Wal-Mart raises funds, questions in black Hub
Retail giant Wal-Mart is the world's largest private employer, with estimated net revenues of $378.8 billion for 2008. It is also one of the world's most generous companies. Last year, its philanthropic arm, the Wal-Mart Foundation, donated $296 million to charities around the world - including many organizations geared towards African Americans. More »
Council to hold hearing on school street worker plan
Amid growing concerns over youth violence in Boston, City Councilor-at-Large Michael F. Flaherty will convene a hearing next Wednesday to discuss a pilot program designed to bring city street workers into the Boston Public Schools (BPS). More »
MIRA's Ali Noorani feted at State House
Standing in the empty Senate Chamber located directly beneath the State House's iconic golden dome, a dozen tourists gaze in awed silence at the room's sunburst ceiling and august marble busts. Emerging through the wooden double doors into the hall, the tourists marvel at the chamber?s history and architectural beauty. More »
