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America’s prisons hold over 1.5 million

Lock 'em up, still have crime The impact of high Black male incarceration rates (FCN, 11-07-2007)Black incarceration rates tripled during Clinton Presidency (FCN,...

Youth advocates criticize proposed gang laws

LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - Black and Latino lawmakers should be wary of two pieces of legislation working their way through Congress that...

Coalition gathers to support voter education project

FCNNEWSSOURCE The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation celebrated a successful fundraiser recently at the home of Essence magazine’s editorial director Susan L. Taylor....

A year later, family, activists seek justice for Sean Bell

End police brutality and mob attacks (FCN, 12-11-2007)Sean Bell: Tip of iceberg in NYC police murder culture (FCN, 04-16-2007)Black men targeted for slaughter: The...

NY City Council to hold hearing on ‘gang-related’ clothing

Gang wars report proves racial targeting of Black males (FCN, 08-05-2007)A Special Message to Street Organizations (FCN, 08-05-2007) NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - Councilman Leroy Comrie...

Community defends teens charged in school melee

‘They’re using the court system to hang us’ LA Sheriffs clear guard accused of breaking teen’s wrist (FCN, 11-01-2007)Parents protest the criminalization of...

Stock clerk awaits million dollar bias award

Denied promotions for 30 years, stock clerk awaits million dollar bias award (FinalCall.com) - When John O’Quinn, a former nighttime grocery stocker...

Fear, fitness and food

In the Lessons of the Nation of Islam, there is a question that asks “Why does a man still have fear even...

Black Press heroine passes away in D.C.

Afro America Newspaper (FinalCall.com) - Black Press matriarch Frances L. Murphy II, called an “Uncrowned Queen,” and known affectionately as “Frankie Lou,” recently died...

Home grown terror law threatens Muslims, further erodes rights for Americans

Homeland Security contracts for vast new detention camps (FCN, 02-16-2006)Neo-con extermists push internment for American Muslims (FCN, 02-18-2005)The Devil and Daniel Pipes...