LOCAL NEWS
Photography training expands teens' horizonsGrowing up in Roxbury and Hyde Park, Antonio Stroud was no stranger to the "negativity" easily found in the streets. More » |
Cambridge panel sounds off on police discretion, profilingCAMBRIDGE - At what point does police discretion become discrimination? More » |
Monroe Trotter: "The Guardian" of BostonBy modern-day media standards, the Boston Riot of 1903 wasn't much of a riot. More » |
Patrick orders insurers to submit rate increasesGov. Deval Patrick, trying to cast himself as the guardian of job-creating small businesses, said he was ordering health insurers to submit proposed small business rate increases for state review - and possible rejection. A top political rival, Republi More » |
Conference tackles issues of women's re-entry, CORIFocusing 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 poolAt 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 » |
City summer jobs now available, Menino saysMayor 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 » |
Roxbury Memorial reunion recalls good old daysIt was a time when singing groups like the G Clefs, the Latins and the Duvelles battled for talent show supremacy. When blacks, Jews, the Irish and Italians got along and formed lasting friendships. More » |
Businessman Daniel Dennis Sr. dies at 68Daniel Dennis Sr., a well-known businessman that was inspired by the Civil Rights Movement to become a professional accountant, died earlier this month. He was 68 years old. More » |
Marion Eastman dies at 87Marion (Lee) Eastman died on Feb. 3, 2010 in San Bernardino, Calif. after a long illness. She was 87. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
States get new leeway to tally prisoners in censusWASHINGTON - 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 » |
Alabama marks infamous case 80 years laterSCOTTSBORO, Ala. - The very name of this Alabama city has stood for racial injustice for almost 80 years. More » |
WORLD NEWS
South Africa marks 20 years of Mandela's freedomDRAKENSTEIN, South Africa - South Africans last Thursday celebrated the steps that sounded apartheid's death knell 20 years ago: Nelson Mandela walking to freedom after 27 years in prison. More » |
