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Black farmers still fighting for fair treatment

ASKIAMSenior Correspondent WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - To say that Black farmers are getting the run-around in Washington might be something of an understatement. Since 1997 Black farmers...

Foreclosure Intervention Day in D.C.

(FinalCall.com) - When Cynthia Green heard about Foreclosure Intervention Day–Mortgage Solutions Now on Howard University's WHUR she was skeptical. “It sounded good but...

Gang intervention program earns expansion funds

CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - Because of their efforts to bring peace in their Venice Beach neighborhood for more than a decade, Venice 2000 (V2K) has...

Israel lobby challenged during AIPAC conference

ASKIAMSenior Correspondent WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - A small band of determined women raised their voices against America's most powerful political lobby–the Israel lobby–and they got their point...

Cincinnati’s At Promise Summits

“Incarceration is becoming the new American apartheid and poor children of color are the fodder. It is time to sound a loud alarm...

Questions remain after shooting at military center

ASKIAMSenior Correspondent WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - A U.S. Army sergeant, on his third tour of duty in Iraq has been charged in the May 11 killing of...

Activists report to community after UN gathering against racism

NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - The flyer announcing the April 30 forum said it would be a “Report back from the Durban II conference” by the...

Pharmaceutical companies stand to make profit from ‘swine flu’

(FinalCall.com) - A Boston-based company, Emerging Portfolio Fund Research Global, Inc. (EPFR), a provider of fund flows and asset allocation data to financial institutions...

The ‘limitless’ value, beauty of women

By Richard Muhammad Divine essence in women must be respected and developed says Min. Farrakhan CHICAGO, Mosque Maryam (FinalCall.com) - Speaking from the flagship mosque...

The Los Angeles Uprisings: 17 years later

CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - Seventeen years ago the streets of Los Angeles erupted in pain, tears and violence after an all-White jury acquitted four...