LOCAL NEWS

DiMasi's conviction shows lure of power

He's elected by just 1/160 of the state's population, but the Massachusetts House Speaker wields enormous clout over every aspect of Bay State politics. More »

New guidebook highlights Boston's abolitionist heritage

On a quiet street on Beacon Hill's north slope, a small plaque marks the former home of John Sweat Rock, a black "physician, dentist, lawyer and abolitionist." His home was one of Harriet Tubman's stopping places on visits to Boston. More »

Setti Warren embarks on US Senate race

The youngish black man in the conservative gray suit, whose parents named him after an Egyptian Pharoah, stands with microphone in hand and jokes that he feels like "a warm-up act." More »

Puerto Rican veterans fighting for recognition

Twice a week, Tony Molina and Jaime Rodriguez visit the memorial to the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment that fought in the Korean War. More »

Boston playing host to more minority conventions

For years, Dan Corria had been telling colleagues, friends, family - anyone who would listen - that Boston was no longer the place of the violent busing and race riots of the 1970s. More »

Busing film revisits painful chapter in Boston history

The video starts without much context or history of Boston's court-ordered desegregation. More »