EDITORIAL
MLK's message on economic growthDuring the 1950s, the effort to improve the status of blacks in America had to focus on ending racial segregation and discrimination. Sophisticated civil rights leaders fully understood that economic inequality was an inevitable consequence of the nation's racism. However, they knew it was premature to push for economic advantages at that time when blacks could not vote at many places in the South or even sit at a segregated lunch counter. More » |
OPINION
King is a big reason for President ObamaIt was more than fitting that President Obama's inauguration fell on the national day of celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was even more fitting that he took the oath of office on the bible that King used. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Governor Patrick's juvenile sentencing proposal is a good start, but should go furtherThe Massachusetts Coalition for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (MAFSY) is encouraged that Gov. Deval Patrick entered the debate on the fair sentencing of youth by releasing his plan to address Massachusetts' unconstitutional sentencing structure for children and teens who are convicted of murder. More » |
Impact of urban violence on mothersMothers for Justice and Equality (MJE) salute Gov. Deval Patrick's efforts to reduce incarceration rates of juveniles in the state of Massachusetts. More » |
