Features Blacks in the World of Sci-Fi
Whether it’s about Black comic books heroes or she-roes, short films, feature films, or an exhibition on sci-fi art and hip-hop music, Black writers, film producers and educators have forged an Afro-futurist network to create a Black sci-fi fantasy culture.
Updated Jan 16, 2014 - 7:11:56 PM
Features The Trials of Muhammad Ali
CHICAGO - One of the most recognizable figures on the Earth is Muhammad Ali. While many have heard his name and been told of his exploits in the ring, do you truly know his story?
Updated Jan 1, 2014 - 3:29:06 PM
National News In 2013 Black America suffered as White anger and Black fratricide struck, say analysts
The year 2013 saw George Zimmerman tried for the killing of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin and the case kept the country riveted. However, when Mr. Zimmerman was found not guilty, a wave of grief and anger swept over Black America. That verdict, along with other brutal killings caused many to believe that it was "open season" on Black people.
Updated Dec 24, 2013 - 10:27:10 AM
National News Madiba's fight has ended but the battle for full freedom, Black progress still remain
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela has died and the historians are appraising his legacy. Mr. Mandela was without doubt a soul of consequence and is widely viewed as the personification of struggle. But the long walk to freedom was not easy for Mr. Mandela and the South African people-and the road ahead will have its share of difficulties.
Updated Dec 10, 2013 - 8:37:21 AM
Features FCN Special - New Orleans: a city still in need of repair, a people still in great despair
NEW ORLEANS (FinalCall.com) -For three days, a diverse collective of leaders, activists and professionals convened here during a special initiative aimed to take back Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of fighting for social justice, by drawing attention again to the Hurricane Katrina disaster and its impact on hundreds of thousands of Blacks, poor people and people of color in the city and Gulf region.
Updated Jan 25, 2006 - 9:21:00 AM
Features The hidden story in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (Finalcall.com) - The residents of New Orleans displaced by Hurricane Katrina and still disconnected due to tremendous failures by the federal government do not need any further evidence of the ineptness of the system to provide relief and restoration provisions to them.
Updated Jan 25, 2006 - 9:16:00 AM