LOCAL NEWS
Butler Roland Wilson: Humanitarian and Civil Rights advocateFor more than 50 years, Butler Roland Wilson dedicated his time and talent to combating racial discrimination on behalf of African Americans in Massachusetts. More » |
BeanTown Jazz Festival to celebrate female artistsThis Thursday through Saturday, accomplished performers and instrumentalists from near and far will converge on Columbus Ave for the 12th annual Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival. More » |
Landmark Dudley Square fitness center to closeAfter nearly 20 years providing fitness, health and wellness services in Boston's urban community, owner Brandy Cruthird has announced that Body By Brandy Fitness Center and Body By Brandy 4 Kidz will close its Dudley Square headquarters at the end of October. More » |
Splash! introduces urban youth to water-based jobsFifty percent of current positions within the water-based profession will be vacated over the next five to 10 years due to retirement, said James Lambert, project manager of corporate and community education at Roxbury Community College (RCC). More » |
State awards grant to Mattapan Family CenterCenter prepares to meet high demand for GED, ESOL programs; residents seek education as pathway to economic opportunity. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Shirley Sherrod rebounds with 'The Courage to Hope'When Shirley Sherrod got a call from the White House requesting her resignation, her first thought was: "How can I explain to my children that I got fired by the first black president?" More » |
Report: Minority male grad rates still lagThe Schott Foundation for Public Education released last week a national report that found that only 52 percent of black males and 58 percent of Latino male ninth-graders graduate from high school four years later, while 78 percent of white, non-Latino male ninth-graders graduate four years later. More » |
Occupy the Vote: No bullies at the pollsA new report by Common Cause and Demos entitled "Bullies at the Ballot Box" took direct aim at Jim Crow-like tactics designed to challenge and intimidate voters at the polls. More » |
States must expand dental care access for poor childrenATLANTA - As states wrangle with whether or not to pursue Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), they should look carefully at the serious implications for oral health, especially for poor and minority children if Medicaid services are not expanded as originally envisioned under the ACA. More » |
Florida A & M suspends band after fatal hazing incidentFlorida A & M University opened its football season earlier this month against Tennessee State University in Nashville without its fabled marching band present. More » |
US financial policies waging war on middle classEditor's Note: U.S. Census data released this month revealed troubling poverty figures, with some 46 million Americans - including one in every five children - living below the poverty line. Donald Barlett and James Steele, award-winning journalists and authors of the new book, "Betrayal of the American Dream," warn such numbers will continue to rise if more is not done to curb policies hostile to America's middle class. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Diplomat defends China's role in Africa at BU forumWhat is China up to in Africa? A senior diplomat who is China's special representative to Africa, Ambassador Zhong Jianhua, answered that and several other pointed questions at a forum sponsored by the African Presidential Center at Boston University. More » |
