LOCAL NEWS
Coming soon to Dot: Chic men's clothingMOD Boston has all the trappings of a Newbury Street shop - upscale, designer garments and accessories in a chic, intimate showroom. More » |
Fearing license cutback, Slade's makes renewal caseProprietors and patrons alike fought to keep one of Roxbury's entertainment mainstays afloat Monday, as Slade's Bar and Grill owners Ivan Payamps and Ramon Genao - and a few dozen supporters - appeared at City Hall to make their case for maintaining the Tremont Street nightclub's current entertainment license. More » |
Local poet strives to amplify the voices of black womenJoyce Angela Jellison says she has always had a big mouth. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Financial crisis brutal on middle-class blacksWASHINGTON - The nation's economic crisis has waged a particularly severe attack on the black middle class, experts say. More » |
Homicides down in some U.S. cities, up among black youthMILWAUKEE - While New York and Chicago saw an increase in slayings last year, other cities - including Boston, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Los Angeles - had fewer violent deaths in 2008 than in 2007. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Cuba celebrates revolution's 50th anniversary minus FidelSANTIAGO, Cuba - Fifty years after triumphant armed rebels descended from the mountains, communist Cuba celebrated the revolution's anniversary last Thursday with toned-down festivities following a trio of devastating hurricanes and under the enduring public absence of Fidel Castro. More » |
