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TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE A Revolutionary Life By Philippe Girard Illustrated. 340 pp. Basic Books. $29.99. Any number of books have been written over the centuries about the leader of the Haitian sl

LEBANON, Tennessee -- These days, Lawrence McKinney can’t seem to stay still. The 60-year old has spent enough time sitting in one place. A Memphis, Tennessee, jury convicted McKinney of rape and b

CHARLESTON--A search of Dylann Roof's car turned up a handwritten list containing the names and addresses of several predominantly black churches -- including the site of the Charleston church massacr

As Black Lives Matter stands in solidarity with American Indian protesters at Standing Rock, a new film on the civil rights battle of Black Native Americans is now available for viewing: “By Blood

(FinalCall.com) - A large group of Nation of Islam members converged on Grand Rapids, Mich., to demand the U.S. Justice Department open a full and complete inquiry into the questionable investigation

Economic slavery, or wage slavery, refers to one's total and immediate dependence on wages to survive. Although people throughout history have had to work to get by, we now live in a culture where we

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) _ Witnesses and an official say the roof of a church has collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria, killing at least 160 people. Congregants say the Reigners Bible Church i

“THESE SHOWS THAT ALL APPEARED DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WILL BE BANNED FROM TV, CAN’T HAVE THE REST OF THE WORLD LOOKING AT AMERICA LIKE WE’RE A BUNCH A F*GS” Said Donald Trump during an int

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, the beloved revolutionary those who suffered loved and called Fidel Castro and who the oppressors vilified physically departed this life in his beloved Cuba. He was 90-year

TERRYTOWN, La. -- A man who authorities say shot former NFL player Joe McKnight following an argument at a Louisiana intersection has been released from custody, CBS News confirms. Ronald Gasser, 5

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.– The fatal accident that killed five children in Chattanooga was actually the second time in two months driver Johnthony Walker crashed a school bus. In September, Walker was dri

A White man who shot a Black teenager for bumping into him has been charged with first-degree murder after telling police that he took “another piece of trash off the street”. According to police i

NEWARK—In a time of political and social wailing and gnashing of teeth, a much different tone echoed through a Robert Treat Hotel meeting room as Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan closed the St

(CNN)— Roddy White, a former Atlanta Falcon who is an NFL free agent, used a series of tweets to describe a traffic stop Wednesday that he said had him concerned for his life. When a DeKalb County

A new Black owned grocery store owned by former NFL superstar, Tyrone Legette, has been officially opened in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The grocery store is located in the exact spot where a Winn Dixie s

Since Donald Trump won the presidential election last week there has been an alarming increase in racist behaviour in America. Many stories have been making rounds online about people’s experience

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A white police officer in Alabama was indicted Friday on murder charges in the fatal shooting of a black man who died just yards from his front door. A grand jury returned the in

Whether Charlotte should protect one of the oldest African-American cemeteries of the post-slavery era is up for a vote Monday night before Charlotte City Council. The Biddleville Cemetery, founded

The white Arkansas school board member’s Halloween costume was extremely detailed — and deeply offensive. In the pictures, every part of Ted Bonner’s face is painted black except his lips, which ar

DETROIT — An apparent noose was found in a third-floor boys' bathroom at Royal Oak Middle School on Friday, more than a week after a video of some students at the school chanting "build the wall" went

An 8-year-old African American boy was hospitalized after bullies attacked him and his younger sister on November 14, the Atlanta Black Star reports. The incident occurred at the Spanish Lake Primary

(FinalCall.com) The presidential election for 2016 is unlike any in modern U.S. history and perhaps in the history of the United States as two widely unpopular, distrusted and polarizing candidates se