LOCAL NEWS
Menino announces $16M early learning centerMayor Thomas M. Menino announced last week the development of a $16 million early childhood and family learning center at the Bromley-Heath public housing development in Jamaica Plain. More » |
Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren scores a stunning upset over U.S. Senator Scott BrownIn a race that pitted a democratic newcomer against a GOP rock star, Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard Law School professor that was roundly attacked for her claims of Indian ancestry, earned a solid victory against incumbent U.S. Senator Scott Brown. More » |
Professionals pay it forward in NAACP mentoring programInside the Boston Branch NAACP -- behind red, white and blue flyers encouraging bystanders to vote -- an eager group of mentors awaited students last Saturday. Organization members jumped excitedly each time the door's buzzer sounded. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Obama beats Romney in hotly contested presidential raceIn the most expensive presidential race in American history, President Barack Obama earned a narrow victory over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, according to several televised reports. More » |
Grateful for Obamacare after health scareLOS ANGELES -- Natalie Jill Hamingson's life-saving emergency surgery three months ago to remove her inflamed gall bladder could have set her back by at least $49,000 had she not taken advantage of a provision in the health care reform law -- so-called Obamacare. More » |
Policy, not race, drives endorsements for ObamaNew America Media surveyed some of the nation's leading ethnic media outlets and editors to see who, if anyone, they are endorsing in the 2012 presidential election. What NAM discovered is continued strong support for the incumbent. Much more interesting, however, are the reasons the media gave for their endorsement More » |
Maud Cuney-Hare: Lifting the race through the artsWhile enduring more than her share of personal misfortunes, Maud Cuney-Hare showed a love of music and the theatrical arts, and an untiring dedication to uplifting her race. More » |
