Kennedy's Senate career full of civil rights history

When the Civil Rights Bill reached the U.S. Senate on March 30, 1964, it was met by a group of Southern senators determined to prevent it from hitting the desk of then-President Lyndon B. Johnson. More »

1920s time capsule found in Dudley at Ferdinand's

The contents of an 86-year-old time capsule recently found at the Ferdinand?s Blue Store Addition in Dudley Square were unveiled last Wednesday, giving present day Bostonians a glimpse of Roxbury life in 1922. More »

Atkins, first black Hub city councilor, dies at 69

Thomas Atkins, Boston's first black at-large city councilor, who faced off against school busing opponents as an NAACP leader in the 1970s, has died. He was 69. More »


S. African parliament marks Mandela's 90th birthday

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Tributes to Nelson Mandela's dignity, humanity and humor poured in at a special sitting of South Africa?s Parliament last Friday to mark the anti-apartheid icon's 90th birthday. More »

Roxbury's very own Miss Black Mass.

When the winners of this year's Miss Black USA Pageant were announced in Las Vegas last Tuesday, Melissa McClinton fell just shy of her goal. But Miss Black Massachusetts 2008 still did the Commonwealth proud, earning first runner-up honors in the annual competition. More »