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N.Y. professor brings Million Man March spirit to N.Y. politics

NEW YORK (FinalCall.com)–Professor James Blake has brought the spirit of the Million Man March to politics. Prof. Blake, who returned to Queens, N.Y., from the...

Hate crimes against American muslims skyrocket

(FinalCall.com) - A new Federal Bureau of Investigation report documents what Muslims across the country have known to be a fact since September...

Black woman who heads Statue of Liberty Park arrested

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (FinalCall.com)–Ms. Diane Dayson, 49, the first Black woman to hold the job of superintendent of the Statue of Liberty Park and...

Retired judges endorse death row clemency in Illinois

FCNNEWSSOURCE CHICAGO (FinalCall.com)–Twenty-one retired federal and state judges Dec. 1 issued an open letter to Illinois Governor George H. Ryan supporting broad use of...

Blood companies indicted for the spread of HIV

WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)–A five-year criminal investigation into the blood distribution system of Canada that spread the HIV virus throughout Canada and the United States...

‘We will never forget’ Calls emerge to reopen infamous Mississippi murder case

NEW YORK (FinalCall.com)–Mamie Till-Mobley, 81, spoke plainly during the press conference at New York University, declaring that she wants an "apology" from the state...

Analysts: Latest Iraq weapons inspections a pretext for war

Interview with Jude Wanniski Of Polyconomics, Inc. Re: Iraq (BlackElectorate.com)Nelson Mandela: The U.S. Gov't Is a Threat to World Peace (MSNBC)Minister Louis Farrakhan's letter to...

Vietnam vets react to hazardous exposures

ASKIAM WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)–While U.S. officials are quick to accuse Iraqi leaders of "using chemical weapons on their own people," thousands of U.S. Vietnam veterans have...

With Homeland Security laws and curbs on civil liberties, Americans are losing considrable rights , observers warn

Bush's Domestic Enemies List (Black Commentator)Civil liberties under attack by administration (Ft. Pierce Tribune)Anti terror laws produce new crisis for Black leadership (FinalCall.com) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)–The...

Rep. Ford steps into leadership circle

WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)–It was an unlikely political challenge and the outcome was easily predictable. Third term Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) member Harold Ford Jr....