INAUGURATION BLOG: Past is prologue

Click here for part two of Kelley Chunn's report from the nation's capital, where she attended the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama. More »

President Obama: RFK's prediction finally comes true

In the early 1960s, then-Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy painted a promising picture for African Americans. More »

At Roxbury inaugural gala, local residents celebrate 'incredible moment'

They might not have been able to make it all the way to the nation's capital, but residents of Boston's Wards 11 and 19 still danced Tuesday night away at a community gala held at Hibernian Hall in Dudley Square to celebrate the inauguration of President Barack Obama. More »

BE HEALTHY - Clinical trials: The ins and outs of medical research

Ben Perkins, 43, is on a mission. For years, he has worked as a community educator trying to raise awareness of the need for more African American involvement in HIV/AIDS research. More »


Watch New "Banner Moments" on NECN

Banner Executive Editor Howard Manly appears on NECN's "News Day Live" to discuss what's making news in Boston's black community. More »

Leaders honor MLK, look to Obama's future

Religious and political leaders embraced the progress made in American race relations with the inauguration of President Barack Obama during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Breakfast, held Monday morning at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. More »

MLK's famed dream also included economic justice

NEW YORK - The focus of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 wasn't what had been accomplished - but rather his view of what still needed to be done. More »