CARICOM at 40: Reparations calls, and questions about regional unity
By Saeed Shabazz-Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS - When a two-day, closed-door meeting between delegates representing the 15-nation Caribbean Community and representatives of the UN ended,...
Political musical chairs, money, America and Egypts crisis
(FinalCall.com) - In a diplomatic move that displayed how fluid the developing situation in Egypt is, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns...
Report gives graphic details of Guantanamo forcefeeding
WASHINGTON (IPS) - “Bleeding,” “vomiting,” “a quarter or even a third” of bodyweight lost, “torture.” These are characteristic descriptions from testimony by...
Afro-Mexican activists vow to continue protest, hunger strike over murder of Malcolm X grandson
(FinalCall.com) - In the early morning hours of July 14 The Final Call received a “communicado” from Mexico City-based Citizens for the Defense of...
N. Korean diplomat: UN command on peninsula is U.S. front and needs to be dismantled now
By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - The last time Ambassador Sin Son-ho of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) held a press...
Is President Obama dangerous for Africa?
(FinalCall.com) - President Obama's trip to Africa maybe more wolf in sheep's clothing. His trip is scheduled to include West, South and East...
Freeing trade between South Africa and Nigeria
JOHANNESBURG (IPS) - If a Free Trade Area were to be negotiated between Africa's two largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, it...
UN irrelevant to Palestinian-Israeli peace process?
By Saeed Shabazz-Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS - A five-member panel of experts recently gathered in Beijing, China for a one-day discussion about the way forward...
Blacks suffer in Colombia, despite 20-year-old law
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM (FinalCall.com) - As Afro-Columbian women leaders work to expose violence and human rights violations, grassroots activists are mobilizing for a historic...
Mandela’s Legacy: Much more than goal of a non-racial society
(FinalCall.com) - The 94-year-old Nelson Mandela has received much press of late. His hospital stays have garnered much headlines, and his mortality much...