Black Community Issues Summit 5/11
Saturday, May 11, 2013 from 10:00AM to 12:00PM
Roxbury Community College, Student Center-Building #4,
Room 200 (The Cafeteria).
News
State wants independent labs to test medical marijuana sold in MA
Companies hoping to sell marijuana for medical use in Massachusetts will be required to hire an independent lab to test their products for contaminants, such as heavy metals and pesticides, under final rules regulators are slated to vote on Wednesday morning.
2 more Rox. shootings bring the total to 28 since the Marathon
A broad daylight shooting in the parking lot of Walgreen’s at the busy intersection of Warren St. & Quincy St. left one man dead and another wounded. The shooting took place at this busy intersection which is directly diagonal from Boston Latin and across from the recently shuttered Roxbury Comprehensive Health Center.
Shootings since Marathon continue to rise – now 26 shot
BostonGlobe reports about an overnight shooting of two, which left one woman wounded and one man dead.
This brings the new total to 26 people shot since the Boston Marathon Bombings.
Business Insider Names Boston Among the Most Segregated Cities in America
Are we surprised? Boston Insider lists Boston as one of 21 Highly Segregated Cities in America clearly illustrated in maps
FBI releases Marathon Bombing Suspect Video/Photo
FBI releases Marathon Bombing Suspect Video/Photo
Blackstonian introduces U-Report
Enter “U-Report” this is your chance to make and report the news like only you can.
If you see something happening in our community; a fire, car accident, good deed, community meeting, etc. Please capture the moment with your own recording device such as; phone, camera, video camera, audio recorder and send us the audio, photos or videos!!
Education, Justice, Police, Crime, Law and Public Safety, News
WGBH puts clips of history a click away
Clips of history, a click away Digital library project will place 40 hours of Hub TV newscasts from 1959-2000 at
News, Politics
Hacked Fox News Twitter reports Obama's death
Hacked Fox News Twitter reports Obama’s death by Associated Press 7/4/2011 9:11:44 AM ET NEW YORK — Hackers broke into Fox’s
News
New NAACP seeing more gay, diverse chapter leaders as group seeks to increase membership
New NAACP seeing more gay, diverse chapter leaders as group seeks to increase membership By Associated Press, Wednesday, March 23,