July 13, 2006– Vol. 41, No. 48

 

December 30, 2004

Blue Hill Ave. Task Force grapples with new development issues

Community saw growth, setbacks in year 2004

Raiders place second in nation in Pop Warner football

December 23, 2004

City plans to move offices to Dudley Square building

Activists support local Muslim group

Dorchester resident seeking to be first Asian on council

December 16, 2004

Deadline passes, Strand Theater still seeking suitors

Grassroots cooperation key to success for MassVote

Whittier St. settles language complaint

December 9, 2004

Community activists, Sovereign sign $3.6b investment plan

Puerto Rican gov’s race lands in Boston court

Cos and effect: Entertainer tackles woes in western Mass.

December 2, 2004

Partnership head looks back on legacy of corporate change

Court rules against police hiring policy

Community Stabilization Act supporters take case to council

November 25, 2004

Councilors balk at extending BRA’s Urban Renewal power

Cape Verdeans find new political power

November 18, 2004

Heart drug found effective for blacks

New director injects culture into Trotter Institute agenda

MBTA seen dragging on inner city transit projects

November11, 2004

Local activists see hard times as Bush prepares for 2nd term

New trust targets Roxbury agencies

Local historians trace roots of black loyalists

November 4, 2004

Minority voters waking up to new power in Hyde Park

Three black candidates compete in 12th Suffolk

Committee nixes new school assignmt. plan

October 28, 2004

DSNI celebrating 20 years of community rebuilding

New president expands scope of Black Ministerial Alliance

Attorneys: voters should know rights

October 21, 2004

Hub schools’ tutoring program in jeopardy

Activists protest Section 8 changes

Panel examines legacy of busing

October 14, 2004

New Majority Coalition elects board members

US Africa agenda seen lacking

Democratic activists focusing on Florida

October 7, 2004

Local Haitians mount relief effort in hurricane’s wake

Jackson, GOP spar over votes

Activists see reform in post-Finneran era

September 30, 2004

Neighborhood residents call for changes at zoning board

Finneran to step down

Anti-loitering plan sparks controversy

September 23, 2004

Cabral victory signals new power for voters of color

Barrios raps banks for tepid outreach

September 16, 2004

Roxbury residents hold tribute to 9/11 victims

CBC to mobilize voters

Grove Hall residents cool to plan for transitional home

September 9, 2004

Candidates tout endorsements in race for Suffolk sheriff seat

Victory brings new respect for Arroyo

Abutters compare notes on Northeastern

September 2, 2004

Grove Hall comes alive with tropical sounds in Carnival

Sheriff candidates face off in debate

Dorchester activist under surveillance

August 26, 2004

Search for Strand management begins

Northeastern abutters cry foul on dorm siting process

Cabral says Murphy is ducking debates

August 19, 2004  

Roxbury Technology opens new manufacturing plant

Activists planning for election day monitoring

Black unions organize march on Washington

August 12, 2004

Auto insurance firms, officials debate scope of industry reform

City grapples with rash of shootings

August 5, 2004

Upstart Illinois senator a hit with delegates, newsmedia

Race politics take back burner as Kerry accepts party nomination

Jackson irks mayor with Hub race critique

Activists urge Dems to heed black voters

July 29, 2004  

Partnership study cites growth in Hub’s corporate diversity

Rap summit registers 8,000 new voters

Tennessee lawmaker is rising star in Democratic party

Black-owned hotel creates over 100 jobs

July 22, 2004  

Black businesses cash in on convention contracts

Veteran political activist plays key role in Kerry campaign

July 15, 2004  

Hip Hop Summit activists pledge 10,000 new voters

Motley named interim UMass chancellor

July 8, 2004  

Community fetes opening of new black-owned hotel

Activists protest MBTA bag inspection policy

July 1, 2004  

Coalition calls for changes to Romney affirmative action plan

Wrongful convictions spur calls for reform

June 24, 2004  

Feaster ouster spurs call for board reform

A key building changes hands as drugstores eye Dudley land

June 17, 2004  

Activists blast gov’s affirmative action changes at RCC meeting

Cop call angers Lexington couple

June 10, 2004  

Dudley activists blast Romney on Ferdinand Bldg. commitment

CDCs now agree on Jackson Sq. merger

June 3, 2004  

African Americans, Latinos demand more MCAS funding

It’s our turn: Cooper will be Dorchester’s first black ‘mayor’

May 27, 2004  

Governor’s affirmative action rules anger activists

Activists: Dems. block challengers

May 20, 2004  

Mayor’s housing plan calls for 10,000 units

Police survey: profiling a problem for Roxbury, Mattapan residents

May 13, 2004  

State orders police to collect more detailed data on stops

Redistricting creates chaos for candidates

May 6, 2004  

Roxbury residents contemplate taskforce’s school assign maps

Africans lobby to continue trade pact

April 29, 2004  

Latinos tout unity at policy conference

Activist promoting Congress of Black Women Leaders

April 22, 2004  

Judges give nod to House districting map

Section 8 crisis brings hundreds to packed State House hearing

April 15, 2004  

Task force mulls overhaul of school assignment plan

Neighbors battle housing developer

April 8, 2004  

Journalists say black community is demonized in Boston media

Mayor seeking new image for Boston

April 1, 2004  

Task force looking at Strand’s future

Jamaica Plain MD planning run for 11th Suffolk District

March 25, 2004  

Recruiters cater to bilingual applicants

Farrakhan fires up crowd at National Black Agenda conf.

March 18, 2004  

Black Agenda Convention brings activists to Roxbury

Councilors battle BRA over land

March 11, 2004  

New charges leveled at Strand management

New police chief talks policy with minority officers’ group

March 4, 2004  

Plaintiffs celebrate as court orders House to re-draw map

City defends DNC contract process

February 26, 2004  

Minority development team finds success with office tower

Boston State proj. gets green light

February 19, 2004  

Lawsuit, licensing dog Strand Theatre

Little progress seen in probe of race bias at UMass Boston

February 12, 2004  

BRA, neighborhood activists unveil Roxbury Master Plan

Romney’s health budget under fire

February 5, 2004  

Activists question business dealings of Strand mgmt.

Organizers of color seek collaboration

January 29, 2004  

Profiling study shows race disparities in traffic stops

Park neighbors say city dumped debris

January 22, 2004  

Local activists see slim pickings in presidential field

Coalition pressures banks on hiring

January 15, 2004  

Activists criticize school reassignment plan process

Neighbors question merger of CDCs

January 8, 2004  

Flaherty defeats Arroyo to win third term as president

State re-examining juvenile justice system

January 1, 2004  

Activists criticize bank’s community investing plan

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