BUSH: ‘We can’t Wait’
As opposition grows, president seeks support for possible attack on Iraq THE WHITE HOUSE (FinalCall.com)–The threat from Iraq “stands alone” President George W. Bush warned in a major speech in Cincinnati at Final Call press time Oct. 7. And as dissent grew among prominent Democrats and the UN Security Council appeared to slow the U.S. rush to war, Mr....
Thousands pledge to stop war
Martin L. King III joins chorus against military action CHICAGO (FinalCall.com)–Almost exactly one year since the U.S. bombing of Afghanistan, thousands of demonstrators gathered in front of the Tribune Tower Oct. 6 to tell President George W. Bush not to engage in a war on Iraq in the name of all Americans. Not in Our Name demonstrators urged the American...
Survey ranks best places for Blacks to live
(FinalCall.com) - Looking for the best place for Blacks to live? Look to Columbus, Ohio, as the number one city for Blacks, according to a comprehensive, six-month study conducted by BET.com and BET Nightly News in conjunction with their "Under One Roof" Black family series. BET looked at U.S. cities with the highest Black population percentages and rated...
Survey ranks best places for Blacks to live
(FinalCall.com) - Looking for the best place for Blacks to live? Look to Columbus, Ohio, as the number one city for Blacks, according to a comprehensive, six-month study conducted by BET.com and BET Nightly News in conjunction with their "Under One Roof" Black family series. BET looked at U.S. cities with the highest Black population percentages and rated...
Survey ranks best places for Blacks to live
(FinalCall.com) - Looking for the best place for Blacks to live? Look to Columbus, Ohio, as the number one city for Blacks, according to a comprehensive, six-month study conducted by BET.com and BET Nightly News in conjunction with their "Under One Roof" Black family series. BET looked at U.S. cities with the highest Black population percentages and rated...
Survey ranks best places for Blacks to live
(FinalCall.com) - Looking for the best place for Blacks to live? Look to Columbus, Ohio, as the number one city for Blacks, according to a comprehensive, six-month study conducted by BET.com and BET Nightly News in conjunction with their "Under One Roof" Black family series. BET looked at U.S. cities with the highest Black population percentages and rated...
Blacks denied chance to coach in NFL: report
BALTIMORE, Md. (FinalCall.com)–The news that Black coaches in the National Football League have superior performances yet receive inferior opportunities adds another high profile company to the growing list of employers that allegedly discriminate against Blacks in hirings and firings. Employment discrimination attorneys Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. and Cyrus Mehri, called on the NFL to reform its hiring with new...
Family sues sorority over death of AKA pledge
By Lenea Austin - The L.A. Sentineland Final Call Staff LOS ANGELES - The family of Kristin High, one of two California State Los Angeles students who died in early September, has filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, charging that the organization was responsible for her death at Dockweiler State Beach. The suit, filed Sept....
Voices of Dissent Rising
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) --Moved to action by the quiet but consistent dissent from members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Democratic Party’s most prominent White liberals have themselves now moved from the congressional “rubber-stamp-society”–that was poised to give President Bush “maximum flexibility” to use unlimited authority to take whatever action he sees fit, including the use of force,...
Lawmakers defend Iraq visit
WASHINGTON--Insisting that their recent visit to Baghdad came about because they care about what happens to this country and its soldiers, two Democratic members of Congress--both of whom are Vietnam War veterans--defended their trip in the face of charges that they are “unpatriotic” and that they were “cavorting with the enemy.” Their mission succeeded, Reps. David Bonior (D-Mich.)...