The Final Call (newspaper)

The Final Call (ISSN 1090-7327) ^[1] is a newspaper published in Chicago. It was founded in 1979 by Minister Louis Farrakhan and serves as the official newspaper of the Nation of Islam.^[2] The newspaper acts as the group's tool to explain their goals, spread news of world events and natural disasters.^[3]

The Final Call

Type	Newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Nation of Islam
Editor	Naba'a Muhammad
Founded	1979
Headquarters	734 W. 79th St, Chicago, IL 60620
ISSN	1090-7327
Website	new.finalcall.com

History

The original newspaper of The Nation of Islam was called The Final Call to Islam and was published by Nation of Islam Leader Messenger Elijah Muhammad in the 1930s. This small newspaper evolved into Muhammad Speaks in the 1960s and attracted a circulation of 900,000 per week, with monthly circulation of 2.5 million.^[4] Louis Farrakhan later began to publish The Final Call, which follows the traditions of the older Muhammad Speaks newspaper with national and international news and coverage of political issues and is the official communications media of the Nation of Islam. The current editor-in-chief is Richard B. Muhammad.^[5]

Reception

The newspaper has been criticized as anti-White, homophobic and antisemitic by the Southern Poverty Law Center^[6] and the Anti-Defamation League.^[7] Farrakhan has denied these characterizations.^[8][9]