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As seen in: The Final Call, Bisnis Indonesia, Los Angeles Sentinel, St. Louis American, The Washington Informer, New Pittsburgh Courier, The Westside Gazette, The Triangle Tribune, Garland Journal
Naba'a Richard Muhammad, editor, The Final Call, your independent voice. 2024 marked 45 years. Creator of StraightWords podcast and straightwords.com.

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Still a man: The humanity of Brother Larry Hoover

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By Naba'a Muhammad, Naba’a Muhammad Verified
| The Final Call Verified
[The Final Call is honored to present the last article written by Brother Naba’a Muhammad he submitted June 5, the day before his passing.] He is a man. Not a myth, not a menace. A man. His name is Brother Larry Hoover. And for over five decades, he has lived in a caged America— unseen, unheard, and too often, unloved. But he is still a man. A husband. A father. A grandfather. A human soul. And he has suffered. Brother Larry is approaching 75 years old, an elder now. His beard is graying.
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Black women, police, and the brutality within: Even cadets aren’t safe

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By Naba'a Muhammad, Naba’a Muhammad Verified
| The Final Call Verified
Consider the deeply disturbing case of Alexus Byrd-Maxey, a young Black woman and police cadet who, rather than being protected and uplifted in her journey to serve the community, was violated, isolated, and ultimately terminated from the Chicago Police Academy after reporting sexual harassment.
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The Case of Larry Hoover

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By Naba'a Muhammad, Naba’a Muhammad Verified
| The Final Call Verified
There has been much talk since the news that President Trump commuted the federal sentence of our brother, Larry Hoover, who is not available for release because he must serve time for conviction in the state of Illinois. We should thank Mr. Trump for his action, whatever his motivation, as he did something that neither Democratic presidents Joe Biden nor Barack Obama did.
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