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Last line of defense

FCC decision to expand media ownership will curb dissent Black publishers view FCC ruling as a threat to independent voices BALTIMORE (FinalCall.com)--At the June 12-14...

Bush under fire

and James Muhammad Corporate Media Silent on General Clark's 9/11 Comments (FAIR)Dean: Investigate Bush Statements on Iraq (AP)The CIA and That "Yellowcake" (Wanniski.com)Former attorney general...

Dying while Black in New York City

NEW YORK (FinalCall.com)--Black New Yorkers are saying publicly that it is dangerous to be Black in the "Big Apple." They are referring to a...

Russell Simmons leads rally against harsh drug law

Activists demand repeal of N.Y. drug law (FCN)Q & A With Russell Simmons, Pt I (BlackElectorate.com)Q & A With Russell Simmons, Pt II (BlackElectorate.com)Rap, responsibility...

Heroism or hype? – Rescue of Pvt. Lynch eerily parallels Spanish War-era rescue

/GIN WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN)–An attractive and spirited young woman, held captive by sadistic foreigners and saved by coolly efficient, red-blooded, all-American males–it is a...

Jewish lobby woos Congressional Black Caucus

Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 2002 Congressional Candidates (WRMEA)A new threat to Black politics? (FinalCall.com 08/2002) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)–Reports are true that the American Israel Public...

NAACP leader found not guilty

By NNPA SEATTLE (NNPA)–After five hours of deliberation, a jury found Seattle NAACP President Carl Mack not guilty of pedestrian interference when he led a...

FCC votes to relax media ownership rules

WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)–In the midst of overwhelming opposition, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 for "radical deregulation" of media ownership rules that previously...

Danny Glover: Still standing

WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)--He was the tallest tree in our forest: An enormously popular Black actor who stood firm in behalf of justice for those...

All the president’s ‘corporate’ men

/GIN Wall between Wall Street, Pentagon blurred by Iraq war profiteers SAN FRANCISCO (IPS/GIN)–Engineers and executives from San Francisco-based Bechtel, one of the world’s...