Social skills program helps Hub girls learn new S.T.Y.L.E.

By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

Fifteen teenage girls from across the city were honored last Saturday for taking the next step in their lives with style and grace.

Held at Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant on Columbus Avenue, the Urban Young Women’s Career Forum luncheon gave Greater Boston’s young ladies a chance to learn about career and networking opportunities from a diverse panel of female professionals.

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Income tax question heats up as Election Day nears

By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

While the presidential campaign continues to command the national spotlight, many Massachusetts residents are turning their attention to an issue that hits closer to home: whether to vote for or against repealing the state personal income tax.

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Wellesley exhibit looks at the black woman’s body

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By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

From the “Hottentot Venus” of the 19th century to the video vixens so prevalent in hip-hop music videos today, pop culture renderings of the black female form have been debated — and often decried — for years, by social critics and ordinary people alike.

A new exhibit that opened yesterday at Wellesley College’s Davis Museum and Cultural Center aims to add to the discussion, offering in-depth analysis through art, photography, film and performances on the way perceptions of black women have evolved over the last 500 years.

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