LOCAL NEWS
From bad to worseThe financial relationship between Charles Street AME and the First Episcopal District, the church's regional board that reportedly has $65 million in cash and another $500 million in assets, is under increasing scrutiny in federal bankruptcy court. More » |
Retail survey to probe Dudley consumer habits, hopesThe Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) is launching a survey to find out the shopping practices and desires of people who live and work near Dudley Square or pass through Dudley Station. More » |
Boston's black medical community thrived in the mid-19th centuryBoston's remarkable black medical community dates back to before the Civil War. During the 1850s, two black doctors of note resided in the city. The first, Dr. John V. DeGrasse, earned his medical degree with honors from Bowdoin College in 1849. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
New book links journalist's murder to history of racismOn Aug. 2, 2007, veteran journalist Chauncey Bailey was murdered in Oakland for a story he was working on about Your Black Muslim Bakery, a local business that fronted for an organized crime operation. Bailey's murder was the first assassination of a journalist over a domestic story in the United States since 1976. More » |
America's affirmative action dilemmaI was born into a country with immense opportunity and a deep history of racism. Jennifer Gratz, the plaintiff in Michigan?s "reverse discrimination" case, and other opponents of affirmative action inherited this conflicted state of affairs as well. More » |
Black elders log on for computer fun, jobsST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Monsanto YMCA is a place where elders get up in the morning. It has the largest population of participating African American seniors of any YMCA in the country. Walk into the gym and a 92-year-old African American woman is leading a chair aerobics class to a high-energy rhythm faster than you'll hear in most regular aerobics classes. More » |
What if Krop High had not suspended Trayvon Martin?On the evening Trayvon Martin was killed in a Sanford, Fla., gated community, it was a school night. However, the 17-year-old Miami student would not have returned to classes with his friends the following morning. More » |
