Unable to pay their bills, states, cities, towns and villages scramble to stay afloat
CHARLENEM Budget cuts bring pain and relief isn't in sight (FinalCall.com) - When Zakiyah Ansari hears about budgets and cuts, she knows one thing is certain:...
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...
Losing a husband, a home and a dream
CHARLENEM RIALTO, Calif. (FinalCall.com)- Billie Boyd did not expect to lose her partner and their home in less than a year, but when her husband...
Muslims start free health care network
-Staff Writer- PHILADELPHIA - The passage of President Obama's Health Care Bill may arguably be a step in the right direction, according to Muslim...
Community grapples with gang rape of 7-year-old
-Staff Writer- 'We have to do something' TRENTON, N.J. (FinalCall.com) - What was promoted as a “Stop the Violence” rally at the First Baptist Church...
Rocky time for U.S. Israeli relations as Zionists, politicians dismiss critics
- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - The “rock solid” relationship between the governments of the United States and Israel appears to have remained intact after reaching an...
Urban League: Racial equality gap persists
- Targeted jobs program needed in bad economy WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - "Chronic unemployment" persists in Black communities, which is helping to worsen the racial “equality...
Minister Farrakhan delivers guidance and stern warnings during three-hour interview
CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - As he took his seat in the studio at WVON 1690AM on Chicago's south side for an interview with the...
Black Press demands ‘respect and reciprocity’
-Staff Writer- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - “Two Black men, not former slaves, educated, came together to say, ‘We must plead our own cause,' March 16,...
Maternal deaths in childbirth on the rise
NEW YORK (IPS/GIN) - Despite the fact that the United States spends more on maternal health than any other country in the world,...