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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