NEWS & REVIEWS

The Black CNN?

With African Americans making more headlines than ever, an ex-congressman pushes for a new network to balance mainstream coverage More »

Indie film fest brings new style to Hub screens

The Boston International Film Festival (BIFF) is just that - an eclectic collection of films covering a worldwide range of ideas and emotions, played out in settings as disparate as an AIDS-ravaged South African township, a grocery store where the fate of the world hangs in the balance and modern-day Los Angeles, where even the most intimate personal decisions can have a global scope. More »

R. Kelly speaks at child porn trial, won't testify

Kelly, 41, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he videotaped himself having sex with an underage girl that prosecutors say was as young as 13. Both Kelly and the alleged victim, now 23, have denied being on the tape. More »