LOCAL NEWS
Berklee professors fall short in pursuit of inauguration gigWhen President Barack Obama took the oath of office last Tuesday, one local subplot reached its own quiet conclusion. Despite a two-month online and word-of-mouth campaign, marketing students from Berklee College of Music were unable to secure a performance spot at the inauguration for two of the school's multitalented professors. More » |
For Newton students, a 'chaotic' trip to D.C.As soon as President Barack Obama was elected to office, the members of Newton North High School's Black Leadership Advisory Council (BLAC) decided they would be at his inauguration. But the group's path to D.C. was not an easy one. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Obama's inauguration also ushers in an endingWASHINGTON - Inaugurations typically set new governments in motion, ushering in a fresh president along with fresh ideas. But the celebration in the nation's capital last week seemed as much about an ending as a beginning. More » |
Fist of power: Tommie Smith looks to Obama and beyondWhen he stood on the victory stand in Mexico City, his head bowed and his fist raised, Tommie Smith didn't allow himself to think about racial progress in the United States, when a black man would be elected president or when Smith himself, once-reviled, would be honored on a holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. More » |
WORLD NEWS
ANALYSIS: For Cuba and U.S., making up is hard to doHAVANA - Raul Castro says Barack Obama seems like a good guy, and his brother Fidel says no one can doubt his sincerity. The new U.S. president wants to sit down and negotiate, and is in a better position to do so than any other since Eisenhower. More » |
