By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
They might not have been able to make it all the way to the nation’s capital, but residents of Boston’s Wards 11 and 19 still danced Tuesday night away at a community gala held at Hibernian Hall in Dudley Square to celebrate the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
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By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
Geneive Brown Metzger, consul general of Jamaica to New York, spoke to Bostonians of Jamaican descent last Thursday at Dorchester’s Russell Auditorium about ways they can support the Caribbean nation’s struggling economy. . .
. . .According to Brown Metzger, the Jamaican government is prioritizing how to bring more economic development to the island through direct foreign investment to its citizens with the help of the worldwide Jamaican Diaspora — those individuals of Jamaican descent who have left the island and settled elsewhere.
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By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
Religious and political leaders embraced the progress made in American race relations with the inauguration of President Barack Obama during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Breakfast, held Monday morning at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
For many, Obama’s road to the White House represents the realization of the slain civil rights leader’s famed dream.
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By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
Brian Knowles has spent the last three months preparing for his trip down to Washington, D.C., to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama…
…Knowles is one of many Bostonians of color who contributed their time, effort and votes to helping Obama win the White House and plan to celebrate the fruits of their labor when he takes office on Jan. 20. Since Election Day, many of these “Obamaholics” have spent hours thinking about what an Obama administration will mean to them in the near future.
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