Scholars: 'unconscious bias' leads to discrimination

NEW ORLEANS -- Leading social justice scholars believe that "unconscious bias" leads to negative racial stereotyping More »

Voter suppression laws 'biggest setback in decades'

Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer of San Antonio, Texas, says his elderly mother could become one of millions of Americans likely to be barred from participating in this year's voting process More »

NAACP launches 'This Is My Vote' campaign

The 2008 U.S. Presidential election brought us not only a historic election but also record participation of minority voters. More than 2 million more African American voters and an additional 2 million Latino voters cast ballots than had done so in the previous presidential election cycle in 2004. More »

Vitamin D: A dose of sunshine goes a long way

Born and raised in Haiti, Gerda Paulissaint came to Boston about several years ago and a funny thing happened -- she started experiencing aches and pains. More »

Federal grant spurs MBTA bus stop improvements

Using a $10 million dollar federal grant received through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the MBTA is proceeding with efforts to improve 15 of the busiest city bus routes, including several that run through Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park More »

U.S. bankruptcy judge continues Charles Street hearings

A federal bankruptcy judge last week continued hearings until later this month on the latest motions in the case between Charles Street AME and OneUnited bank, two of Boston's leading black institutions. More »

Policing the public schools creates new problems

A few years ago, a student at Kennedy Middle School in Springfield, Mass., was found with a cell phone in his bag -- a breach of school policy. After school administrators confiscated his phone, and told him to have his mother pick it up, the student started cursing and demanding that they give his phone back. More »