Obama, U.S. image falls, but still better than Bush
JIM.LOBE, IPS WASHINGTON - While confidence in Barack Obama overseas has declined–in some countries, quite sharply–since his 2009 election, the U.S. president and the U.S. in general still receive higher approval ratings among publics abroad compared to 2008, George W. Bush’s last year in office, according to a major new survey of 21 countries released here recently. The survey, which...
Iraq War 5 years later: No end in sight
ASKIAM and Saeed ShabazzStaff Writers Fifth anniversary brings protests, few signs things will soon change Iraq's Sadr calls million-strong march against U.S. occupation (Reuters, 04-03-2008) Media, Propaganda and Iraq (GlobalIssues.org, 03-30-2003) (FinalCall.com) - More than 640 events in hundreds of cities nationwide marked the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq, now the second longest war in U.S. history....
California activists: reduce prisoners, curb spending
CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - “The reality will remain in this state that we tolerate death. We are only tolerating the deaths of the very poor, of the people of color, of the people in prison, but we are tolerating that in order to meet the needs of profit and a false need of a sense of public safety!” With this...
Will deadly clash with White mob send devoted father to jail?
‘These guys are coming to kill me’ Father defends his family, faces manslaughter sentencing MILLER PLACE, Long Island, N.Y. (FinalCall.com) - John White has done everything expected of a good man in American society. He has been married 34 years, paid his taxes on time, pushed his three sons to get educated, worked at the same job for 25 years, and...
Family of man who died after police used a stun gun on him file lawsuit against Alabama city
MOBILE, Ala.—The family of an Alabama man who died after police used a stun gun on him filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Dec. 11 against the city of Mobile. The family of Jawan Dallas, 36, alleges that Mobile police used excessive force that led to his death. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Mobile, names the city and...
Mexican authorities say arrests made in killing of Malcolm Shabazz
By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- (FinalCall.com) - News reports have been circulated at Final Call press time that two men Alejandro Perez de Jesus, 24, and David Hernandez Cruz, 24, were charged with the beating death of Malcolm Shabazz, 28, the grandson of Minister Malcolm X in Mexico City. The Mexico City Attorney General, Rodolfo Rios was quoted saying that Mr. Shabazz...
Groups pressure Justice Dept. in case of imam slain by FBI
(FinalCall.com) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder faced protests Nov. 19 in Detroit as advocacy groups continue to press the U.S. Department of Justice to thoroughly investigate all aspects of the October killing of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah. Mr. Holder was in town as the guest speaker and an awardee at a Detroit Marriott banquet hosted by the Advocates...
Delaware Valley MMM on the move
Millions More Movement (FinalCall.com) - The Delaware Valley region of the Nation of Islam, which covers cities in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, have been working hard to bring the Millions More Movement (MMM) into a working reality, according to Minister Rodney Muhammad, the regional minister and head of Muhammad’s Mosque No. 12 in Philadelphia. The cities in Pennsylvania are Philadelphia, Chester,...
D.C.’s ‘Mayor for Life’ honored with Marion Barry Avenue
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Marion Barry, affectionately known as D.C.’s “Mayor for Life,” will have his name repeated daily as the former Good Hope Road was renamed during a November 18 community festival to Marion Barry Avenue. It intersects with Martin Luther King Avenue in Ward 8 where Mr. Barry, a four-term mayor and councilman served for decades. He died in 2014. It...