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Front Page - 2010-02-18

Photography training expands teens' horizons

Growing up in Roxbury and Hyde Park, Antonio Stroud was no stranger to the "negativity" easily found in the streets. More »

City summer jobs now available, Menino says

Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Youth Fund today announced the launch of the Hopeline registration for 2010. For more than 20 years, the Boston Youth Fund (BYF) has employed Boston youth in a variety of positions across the City of Boston. More »

States get new leeway to tally prisoners in census

WASHINGTON - States are getting new leeway in tallying their prisoners in the 2010 census - a move that could reshape the American political map, increasing urban population numbers while reducing the figures for rural voting districts where inmates are incarcerated. More »

Coaching program fights youth obesity

Michael Jordan juggled tennis balls in a gym with 29 young adults learning to coach inner-city youngsters. Not THAT Michael Jordan. This Michael Jordan also loves basketball but coaches it at a New York City after-school program and is part of the group being trained to guide kids to become better and thinner people through sports. More »


Cambridge panel sounds off on police discretion, profiling

CAMBRIDGE - At what point does police discretion become discrimination? More »

Conference tackles issues of women's re-entry, CORI

Focusing on the concerns of formerly incarcerated mothers and their advocates, the "Ain't I a Woman" conference at the Blackstone Community Center started a public conversation about the structural barriers precluding re-entry into society. More »

Roxbury Stingrays compete in and out of swimming pool

At least this problem had a solution. Pam Alexander wanted her daughter, Simone, to participate in a sport. But none of the usual offerings caught the 12-year-old's attention. More »