The Final Call Online, 06-26-2001

June 26, 2001
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Rap responsibility and revolution
NEW YORK�Facing potential congressional oversight, constant criticism from the mainstream press, and with many rap legends and artists concerned about its future, hip hop returned to its birthplace June 12-13 and plotted a new course. That future will likely include greater self-regulation, increased political activism, more enlightened expressions and a deeper understanding of how hip hop culture has moved from Big Apple streets to become a global force and a billion dollar industry.

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Mugabe downplays Colin Powell remarks, and blasts 'white privilege'
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said recently he was not concerned or bothered by unkind comments about him made by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell while on a visit to South Africa in May. Pres. Mugabe told a visiting delegation from the U.S. think-tank Carter Center, run by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, that Mr. Powell was not informed about the situation in Zimbabwe.

Illinois congressman goes door-to-door for reparations
CHICAGO�After spearheading a series of powerful community forums in full support of the reparations movement in America, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), along with the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparation in America (N�COBRA) and the National Commission on Reparations (NCR) will host �Reparations Outreach Day�, a community campaign to educate Blacks about the international reparations agenda.

U.S. army accused of 'blacklisting'
WASHINGTON�Dr. C. Denise West knew things were bad when she was consistently denied promotions and training opportunities at the Army�s Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. So in August 1997 she filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging racial discrimination and a hostile work environment. From that point things went from bad to worse.

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World Web News

Media Silent As Doubts Emerge Over Disco Bombing-Washington, D.C. -TWF.org

Leaders Call for Implementation of Lusaka Accord -Angola - PANA

Kenyan paper says American churches involved in southern conflict -Nairobi, Kenya - SUNA

A Beacon of Hope in Africa's Fight Against AIDS
-Dakar, Senagal - PANA

Muslims welcome Palestinian community
United in faith, purpose and the fight for justice, members of the Chicago Palestinian community shared an evening of information and a part of themselves with members of the Nation of Islam on June 6 at Muhammad University.

PERSPECTIVES

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America's loss of friendship
by the Hon. Elijah Muhammad

The Black Electorate Accepts False
Choices On Education Reform
by Cedric Muhammad

ELEVEN FIFTY-FIVE
Our Daily Bread
by Abdul Allah Muhammad

Fulfillment of prophecy:
History written in advance
by Jabril Muhammad

Understanding the five per-cent
in today's modern world
by Mother Tynnetta Muhammad

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