EDITORIAL

Black businesses needed to close wealth gap

Public policy has perpetually been focused on the problems of poverty in America. Even so, despite an awareness that poverty persists, the growth of greater affluence among some African Americans has generated considerable optimism among liberals about increased opportunity. However, last month's report on the growing racial wealth gap has been very disturbing. More »

OPINION

Future investment

When Keisha Myers of Bunker Hill Community College and Maher Senatus of Roxbury Community College accepted diplomas last month from their respective institutions, they both silently recalled some initial misgivings that gave way to great pride in their schools. More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

White House meeting on black men and HIV

The toll of the HIV epidemic among black men in the United States is staggering. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one in 16 black men will become infected with HIV in their lifetime. An estimated two-thirds of people living with HIV/AIDS in the black community are men, and black men in some U.S. cities have HIV rates as high as heavily impacted countries in Africa. More »

ROVING CAMERA

Do you think it was wise for Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis to distribute leaflets revealing photographs of suspected gang members?

I don't agree with the commissioner's decision to distribute photos or information of local gang members in the area. That's only going to cause more problems for the area, the alleged "gang member" and his/her family. More »