EDITORIAL
Black businesses needed to close wealth gapPublic policy has perpetually been focused on the problems of poverty in America. Even so, despite an awareness that poverty persists, the growth of greater affluence among some African Americans has generated considerable optimism among liberals about increased opportunity. However, last month's report on the growing racial wealth gap has been very disturbing. More » |
OPINION
Future investmentWhen Keisha Myers of Bunker Hill Community College and Maher Senatus of Roxbury Community College accepted diplomas last month from their respective institutions, they both silently recalled some initial misgivings that gave way to great pride in their schools. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
White House meeting on black men and HIVThe toll of the HIV epidemic among black men in the United States is staggering. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one in 16 black men will become infected with HIV in their lifetime. An estimated two-thirds of people living with HIV/AIDS in the black community are men, and black men in some U.S. cities have HIV rates as high as heavily impacted countries in Africa. More » |
