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August 07, 2001
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AFRICAN NATIONS UNITE: THE BIRTH OF THE AFRICAN UNION

UK judge lifts ban on Farrakhan
LONDON�A High Court judge in London July 31 overturned a 15-year-old order banning the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan from the United Kingdom. A court fight over the exclusion order had been ongoing, and Nation of Islam officials in the United States and in Britain hailed the decision. Justice Michael Turner, the High Court judge, said he will outline his reasons for the decision on Oct. 1. Once that happens, Min. Farrakhan should be able to visit the United Kingdom, observers said.

Russell Simmons: New group to address hip hop issues
NEW YORK�Russell Simmons, organizer of the recent Hip Hop Summit that took place in New York City, announced in a press release the formation of the Hip Hop Summit Action Network (HHSAN).

Blacks in Cincinnati denounce pull-back, call for better protection
It happened to an extent following the 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King. Now a national debate is brewing about police protection, or the lack thereof, in the Black community following word of a recent �unofficial� police pull-back in Cincinnati. What amounted to a low level �work slow down� in the Queen City was the police response to several days of uprising after police shot and killed a Black man, Timothy Thomas, 19, in April. Cincinnati police, according to reports, slacked on writing tickets and making arrests.

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Kenyan official slams IMF, World Bank

NAIROBI, Kenya (PANA)�Kenya�s Trade and Industry Minister Nicholas Biwott has accused the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of hampering Third World development, the local media reported here July 25. He was quoted as saying the two Bretton Woods institutions and some donor countries were impeding the progress of poor nations through the imposition of tough aid conditions.

See also: The Beef With the IMF

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Seeking peace in a land of war:
On on One with the UN ambassador from
the Democratic Republic of Congo

Despite a ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has held for the last six months, the situation in one of the world�s richest nations remains �fragile�. Ambassador Atoki sat down for a few minutes with Final Call staff writer Saeed Shabazz to talk about what is happening in the DRC.

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Jerusalem bombing kills 15, Sharon orders F16 strikes, takeover of main Palestinian headquarters
-Arabia.com

Jewish settlers like apartheid rulers, Red Cross official charges -Copehnagen, AFP

ANC Warns U.S. Government on Racism Conference
-Johannesburg, South Africa, PANA

Afro-Arab Peace Summit Scheduled for September
-Sudan, PANA

Hot dog deaths and the corporate death penalty
Let us now have a moment of silence for the victims of the Ball Park Franks fiasco. ... Thank you.
This is the situation: Bil Mar Foods is a unit of the Chicago-based giant Sara Lee Corporation, the maker of pound cakes, cheesecakes, pies, muffins, L�Eggs, Hanes, Playtex and Wonderbra products�your typical food and underwear conglomerate. In June, Sara Lee pled guilty to two misdemeanor counts in connection with a listeriosis outbreak that led to the deaths of at least 21 consumers who ate Ball Park Franks hot dogs and other meat products.

PERSPECTIVES & COLUMNS

FCN EDITORIAL
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ELEVEN FIFTY-FIVE
"Let Us Make Man!" -"Us" Who?
by Abdul Allah Muhammad

Eyes on Hip Hop
by Chuck D

Arafat's Shoulders Are Not
Broad Enough To Guarantee Peace
by Cedric Muhammad

Clear evidence of advanced technology
by Jabril Muhammad

Moses and Aaron Commissioned to Go to Pharaoh-- Sign of the Million Man March
by Mother Tynnetta Muhammad

Yo J-Lo, we're not down with that
by Michael Eric Dyson

Muhammad Farms
by Dr. Ridgely Mu'min Muhammad

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