EDITORIAL
Finally, a new Dudley SquareDecades ago, the population of Boston reached its greatest size. According to the 1950 U.S. Census, there were 801,444 residents in the city, a mere 5 percent of whom were African American. More » |
OPINION
Prison and health care crisis limits opportunities for people of colorLegal scholars, health care advocates and public officials recently depicted a health and prison crisis that is devastating communities of color. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
More real interaction needed to make future civic summits successfulAs a delegate to the recent first-ever Boston Civic Summit, I was disappointed in the way that it was run. Neighborhood leaders and activists should have chaired the conference instead of the city's political leaders. I had hoped to network with other community activists from around the city, but the conference didn't give enough opportunity for that to happen. We were rushed around attending workshops, which, once again, should have been run by neighborhood folks who know their urban territories. More » |
