LOCAL NEWS

Harvard training profs about black history

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Every semester, Cheryl Carpenter tries to think of new ways to introduce Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" to her college students. More »

Roxbury Film Festival aims to inspire change

For the 13th year, the Roxbury International Film Festival (RIFF) will celebrate films made by or about people of color. The festival will run for four days starting one week from tomorrow on July 28. More »

Mass. Senate approves new system for kids in need

Families of runaway or truant children would find support through local resource centers designed to help families solve problems without having to go through juvenile courts, under a bill approved last week by the Massachusetts Senate. More »

Rep. Lynch testifies on Mass. redistricting

Lawmakers charged with reshaping the state's new congressional districts heard the last pieces of testimony last week from fellow legislators and advocacy groups on how to draw the map that will eliminate one of the state's 10 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. More »

Fighting back for good jobs and good wages

Our nation's teens face grim chances of finding a job this summer. May's monthly jobs numbers revealed that a staggering 24.2 percent of teens 16-19 are unemployed, down only slightly from the historic peak of 27 percent last fall. This dire jobs situation follows a rough decade for our nation's youth: Since the 2001 recession, annual teen unemployment has never fallen below 15 percent. More »