LOCAL NEWS
RoxComp suspends clinical operations indefinitelyIn the middle of ongoing federal and state investigations over a range of issues, including financial mismanagement, the Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center (RoxComp) temporarily suspended its clinical operations this week. More » |
Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller: Nation's first black psychiatristDr. Solomon Carter Fuller, the nation's first black psychiatrist, endured employment discrimination to make significant contributions to Alzheimer's disease research and the development of American psychiatry. He was born in Monrovia, Liberia on Aug. 11, 1872. His grandfather, John Lewis Fuller, a slave and skilled shoemaker from Petersburg, Va., toiled, saved his money and purchased both his freedom and that of his companion, Nancy -- a white indentured servant. More » |
Service to honor radio personality Lovell DyettA free memorial service open to the public will be held Saturday at Roxbury Community College for the late Lovell Dyett, a pioneering radio personality who hosted a radio show for nearly 40 years before his death last year. He was 77 years old. More » |
