LOCAL NEWS
State initiative offers children servicesOn a hot Friday morning in July, two dozen people dedicated to improving the lives of Boston's children and youth converged in a conference room at Children's Services of Roxbury (CSR). More » |
A tranquil garden of academic successA place of peace and tranquility unfolds when driving through the gates of the Crispus Attucks Children's Center. The grounds are well maintained and the two brick buildings suggest a place of serious purpose. Keith Motley, the Chancellor of UMass-Boston, once called Crispus Attucks "the college campus for toddlers." More » |
HHS secretary praises Food Project as national modelU.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius toured The Food Project's urban farm in Roxbury last Friday and liked what she saw, calling it a national model in the fight against obesity. More » |
Gov. Patrick faces sluggish fundraisingGov. Deval Patrick is not only trailing Republican Charles Baker in the race to stockpile campaign cash, he's also trailing his own fundraising efforts four years ago when he was a political newcomer making his first bid for statewide office. More » |
Improving third-grade reading requires schools and parentsMassachusetts has often appeared at the top of the list for its reading scores on state and national tests. More » |
Beacon Hill Mexican cafe is known for its authenticityTucked into the back of Grampy's Gas Station near Massachusetts General Hospital in Beacon Hill is Villa Mexico Cafe. More » |
Shaw's strike settled - details yet to emergeAfter a bitter four-month strike, Shaw's workers finally reached a deal with the grocery chain. More » |
Obituary - Luix V. OverbeaLuix V. Overbea, one of the founding members of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and a longtime veteran reporter for the Boston-based Christian Science Monitor, died last Saturday due to kidney failure. He was 87 years old. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Ex-officer convicted in California train killingOAKLAND, Calif. - Violent protests erupted in Oakland with stores damaged and dozens arrested after a Los Angeles jury convicted a white former transit officer of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man. More » |
Black political leaders to recapture '08 momentumKANSAS CITY, Mo. - The head of the nation's largest and oldest civil rights organization, fearing a loss of momentum since the 2008 election, plans to use the group's annual convention to get people "off the couch" and re-energized to fight back against a tea party movement that opposes much of President Barack Obama's agenda. More » |
Civil rights dean Lowery says SCLC is "off track"ATLANTA - One of the founders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference said he is saddened by the infighting and legal wrangling among dueling factions of the civil rights group and doesn't know how much longer they can exist. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Racial harmony? Not yet, but South Africa makes stridesVOSLOORUS, South Africa - World Cup fever, and the racial harmony it has inspired in her country, is something Caroline Motholo has experienced only from afar. More » |
Haiti hospital woes show challenges of recoveryPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - It was a simple problem with a novel solution. Doctors, nurses and technicians at Haiti's most important hospital had not been paid since before the earthquake - causing strikes and staffing shortages, and turning the facility into a dangerously inefficient, rat-infested mess. More » |
