Nablus, Sept. 4. Photo: AP Photo/Majdi Mo- The UN official maintained that the UN must continue “Such actions are contrary to international law and undermine hammed to support Palestinians and Israelis to “resolve the conflict the prospects for the establishment of a viable, contiguous Palestin- on the basis of international law and bilateral agreements ian state, he stressed. ing ever more distant, Mr. Guterres shared his hope that, with and realizing the vision of two States living side by side in Despair in Gaza international support, recent developments would encourage Pal- peace and security within recognized borders, on the basis At the same time, acts of violence, the constant threat of esca- estinian and Israeli leaders to “re-engage in meaningful negotia- of the pre-1967 lines.” lation, movement and access restrictions, incitement, and human tions” and “create opportunities for regional cooperation.” “These terms of reference cannot be changed. The rights violations, persist in Gaza, “keeping the situation highly vol- “Only a two-State solution that realizes the legitimate nation- rights of Palestinian people are not up for negotiations,” he atile,” the UN chief bemoaned. al aspirations of Palestinians and Israelis can lead to sustainable stressed. “I, therefore, encourage in the strongest terms, all In violation of international humanitarian law, militants contin- peace,” he upheld, repledging the UN’s commitment to supporting parties to embrace peace, set aside differences and put the ue to fire indiscriminate rockets and mortars towards Israeli civilian Palestinians and Israelis to resolve the conflict. interests of the people they serve first. population areas, heightening the risk of new hostilities. Keep vital services alive Our time will come: Abbas “Gaza entered the 13th year of Hamas control,” Mr. Guterres The top UN official underscored the need to support the life-sav- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, referenced “lib- stated. “On the other hand, tight closures have exacerbated the suf- ing work of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refu- eration movements against colonialism, Apartheid and fering of the people.” gees in the Near East (UNRWA) and called on Member States to oppression” throughout history and successful struggles The top UN official stressed that—in line with Security Council provide the necessary resources for it to continue delivering its vital for independence that have led to UN Membership for na- Resolution 1860—the lifting of closures and reunification of Gaza services to millions of Palestine refugees. tions “as free countries.” and the occupied West Bank under a single, democratic, national “Failure to do so could pose serious risks to stability that the re- “We draw from this international solidarity more deter- government, are “essential for addressing the needs of the popula- gion cannot afford,” he warned. mination and faith that one day soon we will take our nat- tion and restoring faith in a political horizon.” A ‘desperate’ situation ural and legitimate place among the nations of the world,” Only two States will do Despite the significant efforts that may have been made, “peace he asserted. As the prospects for a viable two-State solution seem to be grow- in the Middle East is unfortunately still far away,” General Assem- (UN News) 16 THE FINAL CALL DECEMBER 15, 2020 armed, protecting themselves in NFAC with against oppression and U.S. hegemony. Their message, said the Pan African Studies scholar. Black Militia brother Johnson, Grandmaster Jay,” Dr. Carr movement spread nationally and internationally. “The message is pretty clear,” he said. “This Continued from page 2 said. “Those rights have to be viewed through NFAC includes members who are ex-mili- is retribution. It’s retrenchment. It’s time to the lens of race, which means they have to be tary personnel, Mr. Johnson told The Final Call get these uppity negros back in line.” Other- assault, they should also charge individuals viewed through the lens of a diminished right.” in an exclusive interview earlier this year. wise Whites fear there will be gun carrying with White militia groups. He said he believes the arrest is a coordinated “It’s now time,” he said, arguing a com- Black people all over the country, added Dr. “If that’s going to be his charge, they’re attempt by Louisville and the state of Kentucky bination of forces arrayed against the Black Jones. going to have to round up every one of the to intimidate and send a message and that the community aid and abet a system designed According to the criminal complaint, Mr. White militia that have been deployed all charges are an early test for the Biden-Harris ad- for Black victimization. “We’ve reached a tip- Johnson “forcibly assaulted, resisted, op- over this country in the wake of the mur- ministration. ping point where we require a stronger answer posed, impeded, intimidated, and interfered” ders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd,” “They need to weigh in and withdraw these other than rhetoric … speeches … half-hearted with federally deputized task force offi cers. he said. “But we know that’s not going to charges, and they’re able to do that once this ad- agreements … that they never follow through Militias have been part of the national happen, because this is a surgical, targeted ministration assumes the presidency Jan. 20,” he on,” he said. discourse, especially with the rise of White attempt to repress Black struggle, Black or- said. Some see Mr. Johnson’s arrest as part of militias and gun rights movements exerting ganization, Black liberation organizations NFAC is one of a number of U.S. organi- the history of U.S. government surveillance their rights to bear arms. However, racism and Black movement.” zations that believe in carrying arms for self- and suppressive harassment of Black organiza- in respecting or acknowledging 2nd Amend- He explained that the Second Amend- defense. Historically, such Black groups have tions in the late 1960s to the mid-1970s with its ment rights for Blacks has always been prob- ment, the right to bear arms, does not apply organized to protect Black Lives. The Deacons Counter-Intelligence Program or COINTEL- lematic. to Black people and that White militia can for Defense and Justice organized in Jonesboro, PRO. Leaders and activists were imprisoned Federal law enforcement agencies and act out that right successfully because of the La., in 1964 to defend civil rights activists from and killed. President Trump have been criticized for ig- historical role played fi rst as paddy rollers the Ku Klux Klan. “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see noring White supremacists while Mr. Trump during slavery and now as extensions of law The organization was made up of Black vet- what this is,” said Dr. Ricky Jones, chair of the has characterized the Black Lives Matter enforcement. erans who believed in armed self-defense. Two Pan-African Studies Department at the Univer- movement as “terrorists,” and others have “Black people who avail themselves of dozen chapters were created throughout Louisi- sity of Kentucky. “If people felt that brother been branded “Black Identity Extremists.” the ostensible Second Amendment rights, ana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The Deacons for Johnson, Grandmaster Jay, really threatened “My problem is nobody questions when whether it be Robert Williams and Mabel Defense provided protection for people partici- these offi cers in September, they wouldn’t White people organize themselves and carry Williams and the Monroe, N.C., chapter of the pating in protest marches in Mississippi in 1966, of waited until December to bring him to ac- arms. When White people decide that they NAACP as they chronicled in his book ‘Ne- including the March Against Fear. count,” he said. want to organize militias … no one says a groes with Guns’ in the 1960s. Whether it’s The Black Panther Party for Self Defense “Not only would he have been arrested; thing,” Mr. Johnson told The Final Call. “But the Black Panther Party going to Sacramento, founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in he probably would have been shot,” said Dr. the moment that the Black man decides to do the state capitol of California, with their weap- Oakland in 1966 also invoked the constitutional Jones. it everyone wants to examine it.” ons, as was their right by federal and state law right to carry arms for self and community. They An example is being made of Mr. Johnson, If convicted on the charges, Mr. Johnson in California, or whether it be those who were also believed in social justice and revolution and the White power structure is sending a faces 20 years in prison. DECEMBER 15, 2020 THE FINAL CALL 17 UU.S..S. CCentrism:entrism: TThehe RadicalRadical BBetrayaletrayal ofof GGloballobal SSolidarityolidarity

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n the United States, a liberal or a self-identifi ed of protecting human rights, we say no to imperialist sub- and/or support BAP’s U.S. Out of Africa Network and radical can rationalize supporting a candidate who terfuge. We will continue to expose both parties’ real our campaign to shut down AFRICOM. Ithrows Palestinians under the bus in order to get agenda of advancing the interests of U.S. and European Samora Machel (1933-1986), leader of the Mo- elected to the U.S. Senate. These same people can re- capital by slinging back into their collective faces the re- zambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) and the fi rst main silent on murderous U.S. economic sanctions. ality of their capitalist crimes and the systematic viola- president of Mozambique, said, “International solidar- They also can avoid any comment on U.S. imperialist tions of the human rights of people in the United States. ity is not an act of charity: It is an act of unity between aggression. They can do all of these things and their We will not let go unchallenged, any U.S. offi cial, allies fi ghting on different terrains toward the same “progressive” or “radical” credentials would not be including the newly appointed mouthpiece of U.S. anti- objective. The foremost of these objectives is to aid questioned. people policies (the “U.S. ambassador to the United Na- the development of humanity to the highest level pos- That is why Joe Biden can 1) fi ll his cabinet with tions”), standing in any international forum to twist up sible.” neoliberal war hawks, 2) signal obscene spending on their mouths to talk about human rights and democracy. That is the task BAP has taken on. We hope, in your the U.S. military will continue, and 3) tell the rulers The cruel joke of the United States being concerned own way, you assume this awesome historical obliga- they can rest assured knowing he is committed to the for human rights is refl ected in its policies on the Afri- tion. imperialist agenda of “Full Spectrum Dominance” that can continent, which we will be exposing in webinars The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) seeks to re- has been the U.S. state’s bipartisan-supported national taking place over the next few days. The International capture and redevelop the historic anti-war, anti-im- security policy for the last two decades—and what Committee of the National Lawyers Guild and the In- perialist, and pro-peace positions of the radical Black amounts to “the left” shrugs its shoulders. ternational Association of Democratic Lawyers have movement. Through educational activities, organizing But the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) will not be joined BAP’s work on AFRICOM by hosting a webi- and movement support, organizations and individuals silent and we will not collaborate. When Biden and the nar on the subject. And on December 4, BAP co-spon- in the Alliance will work to oppose both militarized right-wing neoliberal Democrats say they will re-assert sored an international webinar on AFRICOM with the domestic state repression, and the policies of de-stabi- U.S. leadership of the White, Western imperialist alli- Women’s International League on Peace and Freedom lization, subversion and the permanent war agenda of ance to wage war against the global South in the name (WILPF). We hope you support both events and join the U.S. state globally. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad Books, DVDs & CDs at store.finalcall.com

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Message To The Blackman The Fall of America How To Eat To Live Our Saviour Has Arrived The Flag of Islam In America Book 1 & 2 store.finalcall.com 866.602.1230 ext. 200 SPREAD THE WORD! #FARRAKHAN #JUSTICEORELSE DeCember 15, 2020 The Final Call 19 America’s Dreaded Destiny by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad merica and her people have been here, ac- Earthquakes are now again to be recognized, touching cording to history, since a few years after America lightly—but nevertheless they are here. With all Columbus, the explorer. She conquered of her wealth and preachings of Christianity, she has not the aboriginal red Indians, the original been a good Christian herself. As Jeremiah says: “Arise, owners of the land, whom she found here get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth with- and took it for a home for herself and kind. She has contin- out care, saith the Lord, which have neither gates nor bars, A which dwell alone.” ued conquering until her conquering power has gone around the earth affecting every civilized nation; submission to her This corresponds to America. She lives situated be- will. She was successful in forcing other people to bow to her tween the two greatest bodies of water of the earth, the will—whether they liked it or not. Atlantic and the Pacific. And she is very careless. She re- Now it is the hand of God which is after America to force joices in her evil and filth as though she is self-protected her into submission—a hand from which we have no defense from the divine hand of God. as it is written and prophesied in the Bible, under the name of Jer. 50:31 prophesies: “Behold, I am against thee, O Babylon. thou most proud, saith the Lord God of hosts: for thy day Jeremiah 51:25: “Behold, I am against thee, O destroying is come, the time that I will visit thee.” Allah (God) is vis- mountain, saith the Lord, which destroyest all the earth: and I iting America with great destruction which He has to pour will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from upon wicked America. the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.” After their mistreatment of the so-called Negro for four Jer. 51:53 says: “Though Babylon should mount up hundred years, she desires now to deceive them and to to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her cause them to suffer with her and share in her doom. strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her saith the Jer. 50:6—”My people hath been lost sheep: their Lord.” shepherds have caused them to go astray, they (White and America is under a destruction similar to that of ancient Black preachers of Christianity) have turned them away Babylon. In the Bible, Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Revelation of on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, John prophesied concerning her. Babylon, there-mentioned they have forgotten their resting place.” (their native peo- is a future Babylon, and not a Babylon of the past. ple and country). America has enslaved all of the so-called Negroes and Jer. 50:7 “All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have her evil mistreatment of them is similar to ancient Babylon’s The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad enslavement and mistreatment of the Jews, according to the sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, even the scriptures. It took the hand of God to bring the king of Baby- ons to destroy all human beings on the face of the earth three Lord, the hope of their fathers.” lon and his people into submission to the power of God. times, and still have some left. Of this she boasts. But Allah Since the White man has made the so-called Negro as He brought the surrounding kings and their power against (God) has said to me that He will destroy America. He will wicked a person as himself now, these are the words that ancient Babylon in the prime; the height of bring her to her knees (humiliation). he speaks: “They are just as evil as we; therefore, Allah her glory—the handwriting on the wall— The destruction sent to ancient Babylon and God is against them, too.” The so-called Negro repeats the the casting of Daniel and his followers into recorded in the Bible is the answer to most of same and says the White a fiery furnace; making drunk the people of what He has said to me will come upon the man is no worse than the God with their strong wines and then mock- now rich America. Rain, hail, snow and earth- so-called Negro. ing them—so has America done to the so- quakes—these weapons all belong to God. The White man has called Negro. America, how do you fight an army like this? opened all of his doors America makes him drunk with wine, The four mentioned weapons of Allah (God) and avenues of tempta- whiskey and beer and then laughs at him. cannot be ignored. The whole year has been a tion to lure the Negro in She put him into the fiery furnace—burned year thus far of Allah (God) plaguing America for total destruction. him at the stake while sitting around with day and night with storms, rain, floods; killing Again we have a warn- her families, drinking intoxicating drinks and destroying property. ing to leave a people with and laughing at the burning flesh of God’s And now the coming winter—hail has been whom God is angry as the people. falling in some places the size of golf balls, people of ancient Babylon were warned to do. There is no justice whatsoever. As Reve- baseballs and footballs. Jer. 51:45—”My people, go ye out of the midst of her, lation gives it, “She made all the world drink The rain continues to fall in places and a and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of of the wine of her fornication.” But an end is dreadful snow blizzard is now in the work- the Lord.” coming to such evil doings. ings. A cold wind is brewing in the North to come against All of the plagues, destruction’s and judgment which America has lived in peace—so far as foreign war is con- America, as it is written and prophesied in Job 38:22-23: Allah (God) used to destroy the wicked and disobedient cerned. She has destroyed other peoples and their towns and “Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or has from the time of Adam until this day will be brought upon cities. She has leveled them to the ground. She is still prepared thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have reserved America. Then she will be burned with fire. This is the to do the same with her great stockpile. against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and time of trouble that shall bring America into insanity. She says she has enough bombs and destructive weap- war?” (Reprinted from “The Fall Of America, 1973.”) 20 The Final call December 15, 2020

BREAKING OUR COVENANT WITH DEATH

BY THE HONORABLE MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN [Editor’s note: The following article is based on excerpts from an address delivered by Minister Farrakhan on April 30, 2006 at Union Temple Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the 33rd pastoral anniversary of Reverend Willie Wilson. To order DVD/CD, or MP3 of this message, call 1-866-602-1230, ext. 200.] In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful. As-Salaam Alaikum.

hen I participated in but I cannot if you do not come to me own understanding, but in all thy ways ings with my words because that was “The State of Black when you are forming something. I am acknowledge Him and He will direct not my intention—but the leaders of this America” sympo- not vain, but I do have something to of- your path.” Although I did not hear an government are liars. Satan promises sium on Feb. 25, the fer, so the least you can do is respect my acknowledgement of God, I heard an only to deceive. great forum that Tav- presence in the world and ask for my acknowledgement of scholarship. It was I talked about “the people that you all is SmileyW convenes every year, I was the thoughts. not my intention to speak condemningly; meet with” because you get so impressed last speaker. What I said seemed to cre- You can get 1,000 scholars together I passionately pointed out that our sick- by meeting in boardrooms, wining and ate some confusion; although the people who have the letters of this world, which ness is not only mental and intellectual, dining with people in high positions. mostly understood me, there appeared to I do not have, yet they said of Jesus, but it is also spiritual. So, without a spir- When they give you promises, you swell be some misunderstanding among some “How come this man having not letters itual remedy, any intellectual solution up with pride. of the panelists. But I do not want any- is learned?” I do not have any degrees, will not win. You think President George Bush one to think that I would disrespect the but what I do have is from God, who says Brother Tavis shared two letters from had power because you did not see the work of Tavis Smiley and the group that in the scripture that, “the wisdom of this the head of the Democratic National hidden hand that controlled him. Even worked with him to produce that docu- world is foolishness with God.” He said Committee and the head of the Republi- when you meet with figureheads of pow- ment called “The Covenant.” Brother He would take the babes and give them can National Committee and their prom- er, they have to meet with someone else. Tavis and those working with him did a the wisdom that He withheld from the ise. He had already stated that a nation Black leaders have never met with the wonderful job. wise and prudent so that the babes would that does not fulfill its promise is not people who really exercise power, like But I do not put a rubber stamp on become guides for the wise and prudent. good. So I begin by saying that America the head of the Federal Reserve, bank- anything. I do not have any money to I listened carefully to every panelist is no good at all. Was I wrong? If I am ers, heads of multinational corporations offer you. I am not corporate executives who spoke at the symposium, but I did not wrong, then do not hold up any pa- that control your government, neo-con- who will back what is non-threatening not hear them mention the Name of God. pers from known liars, who do not have servatives and Zionists that control the to them. They can offer money, but they There is no affair of great resolution that any power, which cause us to hope again government. If you do not meet with can never offer guidance. My role is to can be accomplished without God. The in liars and deceivers. I cannot support these people, then whatever promise you give good news, warning and guidance, scripture says, “And lean not on thine you. I am sorry if I hurt anyone’s feel- receive from figureheads cannot be ful- DeCember 15, 2020 The Final Call 21 filled without their approval. The sooner you recognize out the wrong, not with hate, but with love. Then, we your impotence, you will understand that you have to must examine ourselves and determine to change. We go somewhere else to get the power to deal with the real must ask Allah (God) to give us strength to change our powers that control government. ways. Only then will we break our covenant and agree- At the symposium I was told that they were making ment with death. a covenant with Black people, but Black people have So, our leaders cannot make a covenant with you already made a covenant with someone else. It is like a because you have already made a covenant with hell. bigamist who married a woman and made an agreement That makes you a hypocrite. We lie all the time. We with her but then, unknown to her, made an agreement lie to cover our inadequacies, cover our failure to do with another woman. That is against the law. I gave the our duty. We write checks, knowing we do not have example Terrell Owens, who played for the Philadel- the money in the bank. That is a lie. We make prom- phia Eagles. Even though they cut him from the team, ises without the intention of fulfilling them. We love he was not cut quite yet, so no other team could sign to lie. Liars do not have any place in the Kingdom him until he was totally unsigned. So, you cannot make of God. We have to repent and change. Liars cannot a covenant with Black America while Black America make covenants because they know from the begin- has made a covenant with their enemy. ning that they are going to break it. A covenant is an agreement between two or more During the forum, I mentioned Dr. Martin Luther persons to do or not to do something specified. It is King, Jr., whom we all loved. Harry Belafonte shared the conditional promises made to humanity by God as with me what he saw in Dr. King right before Dr. King revealed in scripture. But a covenant is a promise; it is a was assassinated. They had a meeting and his disci- pledge by two people who are willing to live up to what ples were very joyous, but Dr. King was sullen. Mr. is stipulated in the covenant. Black leaders cannot make Belafonte went to him and said, “Martin, everybody a covenant with Black America because Black leaders seems so joyous, but you seem so melancholy.” And have sold Black America out. They are lying hypocrites Dr. King replied, “I fear that I am integrating my peo- who hold the hands of Black people as long as White ple into a burning house.” He told Harry that he want- people give them permission, because they have made ed them to be firemen. But I said at the forum: “Don’t a covenant with White America. As long as the work of be a fireman, let it burn.” our Black leaders does not threaten them, our leaders Some panelists thought I was telling Black people can join them. to burn the house down, but I was not asking anyone So if we are going to enter into a covenant with to burn the house down. Dr. King did not see a literal Black America, Black America must untie itself from fire; he saw a figurative fire. If the house is burning, the enemy and then we can put our hands freely into the Dr. King did not start it, so the question is, who start- hands of the people who need our hands. ed the fire? If God started it, can you be a fireman? Some leaders in political positions have masters Then, I quoted from the third chapter of the Book they have to please and it is not always the people that of Matthew, where John is baptizing. He said, “I in- sent them into office. Sometimes we vote for people deed baptize you with water unto repentance.” This and do not understand the powers that start pulling on The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan baptism is like water on your mind that quickens you them. After we put them in office, in order to get things to moral consciousness and repentance. But Jesus done, they need things and the people in power barter God, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of said, “But he that cometh after me is mightier than I with them. It becomes a compromise between how they the land and they go whoring after their gods and do whose shoes I am not worthy to bear, he will baptize manage themselves and those who wield power over sacrifice unto their gods and one call thee and thou eat you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.” resources. Politics is so dirty because you cannot be of his sacrifice.” Jesus came to John to be baptized, but John wanted all things to all people. When you are all things to all I quoted this during my talk on the panel, but I spoke to be baptized by Jesus. So, Jesus asked John, “I have people, you are nothing to yourself and it is to yourself so fast, maybe they did not understand. Then, I referred need to be baptized of thee and comest thou to me?” that you must be true. to Chapter 28 of the Book of Isaiah, which says: “Your Jesus answered him, “Suffereth to be so now for thus Most of our leaders are already covenanted. I recent- covenant with death shall be disannulled and your it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness.” ly received a call from a leader and I thought we were agreement with hell shall not stand.” God is saying that Jesus knew he was the one who would baptize with going to discuss problems of Black people, which we He is going to break your covenant. The Bible says, fire and the Holy Ghost. John was baptizing with wa- did for 20 minutes. Then the caller said, “The real rea- “There is a way that seemeth right unto a man but the ter. If the church is baptizing you with water, then son I called is that I got a call from (Abraham) Foxman ends thereof is death.” why are you not repentant? What does the Bible mean, (head of the Anti-Defamation League) about something What covenant have you made with death? Look at “fire next time”? Jesus said, “I am the light of the you said and I have not been able to hear it.” I said, “I’ll the way you live your life. I am not referring to singing world.” The light of this world is the sun—a ball of send it to you, Brother, but you tell Mr. Foxman, since and giving praise in church; I am referring to the way fire. So when Jesus comes with that word, when it you all like reality TV, you get out of the way and bring we live our lives. We have already made an agreement touches you, it starts burning you and breaking you them and me into a meeting. I will take on the 12 presi- with hell and that is why hell is in our lives. We have down from your present form. The Bible says you are dents and whoever else they want to send. I will walk in made an agreement with death and that is why death is born in sin and shaped in iniquity. So, you have to with God and show you that they cannot defeat truth.” in our communities. Until we break that covenant, we be broken from that form and the only thing that will Black leaders are afraid of them and it is their fear that cannot enter into a practical, new agreement that makes break you is fire. makes them slaves. Jesus is not real if you are afraid. sense. Your covenant with death shall be annulled. John So Dr. King saw fire. The house is on fire, because In the Book of Exodus, Chapter 34, Moses comes the Revelator says in the Bible, “There was a pale horse Jesus and the fire of his wisdom have come and it has down from the mountain with the laws of a covenant whose rider was death and hell followed closely be- touched the institutions of America that are bathed in and he finds his people crazy. He breaks the tablets and hind.” White supremacy. You cannot be a part of that. Set God told him to come back and He would give Moses In our communities, we have churches somewhere it on fire. What sets racial politics on fire? It is the the tablets again, but cautioned him not to break them a on every corner, mosques and synagogues, yet death presence of truth. second time. God told Moses to give them the laws of and hell is everywhere because we have made an agree- Christianity was set up by Rome; a church that the covenant, but “take heed to yourself lest you make a ment with the hellish life that we live. We do not want Constantine used the cross as a symbol of conquering covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you go, to change. We do not want to reform. Singing and prais- White armies that killed the Indigenous people of the lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee.” ing God will not get us into the Kingdom of God. What world in the name of Jesus. What will destroy that Then God said, “For thou shalt worship no other will get us into the Kingdom is acknowledging that we false church, but the presence of truth? You cannot be God; for the Lord, whose name is Jehovah, is a jealous are wrong. But someone must have the courage to point a fireman. Get your gasoline buckets. 22 The Final call December 15, 2020

What is happening to this country’s my duty because I am passing off the all people can benefit. That is what we the pipe, because there is no sense in educational system, which is based on scene while he is rising up. He has a represent in the Millions More Move- claiming that you are a Christian, but White supremacy? It is on fire. What brilliant staff around him, but the en- ment. We represent thinkers who can you do not believe that God—not Far- is happening to this country’s econom- emy also sees this brilliance. The en- develop a new paradigm. We must no rakhan—is going to set up a new gov- ic system, which sucks the blood of the emy always tries to co-opt one leader longer follow the old paradigm, which ernment called the Kingdom of God on poor? It is on fire. The fire is burning to use their brilliance against another is on its way out. We must now think earth. down the old house of White suprem- leader that he cannot co-opt. I cannot be and reflect deep within ourselves and on We must watch the unfolding of world acy—and that is why I quoted Christ, co-opted. our life experiences to create a new idea events because America is falling. Soon, when he said, “Behold I make all things Cornel West, my brilliant Black in our fields that inspires a new mental- you may see the collapse of the U.S. new. There will be a new heaven and Brother may not realize it, but the bril- ity for our people. dollar and anarchy in the streets. Allah a new earth and the former things will liance that emerges every time he opens I want you all to know that regardless (God) has set His hand against Ameri- pass away.” his mouth against White supremacy is of the fact that my Brothers at the forum ca, for this is the rogue nation. She has I am sorry that my Brother Tavis did pouring gas on the fire. I only hope that criticized me—because I do not think upset other governments and destroyed not understand that he is not a fireman. when you are pouring gas, you have on they understood what I was saying—the other nations’ economies. Now, Allah Tavis is a man pouring gas on the fire. your asbestos suit. My Sister Frances fact that we can speak our minds with- (God) has set His hand against this na- Any time that young man, as a talk show Cress Welsing carries gasoline every out vitriol and then get into a room to tion and its economy. America is over $8 host, keeps spreading truth and chal- time she speaks and writes a sentence. talk about it and come to agreement, trillion in debt, but only receives nearly lenging false ideas and concepts, he is She is pouring gas on the fire. Dr. Juli- that is what makes us special today. No $2 trillion in taxes, which cannot even helping to burn the house down. Tavis anne Malveaux, every time I see her on one will ever get me to speak negatively pay to service the debt, much less the is no longer a talk show host; he has CNN, every time she writes a column in about Tavis Smiley. I love him too much principal. America is finished in power, emerged as an up and coming, bright USA Today and tackles a problem with and I see too great a future for us in that which can be proven from the scriptures Black leader. It is beyond Farrakhan to truth, she is pouring gas on a fire that Brother. I only want to be able to guide in the Bible and Holy Qur’an. be envious, for envious people cannot must consume a world that is based in him. I love Cornel West. He is one of But our future is bright. Our present say they are people of God. I love that White supremacy. our most outspoken Black intellectuals. is bright. If we follow right guidance, man and I see in him a bright future. From the ashes of its burning can rise Even though he says that I am involved we will come through the dark hour into So whatever I can do to aid him, it is something new and dynamic from which in a pipe dream, I am going to offer him a bright new day.

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and the program would need to be at all the millions of people who ‘To handle the built, and the servers would need to were reached through mainstream Silenced traffi c, (of a full be housed in a climate-controlled platforms. Continued from page 4 scale social media location. Then, he said, bandwidth Ben X also looked at the posi- would have to be purchased in or- platform), you’re tive. He said the content of the Na- “We don’t own the technolo- der to communicate with the rest of tion still needs to live on the main- gy, but the network that serves as looking at maybe the world. stream social media platforms in the backbone of that technology a bill of at least “Now we’re back to, you have to order to reach people who aren’t does not restrict free speech,” he $10,000, maybe contract the devil. Because you’re conscious and aware. said. Dr. Watkins and others at- $$ going to have to use AT&T, Com- Mr. Muhammad and Mr. Na- $20,000 a month tempted to build their own ver- to pay just for the cast or some servers, and we’re not sheed have hope that if Black sion of Facebook, but he said talking about your home network. people can unite to create one plat- they failed miserably. bandwidth. ’ Just imagine if you pay $30 for form, it will be more successful. “It cost us tens of thousands so much speed and bandwidth or “It’s going to be impossible of dollars. The engineers kept something of that magnitude. To for them to censor everybody. So, getting it wrong. There were a know of what’s going on. When gain access to that, then it just be- handle the traffi c, you’re looking at that’s what I want to get us on. I thousand bugs. It just wasn’t Ben X realized he had no way to comes another White-owned plat- maybe a bill of, to handle that type want to get us on a level where working, so we abandoned the contact his subscribers after You- form. It’s not easy. Remember, of bandwidth, of at least $10,000, they cannot censor. They’re either project because I said we’re gon- Tube terminated his account, he we’re still living in Satan’s world. maybe $20,000 a month to pay just going to have to censor none or na run out of money if we keep started creating a text list so that he This is his world. Even noi.org and for the bandwidth,” he explained. censor all,” Mr. Nasheed said. trying to do it this way,” he said. could control his own data. everything we have; we did not He said an alternative around Mr. Muhammad quoted the Even with Blaggenuf, the Ahmad Muhammad with the build it. We didn’t make Microsoft. that method is fi nding companies Most Honorable Elijah Muham- amount of people who use it, Nation of Islam’s Ministry of Infor- Noi.org, all that system is run and and servers that are not controlled mad, patriarch of the Nation of about 50,000, don’t compare to mation said Black people having it’s owned, ultimately, by the devil by its terms and conditions. When Islam in saying “our unity is more the amount of people he has on their own social media is the easy still. So, we only gain certain levels the Nation of Islam lost some of powerful than an atomic bomb.” YouTube, 800,000, and Face- part. But he said the core of social of ‘independence’ but not full inde- its streaming services, Ahmed Mu- “Because if the Nation of Is- book, four million. media is money and that the more pendence,” he added. hammad started looking into com- lam and other Black organiza- Another strategy both Dr. users a platform has, the more at- Mr. Muhammad explained the panies in other countries to lease tions build a site together, social Watkins and Ben X use is creat- tractive it is to drive income. technical side of what it would take from. But he said even though the network, and support one another, ing their own lists. People can “The access to vast resources for Black people to own their own situation of Black people owning then it increases the diffi culty for text the word “Boyce” to 31966, that White people have by default, servers. First, it would require a fi - the technology behind social media the enemy to do harm, and you can and individuals can be in the we just don’t have. And if we do nancial investment. The software seems grim, he urged people to look begin to see growth,” he said.

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From the Desk of: Brother Abdullah Muhammad Nation of Islam Student National Prison Reform Minister

“American people, particularly Blacks, must accept their natural responsibility to get up, unite, and pool their resources and do everything that they can to develop themselves, create institutions that serve their needs and make government responsible to create the atmosphere that will allow all of the citizenry to enjoy the principles of freedom, justice and equality,” by The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, The National Agenda.

Dear friends and supporters:

Serving as the Nation of Islam’s Student National Prison Reform Minister, I am truly happy to report that I have identified and begun the purchase of our first male ex-offender re-entry housing facility.

It is the desire of The Nation of Islam’s Prison Reform Ministry to establish housing facilities for both male and female, with emphasis placed on helping ex-offenders with entrepreneurship/economic development programs, job training for employment, continued educational classes, life skills, etc. Our efforts to help acclimate our brothers and sisters back into society requires financial support and your monetary assistance will aid in making this a reality.

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May Allah (God) bless us in this endeavor, and once again, I thank you for your continued support. It is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Abdullah Muhammad The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan’s Student National Prison Reform Minister of The Nation of Islam 26 THE FINAL CALL DECEMBER 15, 2020 Supreme Wisdom, Supreme Mathematics and the Mind of God

some other number; and why there were 20 Statements of Facts and not some other number. I knew that the numbers to our Lessons were signifi - cant. He answered by telling me that the 10 Student Enrollment represent the big family of ten; the nine planets and the sun making up the family of [Editor’s Note: This article is a ten. Then he stated that the 20 State- reprint that was published online on ments of Facts represents the length of March 8, 2018.] time some would undergo a particular study. Then he stated to me that he’s here is no question that the use not to tell me the answer to all that I of the scriptures, by the Honor- was to study and found out for myself. Table Elijah Muhammad, is still Early last year, I was with the Hon- very relevant—and indispensable—to orable Minister Louis Farrakhan at the the solu tions of the problems of Black farm in New Buffalo and I asked him people of America, and elsewhere, how long did it take for him to com- by reason of the fact of the powerful plete his musical album? He told me effect of the work of the Honorable code, involving the number 19, with ing to His nature. 14 years. I knew that the 14 years was/ Minister Louis Farrakhan. He uses the which the Holy Qur’an is written. He Certainly, the Bible has been tam- is very signifi cant and is connected to same instruments his teacher used to used it in his work among us, and still pered with. However, as the Honorable our Supreme Wisdom Lessons. do his work. does. Elijah Muhammad stated, the Bible is The Honorable Elijah Muhammad Did the Honorable Elijah Muham- The Holy Qur’an was written by the true when you understand it. God gave once said of and to Minister Farra- mad know of the mathematics in the Creator and Sustainer of the uni verse. him the true understanding of both khan that he “… would rise to the pin- writings of the scriptures before Doc- As we learn to follow God’s guidance, books. He has given that understanding nacle of success in this world’s life.” tor Khalifa, and others, did? Not only we grow to be in tune with Him, each to Black people and the world. This world’s life has existed for six did he, but he demonstrated that he other, ourselves and His creation. We The Honorable Elijah Muhammad thousand years. Now we are at its end. was brought into the understand ing of would then live mathematically, ac- once stated, in the Mosque in Chica- This world rejected both God and His far deeper mathematical truths, which cording to our nature, and we would be go, in 1960, that Allah gave us to him Anointed One, as it was expected. So produced, correlated and interlocked benefi ted ac cordingly. Greater wisdom (Honorable Elijah Muhammad) before did our nation (Black people of Amer- all aspects of reality—including all is required and is being utilized by God He took leave of us. And He gave him ica), as a whole. of the problems of human ity—by Al- in guiding people today than is used in (the Honorable Elijah Muhammad) to mighty God Himself. He was taught governing the rest of creation. In fact, us to bring us to Him (Allah). his world was doomed before it the very root of all mathe matics. This the divine work—now going on—of The Honorable Minister Louis Far- was born. Not so with our na- root is in the brain, or mind, of the hu- raising the spiritually dead to life; judg- rakhan was produced by God for the Ttion. Nevertheless, as we move man being. God taught and brought ing the world; and creating a brand new Honorable Elijah Muhammad to get towards the fi nal judgment, we’ve him into the very nature of the move- one, in which evil be comes an impossi- us all for him (the Honorable Elijah rejected the opportunity of receiving ment of the mind of Him, Who origi- bility, requires wisdom and power supe- Muhammad). This work is now in full an “A” or a “B” grade. However, we nally conceived of all of that which rior to what was required to bring man progress. have a chance for a “C” grade through we call “universe” and Who produced and the universe into being in the very Thus, Minister Farrakhan’s success our Brother, The Honorable Minister the human mind. Allah taught him the begin ning of creation! Creation, unlike grows out of his obedience to divine Louis Farrakhan. The “C” grade will root of math ematics—which ultimate- man, does not rebel against the Cre ator. guidance, (and deeper, as it was writ- save us from the “D” (doom of this ly resides in the core of the mind of Man does. So to bring into existence a ten, he is actually under the control world) grade—which will do us out of God Himself. world in which human beings willingly of his teacher). This guidance is from God’s greatest rewards and do us in. The six written lessons that we re- live according to the best or highest the God, Who governs creation, and This is a most serious matter. ceived through the Honorable Elijah aspects of their nature—the nature of this guidance is through the Christ— Only 144,000 were prophesied to Muhammad were put together out of divine—requires infi nite wisdom; even the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. His escape the doom of this world, by some an extraordinarily high mathemati- superior to that used in the beginning of work, therefore, being rooted in the of the Wise Scientists. One “slim” last cal manner. And, let us remember, he the origin of the universe. foundation laid by the Honorable Eli- chance, or way was outlined in the was a man with a 4th grade education, The Honorable Elijah Muhammad jah Muhammad, cannot and will not be scriptures, however, to save the mil- who started his teachings in the 1930s, is the fi rst man to really teach the pub- anything other than successful because lions of our people; even to providing presenting scientifi c facts before this lic that Islam is mathematics and that God is real and is present. The greatest others of this world a way out. It’s world’s scientists learned of them! mathematics is Islam. Both (Islam and of all controversies is being resolved there in the scriptures. It involved the Yes, he knew of such high math- mathematics) are the nature of God and for all time! production of Minister Farrakhan— ematics. Every now and then, in pub- the people He created from Himself. It I once asked the Honorable Elijah by the Lord of the worlds, and special lic lectures, the Honorable Elijah Mu- is natural, therefore, that in the prepara- Muhammad questions concerning The preparation by and the prayers of the hammad indicated—and to some ex- tion of the Bible and the Holy Qur’an, Supreme Wisdom Lessons given to us Honorable Elijah Muhammad for him, tent explained—the relation between long ago, these books were originally by Master Fard Muhammad to His Ser- before his departure in 1975. certain mathematical formulations written in accor dance with the nature vant The Honorable Elijah Muhammad Get and study the musical box contained in the Bible and the Holy of God Himself, as He is the Author of for the Lost Found Nation of Islam in set Let’s Change The World by the Qur’an. This make it very evident that its truths. He wrote and revealed this North America. I asked him why there Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. he was more than just aware of the mighty book, the Holy Quran, accord- were 10 Student Enrollment and not More next issue, Allah willing. DECEMBER 15, 2020 THE FINAL CALL 27

The Human Spectrum of God’s Divine Light

[Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint from Vol. 21, No. 17; and The Final Call will continue to re- print articles by our late and dear Mother Tynnetta Muhammad.]

“O you who believe, take care of our souls—he who errs cannot harm you when you are on the right way. To Allah you will all return, so He will inform you of what you did.”— Holy Qur’an, Surah 5, Verse 105

ight surrounds us and is inside each and every one of us, but Collecting Crystal Rocks at Crystal Mountain. Lwe can rarely describe exactly Collecting Crystal Rocks in Crystal Mountain, Douglas, Arizona, near the property of Dr. Paul Goss. what it is. It is indeed rather illusive and mystical. We cannot escape the tained in the matter that makes our en- Your appendix, your bladder, bones, Light; we can only run away from it tire Universe. Quoting from the Book, brain, ears, eyes, nose, prostate, ova- partially through intervals of dark- “Crystal Balls and Crystal Bowls,” by ries, spleen, pancreas, stomach, kid- ness. So even in Darkness, there is author, Ted Andrews, we read within neys, heart, glands, hair and all parts Light. In the Bible’s Genesis Cre- this context the following words as of your body. Freedom is under- ation Story in the making of the applied to the Art of Healing. standing melanin, pigment, chakras, heavens and the earth, God’s Spirit All of the organs, tissues, muscles, adrenals, third eye, time, space, joy, moved upon the face of the waters etc., within our bodies are comprised love, happiness, peace, and the most and called forth light in the dark- of similarly vibrating atoms. If some- complex being on the planet, man. ness as the first day. With these two thing such as a wrong food substance If you can accept this fourth-dimen- elements, Water and Light, the earth enters the body, it can alter the nor- sional system, you can accept the brought forth vegetation and fruits mal vibrational pattern of the organ, fifth-, sixth- seventh, eighth-, ninth-, and the seeds of herbs for food. And the system, or the entire body itself. tenth-dimensional systems, and so the lights in the firmament of the At those times, the body needs some- on. heavens, the sun, moon and stars thing to restore it to its original vi- We will go further in these studies were set as signs for seasons, and for bratory pattern. Only by restoring in the next article, be it the Will of days and years. Then came forth the balance to the discordant or diseased Allah, for we are in truth construct- sea creatures and the fowl of the air area will the body be able to reestab- ed of crystalline matter, surrounded and the cattle and the beasts of the lish true health. Different sounds, col- by an aura of light that comes from field. Then on the 6th day man was ors, thoughts, stones, or fragrances all the Light Source and Life Force created in God’s Image and Likeness have different vibrational frequencies Crystal skull of God’s Divine Light. We can be to have dominion over the earth, both that can be utilized in the restoration transformed into translucent beings male and female created He, them. of health. By projecting an appropri- body’s energizing systems and its as- of light, even in a twinkling of an All Humans were intended to be a ate focus of energy upon the problem sociation with the healing process in eye to be like Him. God’s Promise to reflector of God’s Divine Light. One area, we can temporarily restore bal- his Book, “The Re- Birth of Gods.” the Righteous will be fulfilled. of the first Teachings we received ance to it. The body can then more Speaking on the various dimensions “Allah will say: This is a day from the Honorable Elijah Muham- effectively rid itself of toxins, nega- of time and our divinity, he writes, when their truth will profit the truth- mad to aid us in this process was to tivities, and other energy patterns that “There is a divinity that is in all parts ful ones. For them are Gardens change the way we think and the way hinder the system’s life processes on of your body that will allow you to wherein flow rivers abiding therein we eat. Without the proper focus, all levels. We restore a proper circula- be free from this three-dimensional forever. Allah is well pleased with digestion and application of both tion of energy. world. If you are one dimensional, them and they are well pleased with these disciplines, we cannot master If we can begin to see ourselves you are without purpose. If you are Allah. That is the mighty achieve- the Art of Living and Longevity. We as resonating prisms and spectrum of two dimensional, you are controlled. ment. Allah’s is the kingdom of the know that all atoms are in constant clear and translucent Divine Light, If you are three dimensional, you are a heavens and the earth and whatev- motion and are comprised of electro- then we are approaching another victim of the environment. If you are er is in them; and He is Possessor magnetic energy such as protons and evolutionary step in our purification four dimensional, you are free. of power over all things.”—Holy electrons. These vibrations are con- process. Dr. Paul Goss speaks of our Freedom is understanding you. Qur’an, Surah 5, verses 119-120 28 THE FINAL CALL DECEMBER 15, 2020

DESTROY SICKNESS AND DISEASE

PLEASE do not be mistaken about this teaching of HOW TO EAT TO LIVE, in a world in which you can get everything to eat, from the low and most unwanted creature of the earth, all the way back to human beings themselves. This world eats anything and everything. They eat both good foods and bad foods and they always try to establish some new food or new style of preparing new foods. Do not try to keep up with them in their way of teaching, lest you fi nd yourself keeping up with them to the graveyard. You do not have to take anything that the White race says for truth. The answer can be found in our own lives— doctor and patient lived about an equal length of time. This shows that their way of teaching you and me, is that of “hill of mountain.” You will not live as long as a hill or mountain. Your life is short and you follow their way. Seventy-fi ve, 80, and 90 years is nothing to what you should be living, if you only knew the right kind of food that you should eat and abide by the rules and teachings of that type of food. We suffer with many ailments due to the improper foods and the improper time to eat. You have no regularity about when you are going to eat. Then your sickness—the consequences of an ignorant way of eating—will also have no regularity about it. The patient can be made to enjoy better health while having sickness and disease, if he eats at the proper time and eats the proper foods. Follow the right way of HOW TO EAT TO LIVE. A HIGH percentage of blood sugar is a very dominate thing among the people but that blood sugar can be controlled, if you eat right. You will not even know that you had it, or that it is in you. We must eat the foods that will destroy sickness and disease. (Reprinted from “How To Eat To Live,” Book Two, 1972.)

30 The Final Call December 15, 2020 WORKING TO UPLIFT, SHARE Detroit AND MOTIVATE The FOI, the name given to the military training of the men who belong to Islam in North America, consistently hit the streets for a righteous mission, working to uplift their brothers and sisters. This is done in the form of a warm smile, offering a copy of The Final Call newspaper and a good word while main- taining social distancing and wearing a face mask as the country still battles the Covid-19 pandemic. Greensboro, N.C. Recently, the FOI also handed out handsewn face masks made by the MGT and GCC, women of the Nation of Is- lam, as part of a national effort to distribute 70,000 masks to those disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 pan- demic. Across the nation and even in other countries such as the United Kingdom you will find these “men on a mission,” propagating the faith of Islam and sharing the teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad under the leader- ship of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. Thank you to the FOI in cities around the world for be- ing examples of soldiers in the army of Allah (God) and striving to make our communities clean and decent places to live.

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Greensboro, N.C. Norfolk, Va. Pensacola, Fla. 32 The Final call December 15, 2020 Liquor stores 2,000 feet of liquor stores,” said Commis- in Ward 8 have been challenged. In the cans thrown everywhere that I appealed sioner Adofo. “There were I think about 1990’s then ANC Commissioner 8D An- to then Mayor Marion Barry to pass a bill Continued from page 8 eight murders within the last two years not thony Muhammad challenged every liquor where stores could not sell one single beer, in Ward 8.” to mention an enormous amount of other license in the Ward. and that was because all over the Black In 2013, the D.C. Health Department kinds of violent crimes. We feel that the He told The Final Call, “When I be- community you would see single beer released a report, Alcohol the Equal Op- research has been done to show how peo- came an ANC commissioner I used to hear cans. People were drinking, walking down portunity Destroyer. The report found that ple who are already dealing with a lot of that in Ward 8 there was a liquor store and the street, throwing beer cans wherever,” violators of establishments serving minors stress, high blood pres- a church on every cor- said Anthony Muhammad, now a member were more prevalent in Wards 6 and 8, sure, and unemployment, ner. I begin to drive of the Citizen Advisory Council for the both predominately Black wards. can be adversely impact- around the ward to see D.C. Police and state committeeman for The report recommended the following: ed by mind alternating if that was the case and the DNC. He also serves as a student min- “Revising current laws and implementing substances rendering it was. I challenged ister for the Nation of Islam Mid-Atlantic new policies may be difficult but neces- them in a position not to every liquor license in prison reform ministry. sary if States and the District of Columbia show good judgment,” Ward 8. When their “They passed a bill to stop selling sin- are serious in their efforts to decrease the he said. license came up for gles. At first liquor stores fought the bill, abuse of alcohol. With many youth drink- “This was like a renewal, I made sure I then they started selling two cans of beer ing alcohol as early as 12 years old, many no-brainer to pursue this was at the hearing and in a holder to get around the bill. They efforts thus far, while transformational and particular course of action and just look- challenged its renewal with restrictions.” were happy because they made more effective, have yet to have the effect, in ing at public safety as a whole. Wonder Restrictions included that establish- money selling two beers,” he said. which it was originally envisioned.” Mart is appealing the decision and trying ments had to have a camera at the front of Commissioner Adofo has continued That’s where Commissioner Adofo’s to reapply for a license again, so we’re not their store, clean up every night after clos- that work and empowered his communi- work comes in. He wants the regulations out of the clear yet. We will move forward ing, no covering the front of the window ty by focusing on public safety. His goal and laws changed. When he was notified to galvanize and mobilize people around where no one can see out as patrons leave is to get better street lights, more speed about Wonder Mart’s liquor license, he the issue. We’re looking to actually have a the store and possibly get robbed, he ex- bumps, more grocery stores and farmers surveyed his community for their thoughts moratorium on liquor licenses,” the politi- plained. “We couldn’t get their licenses markets in an area that is classified as a on another liquor store coming to their cian added. rejected but we could challenge them with food dessert. neighborhood. He took those concerns to “I think it’s a cause that we can all iden- restrictions,” said Anthony Muhammad. “We’re going to replace the stores that ABRA and said “we don’t want another tify with and rally around because we’ve This community used to be a grave- sell liquor with something that’s going to liquor store here.” Wonder Mart’s applica- all been impacted one way, you know yard for single beer cans outside of liquor benefit our people and teach them how to tion was denied Nov. 2. shape or another by no alcohol.” stores. eat to live,” he said. “We looked at the crime stats within This is not the first time liquor licenses “I was so fed up with seeing single beer —Nisa Islam Muhammad DECEMBER 15, 2020 THE FINAL CALL 33

Ex-Hawaii prosecutor, police chief Daniels. Prosecutors’ notes from Mr. get prison for corruption Abdur’Rahman’s trial showed they treat- HONOLULU—A U.S. judge sen- ed Black people in the jury pool differ- tenced a former high-ranking Hono- ently from Whites, according to the case’s lulu prosecutor to 13 years in prison NASHVILLE court records. For example, prosecutors and her retired police chief husband told the judge they were excluding a to seven years, saying she stole money Black, college-educated preacher because from her own grandmother and then WINSTON- he appeared uneducated and uncommuni- used his law enforcement power to SALEM cative, while White jurors who truly were frame her uncle for a crime he didn’t uneducated were allowed to serve. commit—all to maintain the couple’s lavish lifestyle. LOS ANGELES NOT PICTURED, Black fi refi ghters in North Carolina Katherine and Louis Kealoha, now HONOLULU allege racism in their department estranged, were once a respected power WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—They couple. Louis Kealoha agreed to retire threw her new cellphone on the roof of amid a wide-ranging federal investiga- New charges, defendants pleas from former City Councilman the station house and placed nails un- tion. She later gave up her law license. in L.A. corruption case Mitchell Englander, a former Huizar aide, der the wheels of her pickup truck. As U.S. District Judge J. Michael LOS ANGELES—Federal authorities a City Hall lobbyist and two real estate she prepared to answer a call, someone Seabright described how Katherine Ke- announced new charges and additional de- consultants. poured tobacco juice in her boots. It was aloha orchestrated a reverse mortgage fendants in a wide-ranging corruption case too much for Timika Ingram to bear. scheme that forced her grandmother to against a Los Angeles city councilman and Appeals court vacates agreement Other Black fi refi ghters who endured sell her home, framed her uncle for steal- his alleged associates. to resentence Black inmate similar treatment in the Winston-Salem ing the Kealohas’ home mailbox, stole The new defendants include a former NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A Tennessee tri- Fire Department recently brought their money from children whose trusts she deputy mayor, the billionaire chairman of al court judge improperly reduced a Black complaints before the city. The griev- controlled as a lawyer, cheated her uncle a Chinese real estate company and a Bel inmate’s death sentence to life in prison last ance they fi led in October calls for Chief out of his life savings, convinced her fi re- Air developer, according to a superseding year, a state appeals court has ruled. William “Trey” Mayo to be fi red for fail- fi ghter lover to lie about their affair and federal indictment unsealed Nov. 30 in the Abu-Ali Abdur’Rahman was scheduled ing to discipline White fi refi ghters who, used her position as a prosecutor to turn a Central District of California. The case is to be executed in April, but the judge re- the group said, have created a hostile drug investigation away from her doctor the fi rst time federal prosecutors have lev- sentenced him last fall based on claims that work environment through comments in brother. ied charges under the Racketeer Infl uenced prosecutors had illegally excluded Blacks person and on social media. Later, he told Louis Kealoha that and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act in from the jury pool. The Winston-Salem group alleged while his wife was the mastermind, “you a public corruption investigation that en- In a 22-page decision handed down two White captains talked about running did master the frame job that followed,” snared a Los Angeles elected offi cial. Nov. 30, the Tennessee Court of Crimi- over demonstrators protesting the police and the scheme couldn’t have succeeded The city councilman, Jose Huizar, was nal Appeals determined that the state trial killing of George Floyd, and that a fi re- without the Honolulu Police Department. arrested in June on allegations he master- court judge did not have the authority to fi ghter made a noose during a rope and A jury convicted the Kealohas last minded a $1.5 million pay-to-play scheme modify Mr. Abdur’Rahman’s sentence knots class in November 2017. year of conspiracy. The Kealohas later tied to the approval of large building proj- based merely on an agreement between the City Manager Lee Garrity cited the pleaded guilty to bank fraud, saying ects. Prosecutors say the scheme sought to district attorney and the defendant. The rul- state’s personnel privacy law in declin- they provided false information to ob- illegally profi t from development of the ing vacates the agreement. The trial court ing to comment. He said the city has tain loans. Katherine Kealoha, 51, also city’s burgeoning downtown district. can once again review the petition but it launched an assessment to evaluate fi re pleaded guilty to an identity theft charge. The new indictment adds more charges must follow the procedures as outlined in department on diversity, race, gender She also pleaded guilty to a charge that in the case. Mr. Huizar left offi ce earlier the appeals court’s decision. and sexual orientation. A report is due involved protecting her brother from the this year and previously pleaded not guilty. Mr. Abdur’Rahman was sentenced by year’s end, he said. drug investigation. The case has already resulted in guilty to death for the 1986 killing of Patrick (Compiled from Associated Press reports.) 34 The Final call December 15, 2020 Groups demand D.C. mayor veto ‘dangerous’ vaccine bill by Nisa Islam Muhammad Staff Writer @nisaislam WASHINGTON—A coalition of concerned citizens are calling on Washington, D.C. Mayor The bill has been voted on twice, with Coun- er said though she was not an early supporter of Muriel Bowser to veto a bill passed by city coun- cilman Trayon White, Sr., the father of a 12-year- the HPV requirement for school children, she has cil they charge is dangerous. The bill, the “Minor old voting against it. He has repeatedly said, “since completely changed my mind with regard Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act,” says “Parents have a fundamental right to direct the to the need to have our young people vaccinat- if a doctor determines that children as young as Photo: MGN Online upbringing, education, and care of their children.” ed with the HPV vaccine. And we want to make 11 can meet the informed consent standard, they Councilmen Robert White and Kenyan McDuff- sure we have a regulatory system that helps get as can receive vaccinations without their parents’ recommended for older children. Many parents ie also voted against the bill. many people as possible with access to that im- consent. are against this vaccination because this virus is “Are the families of the District of Columbia portant vaccine,” noted dcist.com. The bill has garnered national attention, and sexually transmitted, and they object to their chil- to be the unwitting prey of large pharmaceutical Opposition to this bill has reached national at- many in the D.C. community are demanding dren having sex. companies, medical associations and ‘health care’ tention. The National Vaccine Information Center Mayor Bowser veto the legislation. “This is a Abdul Khadir Muhammad, Nation of Islam conglomerates?” asked Jamil Muhammad, pro- called the bill “predatorial” in a November article dangerous bill that removes the ability of parents Mid-Atlantic regional student minister, also wrote gram director of the Wedded Bliss Foundation. and encouraged people to get involved to stop the to provide the best care and healthcare decisions to the mayor expressing his concern. “Let’s save “Are you really telling us that a child who is bill from passing. for their children at age 11 and older and transfers the children which will allow the children to be seven years too young to buy a cigarette, enlist for The group laid out the next steps after the bill this authority to doctors and vac- children and keep the rights given to military service, enter a contract, or even vote, can reaches the mayor. “The mayor who has up to 10 cine administrators in a totalitari- the parents to remain as parents. We be trusted to make so-called ‘informed consent’ to days to sign the bill, let it go into effect without a an government mandate,” wrote were once children carefully raised take into its system the bilious, chemical witch’s signature, or veto it. If the mayor vetoes the bill, Advisory Neighborhood Com- by parental guidance and never left brew that is most inoculations on the market?” he the council can override the veto by a two-thirds missioner (ANC) 8A Chair Troy alone at the age of 11 years old to continued. vote,” explained the center. Prestwood in a letter to the Mayor make medical vaccination decisions,” Mayor Bowser is supportive of the Covid-19 “If they are asking us to swallow this attempt- representing all of the Ward 8A said Student Min. Abdul Khadir Mu- vaccine and recently again called for additional ed affront to our family structures, and specif- commissioners and the concerns hammad. Covid-19 vaccine doses be administered to Dis- ically, the very well-being of our minor chil- of the residents of Ward 8A. “My children were guided by my trict health workers once it becomes available. dren, by allowing vaccinations without parental “This bill is an egregious vio- wife and me. Never did the govern- The mayor said she would take the knowledge or consent, they Vincent C. Gray lation of parent’s rights and free- Photo:Twitter ment give my children the right to vaccine when it is made available, re- have truly got another thing dom of religious rights in that it consent to vaccination without our ported dcist.com. Mayor Bowser made coming. Their underhanded also eliminates the right to waive authority in my household,” he added. these comments on Dec. 4 on an episode language about freeing our vaccinations due to religious belief. Medical prac- “I believe this was the same with you [May- of “The Politics Hour” Hour on WAMU children from our possible titioners, schools and others should not be given or] as you were once a little girl. Would you pass 88.5 American University Radio. religious choices that may the right to determine such vital medical decisions a bill giving your children the consent to take a According to dcist.com, a person keep them from being inject- for children without parental consent not know- vaccine without your knowledge? You are aware called into the show and asked Mayor ed, is disturbingly Orwellian ing medical history, family history, allergy history that this B23-0171 is surreptitiously barbaric and Bowser about the Minor Consent for and nasty. They leave us and other personal information. Minor children has traveled throughout the city under the cover of Vaccinations Amendment Act though it Muriel Bowser no choice but to fight them. do not have the emotional or intellectual ability to darkness on virtual meetings hoping no citizens is not tied specifically to the Covid-19 Photo: Twitter So, fight them we will!” said make important medical decisions,” the statement would see it.” vaccine. Jamil Muhammad. continued. Councilman Vincent C. Gray, chair of the According to dcist.com Mayor Bowser re- “Aside from council members White and This legislation allows a doctor to determine health committee, proposed the idea after a mea- plied that she was currently reviewing the bill. Duffie, who stood courageously against your if a minor is capable of informed consent. Based sles outbreak last year in New York and moved “She also mentioned her changed position on ham-fisted disrespect of your constituents, on that doctor’s judgement, a minor could receive the bill to passage in the D.C. council. the HPV vaccine—D.C. currently requires kids we intend to organize a coalition of citizens government-recommended vaccinations regard- “One thing that we’ve learned from Covid, for entering the public school system to be vaccinat- working to overturn this terrible measure, less of their parents’ objections even if those ob- example, is that policymakers, lawmakers, need ed against diseases including measles, mumps, vote you out of office, and again place- re jections are based on religious grounds. to make science-driven decisions about public chicken pox, and polio, but parents are allowed to sponsibility for our children’s well-being This includes young people getting vaccinat- health policy,” Councilman Gray said to the me- opt their child out of the HPV vaccine,” the web- back where it belongs, in our homes,” he ed against the human papillomavirus—which is dia. site reported. During the interview, Mayor Bows- added. DeCember 15, 2020 The Final Call 35 Covid-19 vaccines have revealed safety signals that can’t be ignored. The first was an instance of tran- Continued from page 3 sient but serious adverse event (SAE) in it themselves. Former President Barack four of the 45 participants in Moderna’s Obama has already said he would pub- phase 1 trial,” reported Science: The Wire licly take the vaccine. He is to be on Dec. 3. The website said “more than joined by former Presidents Bill Clin- 70 vaccine candidates have entered clin- ton and G.W. Bush. ical trials around the world, with a doz- Yet Black people still don’t trust the en in phase 3 trials” in a year since the Covid-19 vaccines nor claims by vac- Covid-19 onslaught. cine makers and the U.S. government Many question why so much emphasis that they are safe.A recent poll indicat- on a hastily developed vaccine initially ed “fewer than half of Black adults, 48 driven by President Trump’s desire for a percent, say they probably or definite- pandemic win to save his presidency?The ly would get a coronavirus vaccine if pharmaceutical industry, or Big Pharma, it were available for free—including also stands to make billions as the vaccine just 18 percent who definitely would is produced and distributed worldwide. get vaccinated.”Against that backdrop, Dr. Judy Mikovits, an epidemiolo- there is talk of paying Americans to gist, believes vaccines with mRNA will take the vaccine. One proposal would Graphic: MGN Online be dangerous and perhaps deadly.She offer a federal $1,500 payment per doesn’t believe the vaccine manufactur- person and another suggests paying at which they did not produce, that which added. The Minister also spoke of ther- ers’ efficacy claims and said mRNA could least $1,000 per person. A medical eth- they have no control over?” asked apies and treatments other countries are exacerbate underlying health conditions. icist called such proposals “a very bad Student Minister Ava Muhammad, na- utilizing that need to be investigated, “It goes in every cell of the body, idea.” tional spokesperson for the Honorable including therapies against Covid-19 unlike the virus where the virus only “If you pay people to get vaccinated, Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Na- used in Cuba. The Lang study found goes in cells that have receptors for that the strong implication is it’s not safe, tion of Islam. knowledge of the Tuskegee Syphilis spike protein,” she said.Normally a virus there’s something wrong, you have “The mRNA Covid-19 vaccine will Study, which allowed Blacks stricken wouldn’t infect every cell in the body, she to use money to persuade them,” he be the first of its kind. By definition with syphilis to suffer for decades un- explained. said in a media interview. During the it is experimental. It is designed to in- der the supervision of the U.S. Public She fears bad outcomes manifested as Tuskegee Experiment which lasted 40 struct our cells to manufacture a type of Health Service, made those surveyed inflammatory diseases like multiple scle- years, treatment for Black men with immune response that will shut down less likely to trust the federal govern- rosis and neuro-inflammatory diseases, the disease was withheld by the U.S. the virus,” she said. Both major U.S. ment. and chronic fatigue syndrome, citing re- government. That kind firms, Pfizer and Moderna, The Lang survey revealed just 14 search conducted in 2011. of medical malpractice, are using mRNA in their percent of Blacks said they trust a The result could also other abuses and fail- vaccines. vaccine will be safe, while 18 per- be sterilization and even ures have made Blacks Where is focus on the cent would trust a vaccine to pre- death for those who are leery of medical experi- pre-conditions that are vent virus infection. already compromised in ments and trials. present in virtually ev- And, KSHB TV in Kansas City regard to their health, she According to the eryone who dies from the noted in early December, “Two argued. “COVID Collaborative virus? she asked.“I say to polls show confidence in a vac- Survey: Coronavirus the coalition, get behind cine for COVID-19 is low among Blacks have generally Vaccination Hesitancy Minister Farrakhan and Black Americans. According to a accounted for one-third in the Black and Latinx Communities,” call for a lifting of the Cuban embargo. STAT-Harris poll from October, Joe Biden of deaths from Covid-19, Photo: MGN Online released by Lang Research Associates They have had overwhelming success only 43 percent of Black Ameri- usually from pre-existing on Nov. 23, two-thirds of Black adults in overcoming the virus. One of the cans said they would take a vaccine conditions like diabetes, believe the government can be rarely components of their treatment protocol if it became available. In September, obesity, asthma, heart disease, high blood or never trusted to look out for the in- is to address the patient’s comorbidi- a Pew-Research poll reported only a pressure and other ailments that increase terests of the Black community. Just ty,” said Min. Muhammad, referring third of Black Americans would get the susceptibility to the coronavirus. Presi- four in 10 in this majority would get to guidance and instructions Minister vaccine.” dent-Elect Joe Biden has said he will ask the vaccine. Farrakhan issued in his July 4 message, “It is understandable that developing the public to wear masks for his first 100 A national group of doctors and entitled “The Criterion.” vaccines during a pandemic is fraught days in office to curb Covid-19. nurses with the Black Coalition Against Minister Farrakhan warned Black with challenges and glitches. Many There are also questions about wheth- Covid is pushing through Black organi- people and others against blindly tak- COVID-19 vaccine candidates are be- er people will have to get a vaccine shot zations a “Love Letter” to start a na- ing a vaccine for Covid-19. “I say to ing developed using novel but unproven annually, or two doses of vaccines. So- tional dialogue about Covid-19. the African presidents, do not take vaccine technologies,” read an article called success rates are self-reported by The letter pleads with Blacks to their medications. I say to those of us published online at Science: The Wire, the companies and cover between a month continue practicing safety protocols in America, we need to call a meeting https://science.thewire.in. and three months of results. Critics and and guidelines until vaccines are wide- of our skilled virologists, epidemiol- “Vaccine developers and health depart- some Black health experts and analysts ly available. The Black doctors and ogists, students of biology and chem- ment authorities have continued to insist say its problematic that the announced nurses ask Blacks to join them in par- istry and we need to look at not only that safety and efficacy will not be com- results haven’t been peer-reviewed by in- ticipating in clinical trials and take a what they give us, we need to give our- promised. But it is not clear how safe and dependent experts. There were over 14.7 vaccine once it’s proven safe and ef- selves something better,” Min. Farra- efficacious the vaccines that are now on million cases of Covid-19 infections and fective.“This particular coalition of khan said. the verge of emergency approval will ac- nearly 285,000 deaths reported as of Dec. our Black medical and health profes- “I’m speaking for Black America, tually turn out to be,” admitted Science: 7. According to Vox.com, one in every sionals urging us to submit ourselves for Hispanic America, for the Native The Wire. 1,000 Black Americans have died from to the new vaccination tell us in the let- American and for those who are desir- The article covered a global range of Covid-19 since February, while death rates ter to hold them accountable. This is at ous of life. They’re making money now different vaccines and their various chal- for Whites were one in every 2,150 people. best naive and at worst deceptive. How plotting to give seven billion, five hun- lenges and stages of development. “All (Charlene Muhammad contributed to do we hold them accountable for that dred million people a vaccination,” he the leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates this report.) 36 The Final call December 15, 2020 Black people Shortly after Mr. Biden and Vice-Presi- my that civil rights organizations haven’t ad- to be made, a lot more positions to be filled. Continued from page 7 dent-Elect Kamala Harris won the presidential dressed. We’re moving to a digital economy There’s no stretch of expectation that they are election, the former senator spoke about his ap- and I fear Blacks are going to be left behind.” jumping the gun.” ference in our community, she argued. preciation for Black support that helped propel Ms. Sankara-Jabar, co-founder of Racial Rep. Davis said it is only fair and sensible “We waited until people were appointed,” him to become the Democratic nominee and Justice NOW! and a Bernie Sanders support- that Blacks be rewarded for the support they she said. later win key battleground states of Michigan, er, also expressed frustration and concern gave the Democratic Party. Besides President-Elect Biden’s discussions Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. about a political system that provides so lit- “Every time there was uncertainty in the with the civil rights organizations, “And especially for those mo- tle to Black Americans yet encourages them outcome in votes, Black people in every in- Mr. Hamm points to a bigger pic- ments when this campaign was at to vote for parties that are more beholden to stance—not a few—whether it was Michigan, ture. “What are the policies going its lowest—the African American Wall Street and the donor class than to ordi- Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, every time the to be that is going to alleviate the community stood up again for me. nary Americans. Black community stepped up suffering of the people? Because They always have my back, and “I’m all for getting rid of to the plate. I think we’re us- the people are suffering, the poor I’ll have yours,” he promised. Donald Trump but I’m not excit- ing the leverage. But it isn’t a and the middle class, because the Political analyst Dr. Avis ed about Joe Biden,” the Silver fait accompli. This is the be- wealthy are being taken care of. Jones-DeWeever said as she’s Spring, Md., resident said. “They ginning, not the end.” We have massive unemployment. watched events around the political both are heavily funded by Wall “They’re (Mr. Morial and We got maybe 30 million people dance play out, she’s led to believe Street. Biden said at a Wall Street Mr. Johnson) saying ‘don’t without health insurance or inad- Dr. Avis Jones- those seeking promises to be kept fundraiser that nothing will fun- get too far, take a few steps, equate health insurance. The rich DeWeever Photo: Facebook have misplayed their hand. damentally change in his administration.” remember the same bridge you came across, are richer than they’ve ever been “It’s disturbing that we’re here. Ms. Sankara-Jabar said as a Black nation- you may have to come back across it,’ ” said before, millionaires are on their way to becom- This means that it represents a lack of progress,” alist and a Pan African who is deeply con- Rep. Davis. “Leveraging is a reminder … ing a trillionaire, and the working people are said Dr. Jones-DeWeever, a noted author, inter- cerned about the issues, needs and concerns they don’t want to hear excuses. I say, ‘right slipping, going backward.” national public speaker and media and diversi- of Blacks, the idea of getting funding “from on!’ ” “We’re in this situation because of the way ty and inclusion expert. “We have to play this the same people we’re fighting against is “The Black Caucus is concerned and our political system is structured, because of game in a much savvier way. It’s important to problematic.” talking also. Politicians usually are more pa- the way our political system and our economic underscore where power resides in Washington. Further, she said, she doesn’t expect much tient and engage in a balancing act. I think the systems are structured. And the result of the pro- Power resides in the cabinet and upper-level from the Biden administration because Dem- Black community is unified about delivering cesses and structures in place constantly bring staff positions.” ocrats are hostile to the working class. to us as we were getting together and voting us people who are not going to make a radical Dr. Jones-DeWeever said Black people seek- “I was livid about the tax cut. Why weren’t for this administration,” said Congressman change,” he said. ing to push the Biden administration should be more people jumping up and down? Many of Davis. “For the past 40 years, we’ve been appointing looking to place qualified Blacks on the staffs in the Democrats didn’t even fight Trump on the Dr. Wilmer Leon, III reflects a view held by a Black people. Black people have been included the Executive Branch, for example. tax bill,” she said. “There really is no marked wide cross-section of progressives. If President-Elect in governance. We’ve been electing people to “Aides need to look like us, chiefs of staff, difference between centrism and Republican- Biden picks from the same crop of establishment po- office. We’ve been putting in policymakers, too,” she explained. “There needs to be ad- ism. Centrism makes things sound benign. litical appointees from past administrations without and things are worse. It’s worse vanced planning and deals need to Centrism is Republican-lite.” bringing progressives into the administration, he now than it was in 1968 when Dr. be expressed early on. They have to She said leaders in both political parties said, little will change either domestically or in for- King was killed. I continue to ask be very specific about which Black seem unconcerned with countering and re- eign policy. the question, what is going to be people and the specific positions.” versing deeply rooted anti-Black racism, “I’m hearing Rep. Clyburn say we need more done to alleviate the suffering of What’s important to remember, persistent social inequality and the myriad Black people. No! We need more progressive-mind- the people?” Ms. Jones-DeWeever added, is that of social and economic challenges Blacks ed people with a broader worldview who don’t Mr. Morial, Urban League Blacks are bumping up against a face. Black people desire things like support American imperial- president and CEO, said the coa- deeply entrenched “good ole boy” fair housing, access to well-paying jobs, ism,” said Dr. Leon, a polit- lition of legacy civil rights groups system that is a significant facet of a decent wage and police justice and ical analyst, author and talk “have been at this a long time.” Derrick Johnson institutional racism in America. so far neither party has adequately ad- show host. “If you don’t, you “No one group represents all Photo: Twitter “We need to be reflective of dressed those issues. get Susan Rice. Libya was African Americans, but we speak what we want. Does it help us to Derrick Johnson, president and CEO wrong. Syria was wrong. for many. We are the largest, most influential have Black people with no connections to Black of the NAACP, discussed the impend- Rwanda was wrong. And group with offices nationally and millions of organizations? If they’re strangers to these orga- ing meeting in a donation letter. Afghanistan was wrong, said volunteers,” he said. “It’s too early to make any nizations, there’s no space to have discourse,” “This has been an incredibly difficult Jeh Johnson. When do you judgements. We’re aggressive because we’re she said. year for our community, and if we are Rep. Danny K. Davis realize that just bringing in not going to sit back and wait until every posi- There are progressives like social justice to build back better as the Biden-Harris Photo: Twitter more Black people with an tion is filled.” activist Zakiya Sankara-Jabar who are disil- transition team promises, we must cen- imperialist mindset is wrong? Mr. Morial—scion of a prominent political lusioned by what passes for political parties in ter these efforts on racial equity and social jus- This is just imperialist identity politics. Being a Black Louisiana family who served as mayor of New this country. She is opposed to Democrats and tice, and we must address this country’s most man or woman in and of itself means little.” Orleans from 1994-2001—said he is withhold- Republicans because they talk a good game pressing needs: COVID-19 relief and afford- In the past, Dr. Leon said, the civil rights move- ing judgement of Mr. Biden since it’s too early but have a history of shortchanging or ignor- able health care, student loan relief, criminal ment’s past success depended on pressure on three in the process. ing Blacks and the working class. justice reform, and economic empowerment,” sides: pressure from the streets, pressure on the judi- “We have to allow Biden to be Biden. This She said she’s disgusted by the spectacle of he said. ciary and political pressure. is not 2008. We have significant and troubling Blacks jostling for jobs. Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) praised the “You have to approach this from the bottom up. health disparities that are presenting in a ma- “I feel like it’s backwards. Legendary civil action taken by Messrs. Johnson and Morial. We need protests right now, yesterday and the day jor way. We also have Black unemployment, a rights organizations have lost what their orig- “We’re glad that Mark and Derrick are before. They need to know if they don’t get on it, wealth gap and Covid-19 decimating Black and inal fervor, and it seems to be putting a few on the case. This is a tremendous responsi- there will be consequences. We’re not going to sit Brown communities. Biden has to govern in the Black people in high places to continue em- bility for them as leaders,” said Rep. Davis, back and be silent.” present tense because no one who governs in the pire,” she said. who has represented Illinois’ 7th Congres- He added, “You have to have your demands up past tense ever succeeds.” “They are not talking about critical eco- sional District since 1996. “They have every front. I don’t think demands were made up front. “This time is different. There are new ex- nomic issues and they’re not concerned about right and responsibility to do so. I think they Clyburn saved Biden and got nothing. We need to pectations, different demands all which needs a certain policies as they affect Black people.” have reminded the Biden administration of its apply pressure from all angles.” greater response to these issues. This is serious. “People have sunk into poverty because of promise, deliverance and Black people’s ex- Dr. Leon said all too often, Black people “get real And we’re making no mistakes,” Mr. Morial Covid-19 and we’re seen this in the food lines. pectation.” happy with the near position,” content just to be close added. We’re also going through a shift in the econo- “There are still many more appointments to power without exercising it. WE’RE LIVE! Tune in! Radio o ot ht h phot p k c ock oc tock toc gs g bigs b / o t/ to/ oto/ h p kph ckph o to sto s isto is

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THE MUSLIM PROGRAM What The Muslims Want

This is the question asked most frequently by We want every Black man and woman to have the both the Whites and the Blacks. The answers to this freedom to accept or reject being separated from the slave question I shall state as simply as possible. master’s children and establish a land of their own. 1. We want freedom. We want a full and complete We know that the above plan for the solution of the freedom. Black and White conÀ ict is the best and only answer to 2. We want justice. Equal justice under the law. the problem between two people. We want justice applied equally to all, regardless of 6. We want an immediate end to the police brutality and creed or class or color. mob attacks against the so-called Negro throughout the 3. We want equality of opportunity. We want United States. equal membership in society with the best in civilized We believe that the Federal government should intercede society. to see that Black men and women tried in White courts 4. We want our people in America whose parents receive justice in accordance with the laws of the land—or or grandparents were descendants from slaves, to be allow us to build a new nation for ourselves, dedicated to allowed to establish a separate state or territory of justice, freedom and liberty. their own—either on this continent or elsewhere. We 7. As long as we are not allowed to establish a state or believe that our former slave masters are obligated to territory of our own, we demand not only equal justice provide such land and that the area must be fertile under the laws of the United States, but equal employment and minerally rich. We believe that our former slave opportunities—NOW! masters are obligated to maintain and supply our We do not believe that after 400 years of free or nearly needs in this separate territory for the next 20 to 25 free labor, sweat and blood, which has helped America years—until we are able to produce and supply our become rich and powerful, that so many thousands of Black own needs. people should have to subsist on relief, charity or live in poor Since we cannot get along with them in peace and houses. equality, after giving them 400 years of our sweat and 8. We want the government of the United States to The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad blood and receiving in return some of the worst treatment exempt our people from ALL taxation as long as we are human beings have ever experienced, we believe our deprived of equal justice under the laws of the land. schools and college buildings. The Muslim teachers shall contributions to this land and the suffering forced upon 9. We want equal education—but separate schools up to be left free to teach and train their people in the way of us by White America, justi¿ es our demand for complete 16 for boys and 18 for girls on the condition that the girls be righteousness, decency and self-respect. separation in a state or territory of our own. sent to women’s colleges and universities. We want all Black 10. We believe that intermarriage or race mixing 5. We want freedom for all Believers of Islam now held children educated, taught and trained by their own teachers. should be prohibited. We want the religion of Islam in federal prisons. We want freedom for all Black men Under such schooling system we believe we will make taught without hindrance or suppression. and women now under death sentence in innumerable a better nation of people. The United States government These are some of the things that we, the Muslims, prisons in the North as well as the South. should provide, free, all necessary textbooks and equipment, want for our people in North America. What The Muslims Believe

1. WE BELIEVE in the One God Whose proper separation of the so-called Negroes and the so-called If the White people are truthful about their professed Name is Allah. White Americans. We believe the Black man should be friendship toward the so-called Negro, they can prove 2. WE BELIEVE in the Holy Qur’an and in the freed in name as well as in fact. By this we mean that it by dividing up America with their slaves. Scriptures of all the Prophets of God. he should be freed from the names imposed upon him by We do not believe that America will ever be 3. WE BELIEVE in the truth of the Bible, but we his former slave masters. Names which identi¿ ed him as able to furnish enough jobs for her own millions of believe that it has been tampered with and must be being the slave master’s slave. We believe that if we are unemployed, in addition to jobs for the 20,000,000 reinterpreted so that mankind will not be snared by free indeed, we should go in our own people’s names—the Black people as well. the falsehoods that have been added to it. Black peoples of the Earth. 10. WE BELIEVE that we who declare ourselves to 4. WE BELIEVE in Allah’s Prophets and the 8. WE BELIEVE in justice for all, whether in God or be righteous Muslims, should not participate in wars Scriptures they brought to the people. not; we believe as others, that we are due equal justice as which take the lives of humans. We do not believe this 5. WE BELIEVE in the resurrection of the human beings. We believe in equality—as a nation—of nation should force us to take part in such wars, for we dead—not in physical resurrection—but in mental equals. We do not believe that we are equal with our slave have nothing to gain from it unless America agrees to resurrection. We believe that the so-called Negroes are masters in the status of “freed slaves.” give us the necessary territory wherein we may have most in need of mental resurrection, therefore, they will We recognize and respect American citizens as something to ¿ ght for. be resurrected ¿ rst. independent peoples and we respect their laws which 11. WE BELIEVE our women should be respected Furthermore, we believe we are the people of God’s govern this nation. and protected as the women of other nationalities are choice, as it has been written, that God would choose 9. WE BELIEVE that the offer of integration is respected and protected. the rejected and the despised. We can ¿ nd no other hypocritical and is made by those who are trying to 12. WE BELIEVE that Allah (God) appeared in persons ¿ tting this description in these last days more deceive the Black peoples into believing that their 400- the Person of Master W. Fard Muhammad, July, than the so-called Negroes in America. We believe in year-old open enemies of freedom, justice and equality 1930; the long-awaited “Messiah” of the Christians the resurrection of the righteous. are, all of a sudden, their “friends.” Furthermore, and the “Mahdi” of the Muslims. 6. WE BELIEVE in the judgment; we believe this we believe that such deception is intended to prevent We believe further and lastly that Allah is God ¿ rst judgment will take place as God revealed, in Black people from realizing that the time in history and besides HIM there is no God and He will bring America. has arrived for the separation from the Whites of this about a universal government of peace wherein we 7. WE BELIEVE this is the time in history for the nation. all can live in peace together. HE LIVES! NNEWLYEWLY RREMASTEREDEMASTERED WWITHITH BBONUSONUS FFOOTAGE!OOTAGE!

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