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Front Page - 2009-06-04

St. Paul pastor to give final sermon Sunday

After 31 years of service that saw him become a linchpin of the local religious community, the Rev. Dr. LeRoy Attles Sr. is stepping down as pastor of the St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Cambridge. After being honored at a banquet this Saturday, June 6, 2009, the church's longtime head will deliver his final sermon on Sunday. More »

Republicans divided over Sotomayor debate

WASHINGTON - Republicans are divided over how aggressively to go after Sonia Sotomayor, a family feud about the tone of the debate over confirming the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court. More »

Mass. immigration activists join national reform push

The vast majority of the Chelsea Collaborative's predominantly Latino clientele come to the social service agency seeking help with immigration issues - problems like stalled petitions to bring family members to the United States, expiring refugee status and long waits for citizenship. More »

N.Y. police nightmare: Shooting a fellow cop

NEW YORK - It's a police officer's nightmare scenario: Confronting someone who appears to be an armed suspect and opening fire, only to discover that person was actually an officer not in uniform. More »


Watch New "Banner Moments" on NECN

Banner Executive Editor Howard Manly appears on NECN's "News Day Live" to discuss what's making news in Boston's black community. More »

EXHALE: The Biggest Winner

Two years ago, Andrea Baptiste experienced a life-changing moment. "I was visiting my friend who was a pediatrician," she says, "and there was a scale in her office ... so I stepped on it." More »

'Real' is the new black, says Hub designer

Henry Nathaniel Jackson is an international fashion designer, not an economist. But the couture creator, who has worked with the likes of Bill Blass and Oscar de la Renta, has his own stimulus package on tap: his 2009/2010 HNJ fall fashion line. More »