LOCAL NEWS
'It's better the second time around'Gov. Deval Patrick summoned the spirit of unity and sacrifice during an inaugural address delivered at a time of looming fiscal and political challenges for the Commonwealth. More » |
Wilkerson sentenced in corruption caseEven Dianne Wilkerson is breathing a sigh of relief. For the last two years, starting with her arrest on federal public corruption charges in 2008 and ending last week with her unprecedented three-and-half-year sentence, she has remained quiet, unable to defend what clearly was indefensible. More » |
Court rules against banks in pivotal mortgage caseThe highest court in Massachusetts has ruled against U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo & Co. in a widely watched mortgage foreclosure case that could have serious implications for the nation's largest banks. More » |
An engine for community developmentThose were dark days in 2002, back when start-up United Housing Management LLC (UHM) purchased a significant portion of the affordable housing portfolio owned by Long Bay Management Co. More » |
The U.S. fiscal crisis and the economyLast month the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform issued its final report to President Barack Obama and the Congress. The report stated emphatically that "America cannot be great if we go broke." The report is a startling and accurate assessment of the mess that the U.S. economy is in because our fiscal house is not in order. More » |
Banner Biz Q&AMadison Avenue in New York is considered to be the original site for the establishment of the nation's advertising industry. However, black-owned agencies might be launched anywhere. According to the Black Enterprise Magazine's account of the nation's largest black businesses, there are now only 10 firms that qualify as major advertising agencies. More » |
A test of character: Excerpts from Gov. Deval Patrick's inaugural speechFour years ago, I challenged you to take a chance on your own aspirations - on hope for an economy based on innovation and opportunity, on hope for better schools and universal health care, on hope for better politics. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
'America, you must be born again!'We've come a long way in our understanding of human motivations and of the blind operation of our economic system. Now we realize that dislocations in the market operations of our economy and the prevalence of discrimination thrust people into idleness and bind them in constant or frequent unemployment against their will. More » |
An American HeroTo honor the birthday of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., two churches - Union United Methodist and St. Cyprian's Episcopal - will present the Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast, beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. More » |
For minorities, new 'digital divide' seenWhen the personal computer revolution began decades ago, Latinos and blacks were much less likely to use one of the marvelous new machines. Then, when the Internet began to change life as we know it, these groups had less access to the Web and slower online connections - placing them on the wrong side of the "digital divide." More » |
Tucson rampage casts light on toxic political toneWASHINGTON - Politicians of all stripes are bound to be haunted by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' warning, 10 months before she was shot, to cool the rhetoric. More » |
US Census: Number of poor may be millions higherWASHINGTON - The number of poor people in the U.S. is millions higher than previously known, with 1 in 6 Americans - many of them 65 and older - struggling in poverty due to rising medical care and other costs, according to preliminary census figures released last week. More » |
Obama says economy moving in right directionWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama sees a clear and encouraging trend on the economy, citing fresh reports showing private-sector job growth and lower unemployment. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Ivory Coast election winner wants rival oustedABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - The internationally recognized winner of Ivory Coast's presidential election is asking for special forces to launch a commando operation to remove the country's defiant sitting president who has refused to cede power five weeks after losing the vote. More » |
Haiti presidential runoff 'impossible' this monthPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A second-round vote to choose Haiti's president will not be possible until late February, after the constitutional end of current President Rene Preval's term, an electoral council spokesman said last week. More » |
