By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
Many books and films have been made in the last three years about the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. But the new film, “Trouble the Water,” opening for Greater Boston audiences on Friday, is the first documentary shot in part by Katrina survivors before, during and after the storm — giving new meaning to citizen journalism.
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By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
The hottest political race in the city came to a head last Thursday evening at English High School in Jamaica Plain, where state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson and Sonia Chang-Diaz, her opponent in the upcoming Sept. 16 Democratic primary election, debated some of the most pressing issues in the Second Suffolk District.
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By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
The coincidence was not lost on the crowd at Northeastern University’s John D. O’Bryant African American Institute.
Those who gathered to watch Sen. Barack Obama’s acceptance speech last Thursday evening at the Democratic National Convention were very much aware that the event fell on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
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By Talia Whyte
The Progressive
Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama need to make combating the HIV/AIDS crisis in the United States a priority.
But it is nowhere near the top of their agendas.
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