EDITORIAL

A racial undercurrent

Prior to the advent of the civil rights movement in the middle of the 20th century, overt racial discrimination was quite tolerable in America. In the old confederacy there were segregated public drinking fountains, racially separate schools, restaurants and theaters, and blacks had to sit in the back of the bus. More »

OPINION

GOP gave Obama no choice but to go after the 'fat cats'

The reversal of President Barack Obama's decision to keep his hands off the fundraising efforts of his reelection campaign's aligned super Political Action Committees (PACs) has raised a few eyebrows among campaign finance reform advocates. More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

And the winner wasn't

In the Feb. 9, 2012 edition of the Bay State Banner's Arts & Entertainment section, "And the winner is ...," Kam Williams wrote an excellent interview with T.J. Martin on his historic Oscar nomination in the best documentary feature category for his film "Undefeated." More »

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What are your memories of Whitney Houston?

Her voice, her smile, her outgoing personality. She was an icon. Her memories are good. She was a true legend. More »