Springfield minorities feeling more hope for political power
Bay State Banner
It’s a morning of fiery union speeches at a local Teamsters hall, and Henry Twiggs is waiting his turn to address the largely white audience. ....( more)

BLACK COMIC BOOK CREATORS CONVERGE IN PHILADELPHIA TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH LITERACY
New England Informer
Annual Convention Celebrates the Black Experience in Comic Books and Promotes Youth Literacy with Workshops ....( more)

Hub teens decry youth violence
Boston Globe
A staff member at the Center for Teen Empowerment said the phones rang off the hook after the fatal shooting Thursday morning of 15-year-old Soheil Turner, who was waiting for a bus to school when he was shot twice in the head ....( more)