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Even with Yoon, Flaherty faces uphill climb for black votesMayoral candidate Michael F. Flaherty's surprise move last week to include former contender Sam Yoon on his ticket for the Nov. 3 municipal election provoked an angry response from Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who dismissed the decision as a publicity stunt. More » |
Hub designer driven by deep passion for fashionDaniel Hernandez crouched in front of a model in his Back Bay studio. In one hand he clasped a needle, which he wove in and out of the black dress before him, gathering fabric just so. After a moment, he leaned back to evaluate his progress. More » |
Mattapan to make case for Main Streets designationThe Mattapan Main Streets Initiative (MMSI) has its goals, and it has a plan for meeting them. Now it's looking for public support to make their aspirations a reality. More » |
Nonprofit's videos aim to help students explore worldFew public school students have direct experiences that help them relate to faraway places like South Africa and Malaysia. Aiming to bridge the gap, the New York-based nonprofit ProjectExplorer.org develops short films in locations around the world that introduce global culture and history to students in classrooms from Boston to Jordan. More » |
At Rox community meeting, Banner lays out next stepsA tough economy and a rapidly changing print media industry have dealt the Bay State Banner some tough blows, but supporters said last week the Hub's black weekly can survive, with help from the community. More » |
Cambridge to host forum on police-resident relationsPundits and politicians debated it. Columnists from Anchorage to Alabama wrote about it. Radio hosts and Sunday morning talking heads bloviated ad nauseum about it. Even the president got into the act - perhaps to his regret. More » |
Where are the black male teachers?I had three of them at Roland Park Junior High School. One taught geography, one taught math and one taught science. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. All of my teachers prior to seventh grade were white or African American women. More » |
Natural selection: More black women getting back to hair care basicsBlack women's hair has been a lightning rod in discussions about race, class and social conformity dating back to the days of slavery, when some black women wore scarves to hide their "naps." Today, the debate still rages about what having "good hair" means in the black community, even serving as the subject of an upcoming documentary produced by comedian Chris Rock called, appropriately, "Good Hair." More » |
