LOCAL NEWS

Yoon looking to beat odds in mayor's race

Sam Yoon surprised political pundits in 2005 when he emerged victorious from a packed field of political insiders to grab one of the four at-large seats on Boston's City Council, beating out two children of former mayors in the process. More »

Grant funding to boost MassBay disparity plan

Massachusetts Bay Community College (MBCC) recently received a $40,000 grant from The Boston Foundation to fund its Young Men of Color (YMOC) Initiative, part of the Wellesley Hills school's effort to address disparities in academic achievement between young male minorities and their white counterparts. More »

Dyett backers to march, may face clash with WBZ

Three months after radio host Lovell Dyett's termination at 1030 WBZ-AM and weeks after he returned to the airwaves in a diminished capacity, controversy is still swirling around the Boston broadcasting veteran's predicament. More »

Hub stars shine at Strand premiere of 'Black List'

Four strobe lights announced last Wednesday night's East Coast premiere of "The Black List: Volume Two," an hour-long documentary featuring conversations with influential African Americans about their experiences of growing up black in America. More »

South End reading brings blacks' letters to light

Don't throw away those old letters you found cleaning out your attic: They may just be the stuff of history. More »

Families send their love to prisoners via radio shows

Every Saturday night when he was behind bars, Papo Gonzalez would sit in his dark cell, put on his headphones, turn on "!Con Salsa!" and wait for his wife's words. More »

Civil rights icon Houston honored with stamp

Scores of people gathered at an event and panel discussion held in Cambridge last Saturday to celebrate the release of a commemorative postage stamp bearing the image of legendary civil rights leader Charles Hamilton Houston. More »

Asian voters renew call for bilingual ballot mandate

As voting numbers go, Chinatown is on the rise. Boston's largest Asian American community now represents one of the heaviest voting blocs in the Third Suffolk District, according to the Coalition for Asian American Voting Rights. More »