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...
Angry activists condemn FBI infiltration of peace movement
- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Anti-war activists revealed a shocking discovery at a press conference in Minneapolis Jan. 12, that beginning a few months before...
State of the Dream report 2011
CHARLENEM GOP cutbacks mean more pain for Blacks, Latinos (FinalCall.com) - Republicans have seized the U.S. House of Representatives and are promising to enact strict economic...
Who cares about children of the incarcerated?
CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - Renee Y. Lee, recovery home director for The Women's Treatment Center, says people should be less judgmental and more circumspect...
Obama’s next moves: poll numbers are good but challenges remain
ERICTOUREM -Contributing Writer- ATLANTA (FinalCall.com) - The inauguration of President Barack Obama two years ago set a record attendance for swearing-ins in Washington,D.C., and marked the...
Rescue program fails to save homes
-Staff Writer- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - A congressional oversight panel report released in mid-December found that the federal government's leading foreclosure prevention program, the Home...
Ethiopian outrage over beating death case eases — for now
- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Members of the large Ethiopian community here–both Muslims and Christians–breathed a sigh of relief just days before Christmas when the D.C....
Locked down, exploited and mistreated
CHARLENEM and Starla Muhammad -Staff Writers- Concern rises about inmates allegedly beaten by guards in Georgia strike and mistreatment of prisoners detained in institutions across...
Prisoners’ strike becoming movement for justice
CHARLENEM (FinalCall.com) - A coalition of civil and human rights activists held a press conference on Dec. 17 to give a report on its meeting...
Tough year ends, tougher times ahead?
CHARLENEM, Askia Muhammad and Starla Muhammad -Staff Writers- (FinalCall.com) - Blacks in America entered 2010 with a sense of promise and hope that going into...