LOCAL NEWS
Restaurant, shops anticipated for first floor of Ferdinand siteWhen Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced in March, 2011 that the city would redevelop the long-vacant Ferdinand's Furniture site in Dudley Square, he described the plan as not only a way to consolidate the Boston Public Schools (BPS) department and move it closer to where the city's school-aged children live, but also to help restore Dudley Square?s vibrancy as a business district. More » |
The day Dr. King visited Boston Common in 1965"Designated Driver." This was my title when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in Boston in April 1965. On that cloudy, intermittently rainy day, the designated driver was later assigned to be an "umbrella man," shielding Dr. King as much from the elements as the possibility of a lurking assassin within range of Boston Common, where the civil rights icon would address an estimated crowd of 22,000 supporters. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Dr. King's impact on freedom of speechBefore Brennan's opinion, delivered on March 9, 1964 and written for the unanimous court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, white Southerners hell-bent on preserving their "cultural traditions" were having a field day with the New York Times. More » |
Powell calls out GOP on race -- now what?As President Obama grapples with criticism that his Republican predecessor's cabinet better reflected the diversity of our country than the first black president's, one of former President George W. Bush's most high-profile black cabinet members is harshly criticizing the GOP for racial insensitivity. More » |
N.C. Governor grants pardon to 'Wilmington Ten'RALEIGH, N.C. -- In what civil rights leaders across the nation are calling a "significant" moment in the Civil Rights Movement, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue has granted individual pardons of actual innocence to members of the Wilmington Ten. More » |
NIH on mission to find and fund black scienceIn many ways, Raynard Kington sees himself as incredibly privileged. After attaining his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Michigan, he later completed his MBA at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and served in various capacities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including deputy director. More » |
Longevity: Engine for growth -- or fiscal nightmare?SAN DIEGO -- Keeping older people healthy so they can be independent and productive well into their 70s -- and even 80s -- isn't just a medical challenge, it's also an economic challenge, said Michael W. Hodin, executive director of the Global Coalition on Aging at a recent Gerontological Society of America workshop. More » |
"Remaining Awake Through A Great Revolution"There is another thing closely related to racism that I would like to mention as another challenge. We are challenged to rid our nation and the world of poverty. Like a monstrous octopus, poverty spreads its nagging, prehensile tentacles into hamlets and villages all over our world. More » |
