Slot machines in D.C. Absolutely not say residents
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The proposed initiative to bring video lottery terminals (VLT) to the poorest section of the nation’s capital was met with a swift response of, “No way!” “It’s terrible,” Norma Perry told The Final Call. She’s lived in Ward 8 for most of her life and is dead set against the initiative. “We don’t need casinos here. There’s...
Black child burned alive
FCNNEWSSOURCE ARIZONA CITY, Ariz. (FinalCall.com) - The mother of 9-year-old Malik Thomas is still trying to sort out why her son is dead, after he was allegedly doused with gasoline and set on fire by a group of White youths. Two weeks after the incident, no one has been charged for the brutal death. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Department has...
U.S. tale of Iraqis being massacred marred Memorial Day
JIM.LOBE The "War on Terror" Exposed (FCN Webcast, 05-2004) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - The observance of Memorial Day, the annual commemoration of U.S. soldiers who died in the service of their country, took place at a particularly difficult moment for both the U.S. armed forces and the administration of President Bush due to the recent news from Iraq and Afghanistan–where a...
Hurricane warnings issued as tropical storm strenghthens
FCNNEWSSOURCE National Hurricane Center Tracking Map (NOAA) (FinalCall.com) - The National Weather service altered previous predictions Monday and issued hurricane warnings for parts of Florida's coast as the first named tropical storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season unexpectedly gained strength in the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical storm Alberto was located nearly 200 miles off the Florida coast increased wind speeds from 50 mph to 70 mph in...
The matter of Liberty – The Day Israel Attacked America
ERICTOUREM After 36 years, survivors of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty still seek a fair hearing Originally posted: Jun 27, 2003 (FinalCall.com) - An anniversary of a terrible American tragedy passes every year, mostly without notice. That won't continue much longer, however, if some of the survivors have their way. Now in their 50s, 60s and 70s, survivors of the June...
Russell Simmons addresses students at the UN
UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons, Rush Communications Chairman and CEO of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, gave the keynote address to over 2,000 students from around the world acting as UN ambassadors at the United Nations Association of the United States of America's (UNA-USA) Global Classrooms Model UN conference on May 18. The conference mobilizes students...
A matter of Liberty – The Day Israel Attacked America
ERICTOUREM After 36 years, survivors of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty still seek a fair hearing Originally posted: Jun 27, 2003 War Crimes report filed by USS Liberty survivors (USSLiberty.com)Pro-Israel lobby dictates U.S. policy, study charges (FCN, 04-05-2006)ADL, Zionist policies causing rise in anti-Jewish sentiment (Rense, 08-27-2005) Palestine, Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict -A Primer (MERIP) (FinalCall.com)--An anniversary of a terrible American...
Rehabilitation or restoration for juvenile parolees?
LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - Youth advocates are calling for an overhaul of the state's youth corrections system, particularly its rehabilitation component, in an effort to reduce youth incarceration and recidivism. Daniel Macallair, executive director of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, deems the state youth corrections system among the worst in the country as the current subject...
What can you do with a high school diploma?
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - The high school class of 2006 will soon be history. Sons and daughters everywhere will either be going to college, trade school, the workforce or hitting the streets. “The most common direction is college and trade school,” Sharien Muhammad, counselor at Morrow High School in Morrow, Ga., told The Final Call. “A lot of seniors are...
Cosby calls Black community out
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Entertainer Bill Cosby encouraged “older” Blacks to more effectively empower themselves in order to show the larger Black community how to solve the problems of violence, crime and education, through redemption. It was Dr. Cosby's 19th public “Call Out” with two separate panels of local leaders, parents, victims and caregivers. It was held May 16...