EDITORIAL
Black wealth gap continues to growFor many years, a major policy concern has been the problem of poverty in the United States. President Lyndon Johnson even declared war on poverty. Everyone would agree that the federal standard of an annual income of $23,050 for a family of four is inadequate and such a family would be poor. More » |
OPINION
NRA's latest ploy: Grab more minoritiesThe National Rifle Association is, if nothing else, boundlessly creative when it comes to keeping its political friends and allies in tow and winning new ones to beat back gun controls. The latest ploy is to grab at more minorities. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Goodwill gives thanksMorgan Memorial Goodwill Industries thanks Boston residents for their longstanding support through the donation of clothing and household goods. You gave more than 2.5 million pounds of goods to Goodwill in 2012! More » |
An apology for the wrongs of the pastI was moved by the public contrition of Montgomery, Ala., Police Chief Kevin Murphy for sins committed, not by his own hand, but by his professional brethren some 52 years ago when they were complicit in racist mob violence against John Lewis and other "Freedom Riders." More » |
