EDITORIAL
Fostering the bestMany African Americans have pierced the bigotry barrier over the years to reach great heights of achievement. There have been innumerable successes in medicine, science, education, law, business, public affairs, sports, the arts and entertainment. But they all pale in comparison to what Barack Obama has achieved. The notion of an African American becoming president was recently so remote that it would not even reach "dream" status. More » |
Legalized discriminationVictims of discrimination almost always believe that they have been unfairly rejected. This is especially true of minorities who have long been victims of racial discrimination. It is easy for minorities to believe that they are the only ones who suffer such indignities. More » |
OPINION
For witnesses, the choice is truth or jailJust over a year ago, a teenager that I will call Thomas was on his way to a community center in Dorchester to play basketball with friends. A hooded gunman, mistaking another man for a rival, crossed a busy street and began firing. After the chaos subsided, the gunman fled, leaving a teenager bleeding from a near-fatal gunshot wound. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
More attention needed on childhood obesityRecent news that our nation's childhood obesity rates have stabilized at 16.3 percent - with an additional 15.6 percent of American children overweight - isn't cause for complacency: it's a call to action. More » |
