In honor of Malcolm X's Birthday

Born on May 19, 1925, Malcolm Little spent many of his early years in Roxbury. He would later change his name to Malcolm X and become one of the nation’s most outspoken critics of social inequities and racism. Throughout his later life, Malcolm X advocated black pride, economic self-reliance and human rights. He was 39 years old when he was gunned down Feb. 21, 1965 at the Audubon Theater in Harlem. Full story

For immigrants, Senate reform bill is unrealistic

Amanda Paulson, Faye Bowers
and Daniel B. Wood

On any given day in the Home Depot parking lot in the San Fernando Valley, from 100 to 200 day laborers — almost all of them undocumented — show up hoping for work. Much of the talk last Friday was about the new Senate immigration plan, particularly its proposal to let illegal immigrants step forward and start down the path to legalization and, eventually, U.S. citizenship. Full story

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