Perspectives
We want the real King
WILL THE REAL Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. please stand up? Don't give me the “dreamer” King that America force-feeds us. I want...
Are Black male, female relationships in danger?
Community health: Are Black male, female relationships in danger? The above question came to mind as I viewed the film NO! by Director...
Take another look at the ‘Save Darfur’ crowd
Darfur, Sudan: Seeking the Truth (WEBCAST: Minister Louis Farrakhan, 05-07-2006) Anyone who tells you that “genocide” is occurring in Darfur and doesn’t in the...
Toward a Black and Brown Political Coalition
Uniting the Black, Red and Brown (FCN Editorial, 05-18-2007)An Open Letter to Black Americans from Latinos (FCN, 09-09-2003)The Basis Of Black-Latino Unity Is...
The Ghetto Economics of X-Mass
Santa Claus Comes to tha 'hood Back in the day, every Christmas my pops used to blast James Brown's song “Santa Claus Come Straight...
Blacks and the Subprime Mortgage Market
WILLIAM.REED Budgeting tips for low-income families (FCN, 11-30-2004) The recent rise in mortgage foreclosures, fueled by subprime lending, seriously threatens stability and revitalization across America. With...
Why Did I Get Married? A Psychodynamic View
Tyler Perry’s movie Why Did I Get Married? has sparked a renewed interest in Black male/female relationships, a subject that is more likely...
Making ‘useful land’ useless
(FinalCall.com) - According to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics, in 2004, 85-95 percent of farm household income has come from off-farm...
Black women celebrate 10th Anniversary of Million Woman March
PHILADELPHIA (FinalCall.com) - The cold, rainy weather did not stop the spirited celebrations marking the 10th Anniversary of the Historic Million Woman March...
Coming all the way home
In studying the history of Black land ownership, I became fascinated with the 45-year period after slavery when Black people amassed over 16...