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Homeless remain America’s ‘invisible population’

HOUSTON (FinalCall.com) - According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, each year 3.5 million Americans experience homelessness and on any given night, over...

Student debt, joblessness rising for recent grads

-Staff Writer- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Michael Stevenson left for college five years ago with big dreams and high hopes. Since graduating last year...

Activists: ADL’s anti-Israel list ‘just another smear campaign’

CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - The Anti-Defamation League is coming under sharp criticism from college activists and human rights organizations for their recently released report...

Can millions undo years of unjust life behind bars?

HOUSTON (FinalCall.com) - It has been nearly three months since DNA evidence freed wrongfully convicted Black male Michael Anthony Green. On the morning of Oct....

Guilty plea for child soldier averts U.S. ‘publicity nightmare’

NEW YORK (IPS/GIN) - A plea deal for Guantanamo prisoner Omar Khadr, announced Oct. 25, ends the prospect of a trial by a...

Activists say it’s time for America to respond to rights violations

ERICTOUREM -Contributing Writer- U.S. defense on human rights record is historic, but how much impact will review have on justice? ATLANTA (FinalCall.com)  - At The Final...

The end of killer cool flavoring?

-Staff Writer- Once aimed at Blacks, menthol cigarettes may be banned in effort to reduce smoking WASHINGTON - The “African Americanization” of menthol...

High court to weigh Ashcroft detention case

NEW YORK (IPS/GIN) - The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear former Attorney General John Ashcroft's appeal of a lower court decision,...

Black youth, mid-term elections and Obama’s age of hope

-Staff Writer- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - While Black youth nationwide prepare to vote in the mid-term elections some say they have not been fooled into...

Why Zaytuna College?

-Staff Writer- Islamic institution of higher education fosters climate of understanding and tolerance With all of the educational diversity America offers why start...