LOCAL NEWS
2011 Year in Review: Local |
Boston's First Night attracts revelers from across New EnglandIt was New Year's Eve and Tamika Brighton, 20, trekked from Roslindale to the Boston Common all decked out in LED bunny ears that transformed into every color of the rainbow. Her boyfriend went along, too. He wore a pair of oversized glasses that blinked 2012. More » |
Proposed 'three strikes' bill draws community ireA group of black activists is working on a statewide campaign to defeat a controversial bill that they say would impose harsh mandatory sentences on nonviolent offenders and increase the state's prison population. More » |
Partners HealthCare committed to increasing economic and educational opportunitiesEducational and economic opportunities are vital factors in building stronger, healthier communities and directly contribute to improved health. More » |
Fhynita Brinson leads RCC's Talent Search Program as the college partners with neighborhood schoolsYou could say that Fhynita Brinson, the new director of Roxbury Community College's Talent Search Project, is experiencing a kind of homecoming. Brinson graduated from Roxbury Community College, and later earned both a bachelor's and master's degree. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
2011 Year in Review: President Obama |
Americans try to move on, forgetting Iraq WarAmerican wars used to end decisively. When Americans came back from defeating the Germans after World War II, there were ticker-tape parades. When the last U.S. helicopter lifted off from Saigon, Vietnam, on April 30, 1975, the image seared deep into the American psyche; it spelled an ignominious end. More » |
New book describes life in women's prisonsOlivia Hamilton was pregnant and in prison. Serving a one-year sentence for stealing money from work to pay her bills - about $700 - the New Orleans resident was just three months shy of her due date when she was put behind bars. More » |
WORLD NEWS
People's Party wins in Jamaican electionPORTMORE, Jamaica - Another four years was needed to make it happen, but "woman time" has arrived in this Caribbean nation. More » |
