LOCAL NEWS
Newly installed Pope Francis lauded as 'a man of the people'Donna Gittens can trace her Catholic roots back to when she was a little girl at St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Grove Hall. Since then she has received Baptism there, married her husband there and gave her parents their burial services there. More » |
BPS assignment plan sparks debate on quality choicesThe Boston School Committee approved a new school assignment plan last week that Superintendent Carol Johnson called a bold step forward in ensuring students will attend schools closer to their homes. More » |
Final date set for Charles Street bankruptcy hearingAfter a year of startling disclosures by Charles Street AME church officials, including an estimated $400,000 in misappropriated funds designated for a church pastoral program, U.S. bankruptcy Judge Frank Bailey set a final hearing date in the increasingly bitter trial pitting the historic church against OneUnited bank. More » |
RoxComp's closing leaves employees out in the coldGhislaine Hernandez says she has been patient with her employers at the beleaguered Roxbury Comprehensive Health Center. More » |
Morehouse president moves college aheadDr. John Silvanus Wilson is no stranger to Boston. The Morehouse graduate came to Harvard and received a master's degree in theology, as well as master's degree and Ph.D. in administration, planning and social policy. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Credit checks are screening blacks, Latinos out of jobsAs black America continues to struggle with disproportionate unemployment rates, a new research report draws an important connection between accessing employment and credit checks. More » |
Time for new leadership at housing finance agencyBusiness groups with an axe to grind against the Obama Administration, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business, like to push the idea that "uncertainty" over government actions is the monkey on the economy's back. More » |
Reflecting on Trayvon Martin one year after his murder"We're here to let the community, and particularly teenagers, know that they have a right to walk in peace without being followed, without being harmed and without being killed." Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin More » |
