Commissioners rule LAPD force excessive
LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - The Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Board of Commissioners ruled four to one Jan. 31 that Officer Stephen...
Acupuncturists help ease post-Katrina stress
By Richard Muhammad The idea that pins and needles could help people may be a revelation for many, but Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) has used...
Drug paraphernalia has got to go
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Ward 8 in the nation's capital could be any urban section of any city. It has the requisite projects, poor...
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...