Roxbury Trust Fund looks to continue grantmaking
When the Roxbury Trust Fund was established in 1990, its success was far from certain. The plan called for a $2.5 million, community-controlled fund to be established as a community benefit generated by a yet-to-be-built downtown skyscraper and the Ruggles Plaza office building. More »
Dorchester volunteer helps service workers
Sandra Hughes, wearing a cheerful blue tie-dyed caftan, beams as she greets the middle-aged woman waiting to see her. Hughes leans back on her chair to retrieve a file. More »
Common: The dreamer, the believer, the actor
Born Lonnie Rashid Lynn in Chicago on March 13, 1972, Common rose to prominence as one of hip hop's most poetic and respected lyricists, having garnered multiple Grammy Awards for his first eight albums. Common's ninth, "The Dreamer, The Believer," will be released in December by Warner Brothers Records. More »
Bessie Smith: Empress of the blues
Decades before such supposed divas as Cher and Madonna, Bessie Smith proved to be the real thing. Honored with the title "Empress of the Blues," the initially poor black preacher's daughter actually sold enough records at Columbia Records to save the famed company from bankruptcy. More »
