 Stevie gives Boston a wonderful evening
Bridgit Brown and Howard Manly
Stevie Wonder had a secret to share.
It was about his mother, Lula Mae Hardaway.
She died a little more than a year ago at the age of 76, and she did more than simply give birth to him. Full story
 
Thousands rally for Jena Six
teenagers in Louisiana
Mary Foster
JENA, La. — It had many of the signs of the early civil rights protests — militant slogans, upraised clenched fists and multitudes of police — but none of the hate and fear-drenched campaigns in Little Rock, Ark., or the Alabama towns of Selma and Montgomery. Full Story
DSS acting in ‘good faith;’ minority vendors disagree
Howard Manly
In what can only be described as a patronizing letter, state Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Angelo McClain disputed claims made by minority social workers and published in the Bay State Banner that they were being unfairly excluded from the agency’s vendor referral list to help troubled families. Full Story
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OPINION
Black votes suppressed across the country by disenfranchising of prisoners and ex-cons
—Dr. Henrie M. Treadwell
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Smithfield Packing Co.: Boston City Council rushed to judgment
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NEWS DIGEST
• Vick, co-defendants indicted on state charges
• Emancipation Proclamation goes on display in Little Rock
• L.A. firefighter served dog food settles with city for $1.43M
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CITY NOTES
• State Democratic leadership blasts Bush for veto threat on kids’ health care plan
• City election department looking for poll workers
•Senate OKs $12.5 million for Mass. projects
• ACLU demands inquiry into custody death of Brazilian immigrant
• New homeless housing initiative to focus on Common grounds
• BU taps husband-and-wife expert team to head South End biolab
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