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Stereotypes, the media and Black athletes who get into trouble

-Contributing Editor- (FinalCall.com) - Quick, name a professional athlete who received extensive national media coverage because of a sex scandal. Name two. OK,...

Report: Foreclosure crisis worse than ever

-Staff Writer- (FinalCall.com) - The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported November 19, that a record number of loans–1 in 7–is delinquent, up from...

From peacemaker to war president

ASKIAM and Brian Muhammad Analysts see problems with the Obama plan for Afghanistan WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - President Barack Obama went from a “peace” candidate who promised “change”...

Sex crimes on campus

CHARLENEM -Western Reg. Correspondent- Report warns assaults going unreported; victims' needs ignored (FinalCall.com) - Young women are being raped on college campuses all across the United...

Loan modifications still not stopping foreclosures

-Staff Writer- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - While the Treasury Department tightens the screws on mortgage lenders with monetary penalties and sanctions for not using...

The good, the bad and the ugly of celebrity worship

CHARLENEM Stardom is costly in a society where the well-known are worshipped LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - American society is obsessed with celebrities, whether it is Jay-Z...

Obama quietly backs Patriot Act provisions

, IPS NEW YORK - With the health care debate preoccupying the mainstream media, it has gone virtually unreported that the Barack Obama administration...

Supreme Court won’t rule on racist NFL team name

- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court will not intervene, ending a 17-year-old case against the Washington NFL franchise over its name–the “Redskins”–which Native...

FBI Cold Case Initiative offers little comfort for families

-Staff Writer- BATON ROUGE, La. (FinalCall.com) - ”I'm sick and tired of the games and lies told in the newspaper. We have a $20,000...

Protecting Yourself from Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is a disease that affects Black men at a disproportionate rate. The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, who is a survivor...