LOCAL NEWS
Boston NAACP officially names Curry new presidentIt's official. Mike Curry, the attorney and community health lobbyist, is president-elect of the Boston branch of the NAACP. Curry defeated former state Sen. Bill Owens, a longtime civil rights activist, by a total of 78 votes in an election that saw Curry earn 245 votes to Owen's 167. Of the 78 contested ballots, NAACP officials allowed six of those, making the difference not enough to alter the Curry victory. More » |
Elma Lewis development clears key hurdleThe $400 million redevelopment proposal to reshape an 8.2 acre tract of land directly across from the Boston police headquarters received another vote of confidence as a key community group approved Feldco Boston, LLC as the project's co-developer. More » |
Keeping it movingBleached by the Los Angeles sun and processed with solvents and abrasives in his studio, worn street posters, discarded newspapers and sidewalk debris are among the raw materials that artist Mark Bradford collects and incorporates into his collaged images, which he regards as paintings. More » |
Grand opening for Thomas I. Atkins ApartmentsMore than 100 community members, elected officials and business and nonprofit leaders gathered in the spacious community room of the new Thomas I. Atkins Apartments at Blue Hill Avenue and Edgewood Street on Dec. 1 to celebrate the grand opening of the "green" development that adds 48 affordable rental units and 3,600 square feet of commercial space to the Roxbury neighborhood. More » |
Massachusetts pols brace for redistricting battlesMassachusetts lawmakers have plenty on their plate for the new year, but the most politically perilous task they face may be the drawing of new legislative and congressional districts. More » |
Turner's ouster justified, Gov. Patrick says(AP) Gov. Deval Patrick said last week that he supports the Boston City Council's decision to oust Chuck Turner. More » |
Praising Ashmont Hill!In 2008, a Christian music quartet known as Ashmont Hill released their first self-titled album and it spent a week at #16 on Billboard's Christian albums 12 weeks at #10 on Billboard's gospel albums chart. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Obama, troops cheer each other in Afghan visitBAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - In a rousing holiday-season visit, President Barack Obama on Friday told cheering U.S. troops in Afghanistan they're succeeding in their vital mission fighting terrorism. More » |
EPA's Jackson strives to bring minorities to environment tableAfrican Americans and other minority groups often bear the brunt of pollution caused by industry currently or formerly located in their neighborhoods, yet these groups have been conspicuously absent from the environmental movement over the years. More » |
Immigrant students give blood to show citizenshipImmigrant advocates have staged sit-ins, held rallies and gone on hunger strikes in recent days in a final push to get the outgoing Congress to pass legislation that would give illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship by going to college or serving in the military. More » |
Obama, Republicans reach deal to extend tax cutsWASHINGTON - Brushing past opposition in his own party, President Barack Obama announced agreement with Republicans Monday night on a plan to extend expiring income tax cuts for all Americans, renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed and grant a one-year reduction in payroll taxes. More » |
NAACP: Wake County is example of national problemRALEIGH, N.C. - The country's most prominent civil rights group has come to Raleigh to draw attention to what it calls a growing erosion of the gains made since a 1954 Supreme Court decision made segregated schools illegal. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Nigeria: Village raid shows dangers in oil deltaOKWAGBE, Nigeria - As the heavily armed Nigerian soldiers slipped closer to a suspected militant camp in the country's oil-rich southern delta, they were ready for a fight after suffering casualties only days earlier. More » |
Ivory Coast dispute leaves 2 presidents, chaosABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - The two candidates in Ivory Coast's disputed presidential election took dueling oaths of office Saturday after each claimed victory, as the political crisis spiraled out of control and renewed unrest in this country once split in two by civil war. More » |
