Realtors to confront mortgage meltdown
(FinalCall.com) - At a time when one in five Black homeowners is projected to lose a residence due to foreclosure, Black realtors will...
Policy change gives LAPD chief more power
CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - The Los Angeles Police Department Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a new policy July 22 that mandates more training for...
Respect My Vote goes after out-of-college youth
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - The Hip Hop Caucus brought its message of voter empowerment to the youth of the nation’s capital July 28, with...
Will stiff sentences stop body parts sales?
NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - The mastermind behind a multi-million dollar illegal body parts scheme, Michael Mastromarino, was finally sentenced in late July. He received...
Police checkpoints return to D.C. neighborhood
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - While police checkpoints went back up in the Trinidad area of the city, community groups are eagerly seeking alternatives to...
Muslims condemn Post’s ‘Jihad Train’ smear
NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - The New York Post on July 21 ran a front page headline claiming that a popular Brooklyn imam was a...
Police shooting raises questions on review process
CHARLENEM INGLEWOOD, Calif. (FinalCall.com) - Officer Brian Ragan of the Inglewood Police Department was already under investigation for the shooting death of an unarmed man...
Non-profit ‘blacklist’ unfair, arbitrary, groups say
NEW YORK (IPS/GIN) - In the name of “global war on terror,” the U.S. government is waging war on non-governmental organizations by applying...
ACLU leads legal challenge against new spying law
NEW YORK - Civil liberties advocates have already asked a federal court to stop the government from conducting surveillance under the new wiretapping...
Prank or police intimidation?
Doll head on police car angers Harlem residents who see sign of hatred, racism NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - The head of a Black doll...