EDITORIAL

Clerical disconnect

During the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and many other members of the clergy played major leadership roles. While there may have been some disputes among the clerical leaders about strategy and other issues, they were united on the ultimate objective. No minister asserted that the continuation of racial discrimination was a good thing. More »

OPINION

The tragic result of excessively imprisoning black youth before trials

On Sept. 4, 21-year-old Joshua Pomier will have served nearly four years in a detention center near San Bernardino, Calif. Pomier is charged with multiple counts of car theft and robbery. More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Setting the record straight on Old Colony inmate program

I write this e-mail as a friendly communication to request that you correct with all due speed the misprints published in the May 1, 2008 Bay State Banner article entitled "Youth-painted 'peace doves' take flight in Hub." More »

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Do you think Barack Obama was wrong in distancing himself from Rev. Wright after his controversial statements at the National Press Club?

With all this controversy, Obama should have distanced himself from Rev. Wright a long time ago! More »