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Journalists of Color: What could real unity do?

WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - ‘We must speak for ourselves' was the rallying cry for journalists of color gathered in the new Washington Convention Center August...

Strong Black media voices

WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Among the more than 7,500 Black, Native American, Hispanic and Asian journalists and others who attended the third Unity-Journalists of...

Muslims’ arrest in Albany raises concerns

(FinalCall.com) - The recent arrest of two Muslims, allegedly for plotting to assassinate the Pakistani ambassador, has sent shockwaves through New York's state capital,...

Amidst accusation of violence against police, gang truce continues

NEWARK (FinalCall.com) - The May 21 ceasefire between the city's Bloods and Crips was still holding on August 4 when Byron Kelley stood before...

New young Black leadership: Can it save the Democratic Party?

BOSTON (FinalCall.com) - Symbolized by the face of certain-to-be-elected Illinois U.S. Senator Barack Obama, a new cadre of young Black leadership with ties...

Black farmers denied justice

WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - The same racist government program that denied Black farmers fair access to farm aid and forced a $2.3 billion landmark...

Cross-burning at home of activist family

FCNNEWSSOURCE CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (FinalCall.com) - George and Samimah Aziz-Hodge woke up on the morning of July 14 to the frightening sight of an...

LAPD beating victim sues city, community rallies in support

CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) - The Black motorist who was beaten by several Los Angeles Police Department Officers (LAPD) June 23, following a high-speed chase...

NAACP becomes a political organization

PHILADELPHIA (FinalCall.com) - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) celebrated its 95th anniversary less than a mile from where...

U.S. house fires killing black children

NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - A nationwide Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) study of Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, dating 1989 to...