America’s educational system’still lagging behind
-Staff Writer- TAMPA, Fla. (FinalCall.com) - As math and science scores for students around the globe are increasing, the United States continues to...
Controversy over HPV vaccine for girls
-Staff Writer- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - As school is starting in the nation's capital, it's also time to make sure children are vaccinated. For...
Civilian review board for Bay area’s rapid transit department
CHARLENEM (FinalCall.com) - The transit department that made national news headlines after one of its officers shot and killed an unarmed, Black passenger, and a...
Pastors for Peace greet Fidel Castro
- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Cuban revolutionary leader and former President Fidel Castro “looks good,” is “strong,” is “taking care of himself,” and the Cuban...
Lingering questions and not just about Michael’s death
CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - Fans worldwide celebrated what would have been the 51st birthday of pop icon Michael Jackson, on Aug. 29 amid a...
Sen. Kennedy: The passing of a civil rights stalwart
- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Sen. Edward Moore Kennedy of Massachusetts, the last surviving brother in a political dynasty and one of the most influential...
California activists: reduce prisoners, curb spending
CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - “The reality will remain in this state that we tolerate death. We are only tolerating the deaths of the very...
Serial killer targets Black women
CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - Two days after Barbara Ware turned 23, she was shot in the heart and her body dumped in an alley. More...
More hard times on the horizon?
-Staff Writer- Any economic recovery will take awhile to reach Black America, say experts WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - “The world has been through the most...
Non-Whites likely to suffer if health reform fails
- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - President Barack Obama retired to Martha's Vineyard, Mass., for vacation with his family Aug. 23 with prospects dimming for his...