LOCAL NEWS

Ethnic diversity strong for Mass. Nigerians

As sound trucks slow-rolled up the hill in Roxbury, the rhythmic music from outsize speakers thumped the chests of spectators, and young female dancers in skimpy, colorful costumes pranced and gyrated in the street. Processions flowed past waving the national flags of Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana, Panama and Haiti. More »

The subprime mortgage crisis provides a chance for black-owned banks to restore financial credibility

In normal times, a bank offering a 30-year fixed at 5.75 percent wouldn't register a blip on the national mortgage Richter scale. More »

Activists look to future after Arroyo's defeat

The mood at Slade's Bar & Grill in Roxbury turned from tense to somber last Tuesday night as the vote tallies pouring in from precincts across the city confirmed Felix Arroyo's fifth-place finish in this year's race for the four at-large seats on Boston's City Council. More »

In Roxbury, French students learn about 'real' Boston

As French President Nicolas Sarkozy traveled last week to Washington to establish smoother diplomacy with the White House, a group of French high school students came to John D. O'Bryant School of Math & Science in Roxbury to make their own contribution to Franco-American relations. More »

Strand hosting concert to benefit Hub's homeless

For blues and soul singer Mighty Sam McClain, homelessness was a blessing in disguise. More »

Local teen makes a splash with jewelry business

At first glance, Michael Turner looks like your typical teenage boy. He plays football and soccer and likes hanging out with his friends. But two things set this 14-year-old Brockton High School freshman apart: a sharp eye for precious stones and the entrepreneurial insight to turn that talent into a profitable business. More »