LOCAL NEWS
'Tremont Crossing' plans unveiledDevelopers have filed plans with the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) for the long-awaited development of Parcel 3, a vacant Roxbury plot on Tremont Street across from Boston police headquarters. Elma Lewis Partners LLC and Feldco Development Corporation submitted a Project Notification Form (PNF) last week that describes an ambitious vision for the roughly 8-acre plot. More » |
Hip hop unites communities afflicted by violenceThe Foundation Movement's intensely positive energy vibrated throughout the room as they bounced and flowed across the stage. "We can?t bring you back, but we can bring you forward," they chanted, their affirmations settling over the audience like a soothing balm. More » |
Elizabeth Warren appeals to voters at Hibernian HallElizabeth Warren has already avoided one of the mistakes that Attorney General Martha Coakley made running against Scott Brown for the U.S. Senate. Warren is showing up early -- and promises to return often -- to court black voters in Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Film tells Olympian Jesse Owens' storyAs the 2012 Summer Olympics in London approach, a new PBS documentary takes a look back at one of America's most celebrated Olympic heroes: Jesse Owens. The track and field star became the first African American to win four gold medals at a modern-day Olympics -- but his fame also stemmed from the racism he faced during the 1936 games in Berlin, Germany. More » |
Legislation attempt to end racial profilingNo one denies -- at least openly -- that racial profiling is bad practice. The question at hand, and one raised during a Senate Committee hearing on civil and human rights earlier this week, is how to end it. The issue has taken on a heightened sense of urgency in the wake of the shooting death of 17-year-old African American Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida. More » |
