EDITORIAL
A breach of trustIt is very disturbing to racial progress for two major black institutions to be in conflict. OneUnited Bank and Charles Street AME Church have taken their disagreement to court. And Rev. Gregory Groover, the pastor of Charles Street has tried to make it appear that the bank is unfair and unreasonable. More » |
Back in the dayOne hundred years ago on April 15, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sank to the bottom. There were 2,224 people aboard -- 1,317 passengers and 907 crew. Only 710 individuals were saved. More » |
OPINION
Healthcare and the Court: No Laughing MatterSupporters of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) call it the greatest civil rights legislation since the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Yet, conservatives denounce it as "Obamacare," an unconstitutional invasion of American liberty. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
When elephants fight?I continue to enjoy receiving The Bay State Banner. My Boston-based niece subscribed to the paper for me. I urge other residents of Boston to do the same for former residents of Boston who live in other places. Each time I receive the paper it conjures up within me the sights, sounds and smells of my favorite city, Boston. More » |
Deja vu all over againOn May 31, 1921, white citizens of Tulsa, Okla., and the surrounding areas took to the streets in a murderous rage. Their justification for those barbaric acts came in the form of a lie about an attack on a white woman by a black man. More » |
