Final Call News
Balloons are released during recent birth anniversary celebration for the late activist Lu Palmer .
CHICAGO—Black nationalists, activists, Christians, Moors, and Muslims, representing a cross section of Black beliefs, recently met on 37th and Wabash Avenue on the city’s South Side to celebrate, honor and remember Lutrelle “Lu” Fleming Palmer, Jr. a fearless writer, radio show host, newspaper publisher and political activist.
Lou Palmer
He is remembered for his journalistic skill, organizing and an unforgettable phrase, “It’s enough to make a negro turn Black.”
Mr. Palmer would have been 99 years old this year.
Activists in their 20s to those in their 70s—representing the Nation of Islam, the Moorish Science Temple of America, the United Negro Improvement Association, the Black church, the National Black Agenda Consortium, African American Contractors Association, Ex- Cons for Community and Social Change and others—reflected March 28 on how Lu Palmer used journalism and organized to advance the cause of Black unity and independence.