FinalCall.com: Min. Louis Farrakhan and Dr. Boyce Watkins Speak to Crowd on Wealth, Education, Family and Community
CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) – Dr. Boyce Watkins opened the forum on economics, education and family by offering a stark tale of conditions faced by Black America and what was at stake. He recounted his daughter sharing sad news: A 3 year old had died when a teenager unloaded a gun into a home following an argument. [...]
Louis Farrakhan’s Grandson Signs With the Milwaukee Bucks
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is a well known and controversial leader in this country. His vision for a self-reliant African-American community has struck a chord among many in the black community, culminating with the Million Man March. But Farrakhan has also been accused of being an anti-Semite, among other things. Right wing blogs [...]
Louis Farrakhan Speaks to the Racial Hatred Thrust Onto President Obama
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Minister Louis Farrkhan, never a man to keep his words to himself, spoke about the hatred being spewed toward President Barack Obama and his family. He goes on to contextualize how this hatred is built from historical resentment of African Americans who either fail to “know their place” or demand that [...]
Farrakhan: “Jesus Was a Black Muslim”
Nation of Islam head Louis Farrakhan made an appearance Tuesday at Alabama A&M University where he said Jesus was a black Muslim. “If Elijah was at the door and he was black, you would call 911 and say there’s a n****r at the door, claiming he’s Elijah! Send the police!” exclaimed Farrakhan, then explained that it [...]
Louis Farrakhan, Dr. Boyce Watkins and Racism 101: The University of Illinois at Chicago
by Richard Muhammad (FinalCall.com) – The University of Illinois Chicago is teaching an unintended, painful but important lesson with its cancellation of a program to discuss Black economics, Black families and Black progress that was scheduled at the school for March 30. Dr. Boyce Watkins, a writer and analyst who moonlights as a Syracuse University [...]
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