ACLU challenges secret spying law
FCNNEWSSOURCE (FinalCall.com) - The American Civil Liberties Union argued in a New York federal appeals court April 16 that its lawsuit challenging an unconstitutional government spying law should be reinstated. The ACLU and the New York Civil Liberties Union filed the landmark lawsuit in July 2008 to stop the government from conducting surveillance under the FISA Amendments Act (FAA),...
Redistributing the pain and redirecting our dollars
Price-gouging merchants that have taken Christ out of Christmas—which is supposed to be about Jesus, joy, love and happiness—saw a “lot quieter” Black Friday this year. According to Reuters, “Shoppers took to stores across the world on a Black Friday that appeared subdued compared with prior years, looking for discounted electronics, clothing and household goods in the kickoff to the holiday...
Farrakhan’s challenge to the Jewish community goes unanswered
Hollow claims of anti-Semitism remain Who Are The Real Children of Israel Part 2 Live Webcast (NOI.org) CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - Over a week after the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered a message to tens of thousands worldwide from the Atlanta Civic Center, his challenge to prove his words false, remained unanswered. In fact, during his June 26 speech, Minister Farrakhan offered...
New York’s activist community gathers to support, salute longtime journalist, Nayaba Arinde
NEW YORK—New York City recently came together on the hallowed ground of one of America’s premier activist oriented Black churches, the Brooklyn-based The House of the Lord, to celebrate, the former long-time editor-in-chief of the New York Amsterdam News, Nayaba Arinde. Referred to as the modern Ida B. Wells of journalism by one of the speakers gathered at the December...
Obama, Democrats facing rough mid-term elections but the GOP isn’t popular either
- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - If opinion polls and political pundits are to be believed, the Democratic Party will be swept out of majority control in both the House of Representatives and the Senate by a virtual tsunami of anti-incumbent feelings that will eclipse the losses suffered by Presidents Bill Clinton in 1994, and by George W. Bush in 2006. But...
Loneliness called an ‘underappreciated public health crisis’
Loneliness kills. Not like cancer or a heart attack, but the health implications of being lonely can lead to death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, loneliness, isolation, and lack of human connection can lead to an increased risk of heart disease, increased risk of stroke, and a 50 percent increased risk of developing dementia for...
Two years after hopes of Promised Land, Blacks back in the political wilderness
CHARLENEM (FinalCall.com) - As the Republican Party revels in its takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives with midterm elections, as the Democratic Party regroups and the Tea Party edges further into mainstream politics, Blacks in America ponder what the downfall of Democratic politicians and a weakened, embattled president means for their own interests and political power. “This election absolutely confirms...
Trial date set for White supremacist who targeted Black shoppers at a Buffalo supermarket
BUFFALO, N.Y.—The federal death penalty trial for a White supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket likely won’t start for at least 18 months to give lawyers time to tackle a host of legal and logistical issues, a judge said Feb. 2. U.S. District Judge Lawrence Vilardo set a date of Sept. 8, 2025, for the start of Payton...
Goin’ Broke: Cities, states suffer as U.S. economic crises creeps along
(FinalCall.com) - Anywhere from 50 to 100 cities in 2011 may be declared bankrupt. This bold prediction, made by financial analyst Meredith Whitney last year in media reports, coupled with mounting debt facing cities and states has financial budget officers and legislative officials on state and local levels in a panic. States are frantically implementing austerity measures, cutting...
Workshop shares valuable tips on disaster preparedness
By Yaminah Muhammad DETROIT—From arctic blasts in North America to vicious wildfires across Canada and Hawaii, disasters are constantly impacting various sectors of the global population. Disasters are also seemingly becoming more frequent. Despite this many people fail to properly prepare themselves, their families or their homes for such occurrences. This often leaves them in a state of life-altering suffering...