The Final Call Online, 6-13-2000

June 13, 2000
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By any name, Father is love

Whether you call him dad, daddy, pops, papa, Baba or some other term of endearment, father is the single most important male in a child's life. Today more and more Black men are realizing this role with start quality performances. "More than ever father involvement is critical to our society's present and future well-being," said Ron J. Clark, director of the Virginia Fatherhood Campaign.

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Saviours' Day 2000 - "A Celebration of Family"
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The Children Left Behind
The number of AIDS orphans in U.S. to climb, activists fear

The issue of children left behind because their parents have died of AIDS�so-called AIDS orphans�is a widely discussed tragedy on the African continent. But in the United States, the issue rarely is mentioned. That may be about to change.

Black newspaper attacked again
WASHINGTON�For the 29th time in just 22 years, The Jackson Advocate�Mississippi�s most outspoken newspaper in behalf of Black empowerment�was vandalized by burglars, May 28. In a similar attack on Jan. 26, 1998, someone broke into the newspaper�s offices, doused the two-story building with gasoline and set it ablaze with Molotov cocktails.

The Latest News on the Lockerbie/Libya Trial

Gadhafi urges increased pace toward African Union
TRIPOLI, Libya (PANA)�Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gadhafi indirectly criticized African legal experts and parliamentarians for a lack of concrete suggestions on how to implement the recommendations of the 4th OAU Extraordinary Summit held in Sirte, Libya, last September.

'Rebuilding the Family'
Cincinnati Million Family March town hall meeting a success

CINCINNATI�Support for the Million Family March continues to grow as the march�s national director found during a whirlwind visit here, sponsored by the Cincinnati chapter of the National African American Leadership Summit, the Million Family March Local Organizing Committee, Muhammad Mosque No. 5, the Coalition of Concerned Citizens, the Avondale Community Council, and a host of supportive groups, leaders, and community activists.

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Understanding
Male and Female Development
by Minister Louis Farrakhan

The method by which Allah (God) chooses His Prophets and Messengers is the best example of how we should choose our mates. Allah (God) has a purpose in mind, and, He chooses the person and people best suited to fulfill His aim and purpose. A man without an aim or purpose in life is not in a good position to properly choose a mate.

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World Web News

OAU Sees Sino-Afro Forum As New Vista For Co-operation -PANA

ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: UN welcomes new agreement and is "on standby" - IRIN

Chinese activists challenge New York sweatshop, exploitation of workers

NEW YORK�For the last three years, activists have formed a picket line every Saturday in New York City�s Chinatown to draw attention to what they call �slave-like� working conditions. �Our people work long hours for low pay,� explained Kwong Hui, an organizer for the Chinese Staff Workers Association, whose members man the picket line.

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