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Mrs. Coretta Scott King remembered

FCNNEWSSOURCE Minister Louis Farrakhan's statement on Mrs. Coretta Scott King (NOI.org, 01-31-2006)Listen to a One-Hour Special on Coretta Scott King (NPR, 01-31-2006) (FinalCall.com) - Flags...

Bush budget benefits wealthy, on backs of poor

THE WHITE HOUSE (FinalCall.com) - The Bush administration launched an all-out effort in late January to put a smiling face on what it...

Two groups sue to stop warrantless wiretaps

JIM.LOBE Revelations of Bush administration's spying chills the Capitol (FCN, 01-05-2006)FBI silent on reports that it watches the Web (FCN, 02-17-2005) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN)–Two major U.S....

California may adopt HIV name-tracking database

LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - In an effort to protect untold millions of dollars in federal HIV and AIDS funding, the California State...

Activists: Workers must mobilize and organize for safety and health in the workplace

(FinalCall.com) - Mining families gathered at a West Virginia church, wringing their hands in anguish as they awaited news of the fate of their...

Activists charge environmental poisoning and ‘silent homicide’ in San Francisco

FCNNEWSSOURCE Activists are charging silent homicide rages in San Francisco’s Bay View Hunters Point neighborhood and say national housing developer Lennar, Inc....

FCN Special – New Orleans: a city still in need of repair, a people still in great despair

NEW ORLEANS (FinalCall.com) - For three days, a diverse collective of leaders, activists and professionals convened here during a special initiative aimed to...

The hidden story in New Orleans

FCNNEWSSOURCE Congressional hearings on Hurricane Katrina reveal tremendous failures by the federal government NEW ORLEANS (Finalcall.com) - The residents of New Orleans displaced by Hurricane Katrina...

Sacrifice is required in absence of political will

NEW ORLEANS (FinalCall.com) - “What is it going to take for us to participate in this rebuilding process when they stop writing about...

Baby dies from lack of heat in Bronx apartment

NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - A 19-year-old mother made a grisly discovery on Jan. 7, when she found her two-month-old baby girl dead in her...