Kennedy opened U.S. doors to Caribbeans
Were it not for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Boston's Caribbean Carnival would be a lot smaller, if it existed at all. The first major legislation that Kennedy ushered through Congress rewrote the nation's immigration law, opening the country to exponentially more people from the Caribbean, who ventured out to the annual carnival last Saturday in the wind and rain, not long after the late senator?s funeral concluded on nearby Mission Hill. More »
Going 'One on One' with media mogul Cathy Hughes
Catherine Elizabeth Woods Hughes was born in Omaha, Neb., where she would later attend Creighton University and the University of Nebraska. But before graduating, she began working at KOWH, a local black radio station, where she handled assorted jobs en route to a successful career in the industry. More »
Council probes Hub schools' lagging black teacher hires
With the start of the school year fast approaching, Boston Public Schools (BPS) officials appeared at a City Council hearing last Thursday to discuss the district's struggle to comply with a federal mandate aimed at increasing diversity in the hiring of public school teachers. More »
BE HEALTHY - Sickle Cell Disease: Making sense of genetic disorder
As far as Lynnie Reid knew, her newborn girl was as healthy as could be. All of that changed about eight months later. Instead of bounce, there was lethargy, and no one could figure out the reason. When the doctors finally did, Reid was even more mystified. More »
