LOCAL NEWS
Hub radio host to return, but airtime cut angers fansWeeks after a budget crunch led to his dismissal, one of Boston's longest-tenured black media voices is coming back to local airwaves, but the supporters who pushed for his homecoming are not pleased with the terms of his return. More » |
Pilot BPS civics class shows early promiseEnglish High School teacher Efrain Toledano has Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 projected onto the whiteboard of his civics class. With the section of the landmark law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin and sex displayed for all to see, Toledano has asked his students to write about why sexual harassment occurs. More » |
N.E. minority biz council merger to open new doorsAs it did to a number of local and national institutions last month, change came in January to the New England Minority Supplier Development Council. And according to Dr. Fred McKinney, it's a change minority business owners can believe in. More » |
An intellectual sparring ground: Boston radicals found a home in New BedfordIt was called "the New Bedford Annex for Boston Radicals," and at the dawn of the 20th century, the well-appointed house on Arnold Street was one lively place. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Heating oil begins to flow in Citgo/Citizens aid programWASHINGTON - Roland Jones hasn't changed his address in over 40 years. It's the thermostat that keeps moving. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Zimbabwe opposition will join unity governmentJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Zimbabwe's main opposition is headed into a unity government within weeks, bowing last Friday to pressure to conclude a deal with a president it considers a brutal dictator so that a spiraling humanitarian crisis can be tackled. More » |
