LOCAL NEWS
A noble historyAbout 200 African American-owned businesses existed in the city of Boston at the beginning of the 20th century. Before providing a brief history of the most prominent of those proprietorships, a sketch of the city's black demographics at that time is instructive. According to U.S. Census figures, from 1890 to 1920 Boston's black population doubled, growing from 8,125 to 16,350. More » |
Hundreds protest proposed MBTA cuts and fare hikesActivists lined up to testify in a packed hearing Monday on the MBTA's proposals to close an estimated $185 million funding deficit at the Boston Public Library. A crowd of more than 400 rallied outside the building against the agency's proposals to increase fares and cut services. More » |
Young sisters sing the gospel in debut albumSisters Oladunni, 12, and Olayeni Oladipo, 10, are rising stars. Both sing for the Boston's Children's Chorus, and last year they released their debut album, "The Mighty One," recorded at 12th Note Productions in Roxbury. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Did Whitney Houston's crossover fame cost her?It's hard to remember now, with hip hop dominating the black music landscape, that there was a time when black female singers ruled the R&B charts. Even before the ascent of Whitney Houston, legendary voices like Gladys Knight, Patti Labelle and Patti Austin scored huge hits. More » |
HUD secretary details homeowner helpWASHINGTON, D.C. - The $25 billion home mortgage settlement announced last week will be especially important for ethnic families, said Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary Shaun Donovan, in a call-in press briefing Friday. More » |
Housing segregation at its lowest point in 90 yearsWhen Newt Gingrich says that housing project people don't work, our job is to show that they do. When he says that Obama is the "food stamp" president, our job is to show that most food stamp recipients are white. When Ron Paul writes that we're about to start rioting again, we are to make sure that everybody knows we're not. More » |
WGBH tackles old question in new filmOne recent February, African American filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman decided to try something a little out of the ordinary - start a petition to end Black History Month. More » |
Lin inspires young hoopsters to pursue their dreamsNew York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin has captured the national spotlight for leading his team to victory in its last two games. But, for many Chinese Americans, Lin is an inspiration for reasons other than his basketball prowess, reports Chinese media. More » |
