![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/3-strikes-blackstonian-mass-movement-special-edition-all-across-the-state/' addthis:title='3 Strikes – Blackstonian / Mass Movement – Special Edition – All Across the State' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] The Blackstonian / Mass Movement “3 Strikes” special edition has been distributed across the state (map below) Download the “3 Strikes” newspaper as a PDF View 3 Strikes –...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MA_towns_900-490x225.jpg "3 Strikes – Blackstonian / Mass Movement – Special Edition – All Across the State")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/feb-23-a-conversation-with-chief-justice-roderick-ireland/' addthis:title='Feb. 23 A Conversation with Chief Justice Roderick Ireland' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Feb. 23 A Conversation with Chief Justice Roderick Ireland](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MBLLC-Flyer-2-23-490x225.jpg "Feb. 23 A Conversation with Chief Justice Roderick Ireland")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/thur-feb-23-springfield-ma-town-hall-3-strikes-law-in-ma/' addthis:title='Thur. Feb. 23 Springfield, MA Town Hall: 3 Strikes Law in MA?!?' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] SPRINGFIELD, MA TOWN HALL COMMUNITY FORUM “3 Strikes” Law Proposed in MA Habitual Offender Bill will have devastating impact on Communities throughout MA Sernate Bill 2080 | House Bill...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2-23-Springfield-Forum-2-490x225.jpg "Thur. Feb. 23 Springfield, MA Town Hall: 3 Strikes Law in MA?!?")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/economic-justice-funding-circle-seeks-a-boston-jobs-campaign-coordinator/' addthis:title='Economic Justice Funding Circle seeks a Boston Jobs Campaign Coordinator.' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Economic Justice Funding Circle (EJFC) seeks an experienced community organizer and campaign manager for the position of Boston Jobs Campaign Coordinator. The BJC Coordinator will play a critical role...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Help-wanted2-450x225.jpg "Economic Justice Funding Circle seeks a Boston Jobs Campaign Coordinator.")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/business-spotlight-frugal-book-store/' addthis:title='Business Spotlight: Frugal Book Store' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Frugal Book Store, Inc. “Boston’s Largest Selection of African-American Authors” Inside the Washington Park Mall 306 Martin Luther King Blvd. Boston, MA 02119 617-541-1722 facebook.com/Frugal.Books](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/frugal-books-358x225.gif "Business Spotlight: Frugal Book Store")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/hodari-cail-appointed-as-councilor-pressleys-director-of-community-relations/' addthis:title='Hodari Cail appointed as Councilor Pressley’s Director of Community Relations' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Boston City Councillor At-Large Ayanna Pressley after her historic ticket topping Re-Election, appoints Hodari Cail as Director of Community Relations. If you would like to contact Hodari Cail about...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hodari-203x225.jpg "Hodari Cail appointed as Councilor Pressley’s Director of Community Relations")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/mwalim-peters-appointed-director-of-african-and-african-american-studies-at-umass-dartmouth/' addthis:title='Mwalim Peters appointed Director of African and African American Studies at UMASS Dartmouth' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] The African and African American Studies program at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth quietly marked its 20th Anniversary with the appointment of associate professor of English, Mwalim (MJ Peters)...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mwalim-peters-umass-dartmouth-director-of-african-american-studies-250x225.jpg "Mwalim Peters appointed Director of African and African American Studies at UMASS Dartmouth")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/feed-the-hood-occupy-the-hood-boston-food-drive-part-1/' addthis:title='Feed the Hood – Occupy the Hood Boston Food Drive – Part 1' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Blackstonian – Doing Good in the Hood We made this video to show that with very little, time, money and effort ANYONE can make a huge difference in their...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/feed-the-hood-food-drive-490x225.jpg "Feed the Hood – Occupy the Hood Boston Food Drive – Part 1")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/councillor-yancey-asks-city-of-boston-to-oppose-ma-three-strikes-proposal/' addthis:title='Councillor Yancey asks City of Boston to oppose MA three strikes proposal' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Charles C. Yancey Boston City Councillor PRESS RELEASE Contact: Kenneth Yarbrough – Chief Information Officer (617) 635-3131 Fax (617) 635-3067 Page (617) 461-5548 For Release Wednesday, February 9, 2012...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/yancey19-315x225.jpg "Councillor Yancey asks City of Boston to oppose MA three strikes proposal")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/fri-feb-24-white-ribbon-night-gala/' addthis:title='Fri. Feb. 24 White Ribbon Night Gala' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Hearts and hands bringing Awareness Against Domestic Violence through our initiatives… National Domestic Violence Hotline 1.800.799.SAFE White Ribbon Night Gala Friday, February 24th, 2012 at 7:00p.m. @Phillips Old Colony...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/WHITE-RIBBON-feature.jpg "Fri. Feb. 24 White Ribbon Night Gala")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/blackstonian-black-history-booklist/' addthis:title='Blackstonian Black History Booklist' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Title Author Revolution in Guinea Amilcar Cabral AWAKENING THE NATURAL GENIUS IN THE BLACK CHILD Amos N. Wilson Black-On-Black Violence (The Psychodynamics of Black Self-Annihilation in Service of...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/blackhistorymonth1-490x225.jpg "Blackstonian Black History Booklist")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/g-for-gangsta-on-your-drivers-license/' addthis:title='“G” for Gangsta on your Driver’s License?!?' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] User submitted via Blackstonian family Bro. Donnie As seen in the Boston Metro](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gang-plates-490x225.jpg "“G” for Gangsta on your Driver’s License?!?")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/unitarians-join-statewide-fight-against-3-strikes-legislation/' addthis:title='Unitarians join statewide fight against 3 Strikes legislation' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Unitarians clergy join statewide fight against “unjust, inhumane, and terrible” ‘three strikes’ legislation, and call for immediate meetings with state legislators The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations hosted a...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/UUMassActionLogoMd.jpg "Unitarians join statewide fight against 3 Strikes legislation")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/wed-feb-15-worcester-ma-our-youth-cant-wait-3-strikes-can/' addthis:title='Wed. Feb. 15 Worcester, MA Our Youth Can’t Wait; 3 Strikes can' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Our Youth Can’t Wait – 3 Strikes Can EPOCA Public Forum: As we move towards mass incarceration come learn what our state government is doing - -3 Strikes &...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3-Strikes-Worcester-490x225.jpg "Wed. Feb. 15 Worcester, MA Our Youth Can’t Wait; 3 Strikes can")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/thur-feb-16-lowell-ma-should-there-be-a-3-strikes-law-in-ma/' addthis:title='Thur. Feb. 16 Lowell, MA Should there be a 3 strikes law in MA?' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Join us on Thursday, February 16th, at Middlesex Community College for A LOWELL COMMUNITY FORUM: Should there be a three-strikes law in Massachusetts? At a time when there are...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3Strikes_flyerColor1-490x225.jpg "Thur. Feb. 16 Lowell, MA Should there be a 3 strikes law in MA?")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/bcyfs-program-guide-2011-12/' addthis:title='BCYF’s Program Guide 2011-12' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] The BCYF Program Guide 2011-2012 contains dozens of neighborhood-based programs for Bostonians of all ages. Each month, BCYF offers over 400 programs ranging from education to enrichment to a...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/BYCF-292x225.jpg "BCYF’s Program Guide 2011-12")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/blackstonian-3-strikes-edition-hits-the-streets-in-boston-and-throughout-ma/' addthis:title='Blackstonian 3 Strikes Edition Hits the Streets in Boston and Throughout MA' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Yesterday the Blackstonian began distributing tens of thousands of copies of a special edition focusing on the proposed “3 Strikes” Habitual Offender Legislation. This special edition features commentary from, Prof. Charles...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/blackstonian-3-strikes-edition-small-file-11-490x225.jpg "Blackstonian 3 Strikes Edition Hits the Streets in Boston and Throughout MA")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/massdot-appoints-eddie-jenkins-chief-diversity-and-civil-rights-officer/' addthis:title='MassDOT appoints Eddie Jenkins chief diversity and civil rights officer' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] MassDOT appoints Eddie Jenkins chief diversity and civil rights officer Former chairman of the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, Eddie Jenkins was last week appointed as the new chief...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/eddie-jenkins.jpg "MassDOT appoints Eddie Jenkins chief diversity and civil rights officer")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/video-state-house-press-conference-on-3-strikes/' addthis:title='VIDEO: State House Press Conference on 3 Strikes' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] VIDEO: State House Press Conference on 3 Strikes](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pressconf-490x225.jpg "VIDEO: State House Press Conference on 3 Strikes")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/boston-police-officer-i-love-nig-parties/' addthis:title='Boston Police Officer: “I LOVE NIG PARTIES”' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] The Blackstonian has discovered a transcript of a correspondence between dispatch and a Boston Police Officer responding to a scene. The call was for a loud house party and...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bpd-cruiser-490x225.jpg "Boston Police Officer: “I LOVE NIG PARTIES”")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/atty-stephanie-soriano-mills-appointed-neac-legal-redress-chair/' addthis:title='Atty. Stephanie Soriano-Mills appointed NEAC Legal Redress Chair' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] NAACP NEW ENGLAND AREA CONFERENCE Appoints Atty. Stephanie Soriano-Mills to Chair the NEAC Legal Redress Committee. Bio from Denner Pellegrino http://www.dennerlaw.com/Attorneys/Stephanie-A-Soriano-mills.shtml Attorney Stephanie Soriano recently joined Denner Pellegrino, LLP,...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/stephanie-mills.jpg "Atty. Stephanie Soriano-Mills appointed NEAC Legal Redress Chair")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/rumor-mill-government-urged-cinelli-release-to-reward-cooperation/' addthis:title='Rumor Mill: Government urged Cinelli release to reward “Cooperation”' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Rumor Mill: Government urged Cinelli release to reward “Cooperation” The Blackstonian has heard from numerous anonymous sources that Government forces urged the release of Dominic Cinelli who was paroled...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cinelli-maguire1.jpg "Rumor Mill: Government urged Cinelli release to reward “Cooperation”")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/video-drugs-in-school-zone-proximity-1000-ft-500ft-100ft/' addthis:title='VIDEO: Drugs in School Zone Proximity 1000 ft? 500ft? 100ft?' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] VIDEO: Drugs in School Zone Proximity 1000 ft? 500ft? 100ft? As the 3 Strikes debate continues one of the key factors is a proposed reduction in the School Zone...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/School-Zone-Signs-29592-ba-275x225.gif "VIDEO: Drugs in School Zone Proximity 1000 ft? 500ft? 100ft?")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/civil-service-now-accepting-applications-for-2012-firefighters-exam/' addthis:title='Civil Service now accepting applications for 2012 Firefighters exam' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Civil Service is now accepting applications for the 2012 Firefighters exam. This examination consists of two components: the written examination and the Entry-Level Physical Abilities Test (ELPAT). Candidates must...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BFD-Ladder-490x225.jpg "Civil Service now accepting applications for 2012 Firefighters exam")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/patrick-administration-releases-370-pg-%e2%80%9ccorrections-master-plan%e2%80%9d/' addthis:title='Patrick administration releases 370 pg “Corrections Master Plan”' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Patrick administration releases 370 pg “Corrections Master Plan” http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/eops/publications/the-massachusetts-corrections-master-plan.pdf](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/prison_strike_adp1-490x225.jpg "Patrick administration releases 370 pg “Corrections Master Plan”")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/3-strikes-blackstonian-mass-movement-special-edition-all-across-the-state/' addthis:title='3 Strikes – Blackstonian / Mass Movement – Special Edition – All Across the State' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] The Blackstonian / Mass Movement “3 Strikes” special edition has been distributed across the state (map below) Download the “3 Strikes” newspaper as a PDF View 3 Strikes –...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MA_towns_900-230x130.jpg "3 Strikes – Blackstonian / Mass Movement – Special Edition – All Across the State")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/feb-23-a-conversation-with-chief-justice-roderick-ireland/' addthis:title='Feb. 23 A Conversation with Chief Justice Roderick Ireland' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Feb. 23 A Conversation with Chief Justice Roderick Ireland](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MBLLC-Flyer-2-23-230x130.jpg "Feb. 23 A Conversation with Chief Justice Roderick Ireland")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/thur-feb-23-springfield-ma-town-hall-3-strikes-law-in-ma/' addthis:title='Thur. Feb. 23 Springfield, MA Town Hall: 3 Strikes Law in MA?!?' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] SPRINGFIELD, MA TOWN HALL COMMUNITY FORUM “3 Strikes” Law Proposed in MA Habitual Offender Bill will have devastating impact on Communities throughout MA Sernate Bill 2080 | House Bill...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2-23-Springfield-Forum-2-230x130.jpg "Thur. Feb. 23 Springfield, MA Town Hall: 3 Strikes Law in MA?!?")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/economic-justice-funding-circle-seeks-a-boston-jobs-campaign-coordinator/' addthis:title='Economic Justice Funding Circle seeks a Boston Jobs Campaign Coordinator.' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Economic Justice Funding Circle (EJFC) seeks an experienced community organizer and campaign manager for the position of Boston Jobs Campaign Coordinator. The BJC Coordinator will play a critical role...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Help-wanted2-230x130.jpg "Economic Justice Funding Circle seeks a Boston Jobs Campaign Coordinator.")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/business-spotlight-frugal-book-store/' addthis:title='Business Spotlight: Frugal Book Store' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Frugal Book Store, Inc. “Boston’s Largest Selection of African-American Authors” Inside the Washington Park Mall 306 Martin Luther King Blvd. Boston, MA 02119 617-541-1722 facebook.com/Frugal.Books](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/frugal-books-230x130.gif "Business Spotlight: Frugal Book Store")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/hodari-cail-appointed-as-councilor-pressleys-director-of-community-relations/' addthis:title='Hodari Cail appointed as Councilor Pressley’s Director of Community Relations' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Boston City Councillor At-Large Ayanna Pressley after her historic ticket topping Re-Election, appoints Hodari Cail as Director of Community Relations. If you would like to contact Hodari Cail about...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hodari-203x130.jpg "Hodari Cail appointed as Councilor Pressley’s Director of Community Relations")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/mwalim-peters-appointed-director-of-african-and-african-american-studies-at-umass-dartmouth/' addthis:title='Mwalim Peters appointed Director of African and African American Studies at UMASS Dartmouth' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] The African and African American Studies program at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth quietly marked its 20th Anniversary with the appointment of associate professor of English, Mwalim (MJ Peters)...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mwalim-peters-umass-dartmouth-director-of-african-american-studies-230x130.jpg "Mwalim Peters appointed Director of African and African American Studies at UMASS Dartmouth")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/feed-the-hood-occupy-the-hood-boston-food-drive-part-1/' addthis:title='Feed the Hood – Occupy the Hood Boston Food Drive – Part 1' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Blackstonian – Doing Good in the Hood We made this video to show that with very little, time, money and effort ANYONE can make a huge difference in their...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/feed-the-hood-food-drive-230x130.jpg "Feed the Hood – Occupy the Hood Boston Food Drive – Part 1")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/councillor-yancey-asks-city-of-boston-to-oppose-ma-three-strikes-proposal/' addthis:title='Councillor Yancey asks City of Boston to oppose MA three strikes proposal' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Charles C. Yancey Boston City Councillor PRESS RELEASE Contact: Kenneth Yarbrough – Chief Information Officer (617) 635-3131 Fax (617) 635-3067 Page (617) 461-5548 For Release Wednesday, February 9, 2012...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/yancey19-230x130.jpg "Councillor Yancey asks City of Boston to oppose MA three strikes proposal")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/fri-feb-24-white-ribbon-night-gala/' addthis:title='Fri. Feb. 24 White Ribbon Night Gala' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Hearts and hands bringing Awareness Against Domestic Violence through our initiatives… National Domestic Violence Hotline 1.800.799.SAFE White Ribbon Night Gala Friday, February 24th, 2012 at 7:00p.m. @Phillips Old Colony...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/WHITE-RIBBON-feature-230x97.jpg "Fri. Feb. 24 White Ribbon Night Gala")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/blackstonian-black-history-booklist/' addthis:title='Blackstonian Black History Booklist' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Title Author Revolution in Guinea Amilcar Cabral AWAKENING THE NATURAL GENIUS IN THE BLACK CHILD Amos N. Wilson Black-On-Black Violence (The Psychodynamics of Black Self-Annihilation in Service of...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/blackhistorymonth1-230x130.jpg "Blackstonian Black History Booklist")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/g-for-gangsta-on-your-drivers-license/' addthis:title='“G” for Gangsta on your Driver’s License?!?' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] User submitted via Blackstonian family Bro. Donnie As seen in the Boston Metro](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gang-plates-230x130.jpg "“G” for Gangsta on your Driver’s License?!?")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/unitarians-join-statewide-fight-against-3-strikes-legislation/' addthis:title='Unitarians join statewide fight against 3 Strikes legislation' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Unitarians clergy join statewide fight against “unjust, inhumane, and terrible” ‘three strikes’ legislation, and call for immediate meetings with state legislators The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations hosted a...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/UUMassActionLogoMd-230x130.jpg "Unitarians join statewide fight against 3 Strikes legislation")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/wed-feb-15-worcester-ma-our-youth-cant-wait-3-strikes-can/' addthis:title='Wed. Feb. 15 Worcester, MA Our Youth Can’t Wait; 3 Strikes can' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Our Youth Can’t Wait – 3 Strikes Can EPOCA Public Forum: As we move towards mass incarceration come learn what our state government is doing - -3 Strikes &...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3-Strikes-Worcester-230x130.jpg "Wed. Feb. 15 Worcester, MA Our Youth Can’t Wait; 3 Strikes can")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/thur-feb-16-lowell-ma-should-there-be-a-3-strikes-law-in-ma/' addthis:title='Thur. Feb. 16 Lowell, MA Should there be a 3 strikes law in MA?' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Join us on Thursday, February 16th, at Middlesex Community College for A LOWELL COMMUNITY FORUM: Should there be a three-strikes law in Massachusetts? At a time when there are...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3Strikes_flyerColor1-230x130.jpg "Thur. Feb. 16 Lowell, MA Should there be a 3 strikes law in MA?")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/bcyfs-program-guide-2011-12/' addthis:title='BCYF’s Program Guide 2011-12' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] The BCYF Program Guide 2011-2012 contains dozens of neighborhood-based programs for Bostonians of all ages. Each month, BCYF offers over 400 programs ranging from education to enrichment to a...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/BYCF-230x130.jpg "BCYF’s Program Guide 2011-12")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/blackstonian-3-strikes-edition-hits-the-streets-in-boston-and-throughout-ma/' addthis:title='Blackstonian 3 Strikes Edition Hits the Streets in Boston and Throughout MA' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Yesterday the Blackstonian began distributing tens of thousands of copies of a special edition focusing on the proposed “3 Strikes” Habitual Offender Legislation. This special edition features commentary from, Prof. Charles...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/blackstonian-3-strikes-edition-small-file-11-230x130.jpg "Blackstonian 3 Strikes Edition Hits the Streets in Boston and Throughout MA")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/massdot-appoints-eddie-jenkins-chief-diversity-and-civil-rights-officer/' addthis:title='MassDOT appoints Eddie Jenkins chief diversity and civil rights officer' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] MassDOT appoints Eddie Jenkins chief diversity and civil rights officer Former chairman of the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, Eddie Jenkins was last week appointed as the new chief...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/eddie-jenkins-148x130.jpg "MassDOT appoints Eddie Jenkins chief diversity and civil rights officer")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/video-state-house-press-conference-on-3-strikes/' addthis:title='VIDEO: State House Press Conference on 3 Strikes' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] VIDEO: State House Press Conference on 3 Strikes](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pressconf-230x130.jpg "VIDEO: State House Press Conference on 3 Strikes")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/boston-police-officer-i-love-nig-parties/' addthis:title='Boston Police Officer: “I LOVE NIG PARTIES”' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] The Blackstonian has discovered a transcript of a correspondence between dispatch and a Boston Police Officer responding to a scene. The call was for a loud house party and...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bpd-cruiser-230x130.jpg "Boston Police Officer: “I LOVE NIG PARTIES”")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/atty-stephanie-soriano-mills-appointed-neac-legal-redress-chair/' addthis:title='Atty. Stephanie Soriano-Mills appointed NEAC Legal Redress Chair' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] NAACP NEW ENGLAND AREA CONFERENCE Appoints Atty. Stephanie Soriano-Mills to Chair the NEAC Legal Redress Committee. Bio from Denner Pellegrino http://www.dennerlaw.com/Attorneys/Stephanie-A-Soriano-mills.shtml Attorney Stephanie Soriano recently joined Denner Pellegrino, LLP,...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/stephanie-mills-176x130.jpg "Atty. Stephanie Soriano-Mills appointed NEAC Legal Redress Chair")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/rumor-mill-government-urged-cinelli-release-to-reward-cooperation/' addthis:title='Rumor Mill: Government urged Cinelli release to reward “Cooperation”' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Rumor Mill: Government urged Cinelli release to reward “Cooperation” The Blackstonian has heard from numerous anonymous sources that Government forces urged the release of Dominic Cinelli who was paroled...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cinelli-maguire1-230x130.jpg "Rumor Mill: Government urged Cinelli release to reward “Cooperation”")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/video-drugs-in-school-zone-proximity-1000-ft-500ft-100ft/' addthis:title='VIDEO: Drugs in School Zone Proximity 1000 ft? 500ft? 100ft?' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] VIDEO: Drugs in School Zone Proximity 1000 ft? 500ft? 100ft? As the 3 Strikes debate continues one of the key factors is a proposed reduction in the School Zone...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/School-Zone-Signs-29592-ba-230x130.gif "VIDEO: Drugs in School Zone Proximity 1000 ft? 500ft? 100ft?")
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/civil-service-now-accepting-applications-for-2012-firefighters-exam/' addthis:title='Civil Service now accepting applications for 2012 Firefighters exam' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Civil Service is now accepting applications for the 2012 Firefighters exam. This examination consists of two components: the written examination and the Entry-Level Physical Abilities Test (ELPAT). Candidates must...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BFD-Ladder-230x130.jpg "Civil Service now accepting applications for 2012 Firefighters exam")
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3 Strikes – Blackstonian / Mass Movement – Special Edition – All Across the State
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Feb. 23 A Conversation with Chief Justice Roderick Ireland
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Thur. Feb. 23 Springfield, MA Town Hall: 3 Strikes Law in MA?!?
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Economic Justice Funding Circle seeks a Boston Jobs Campaign Coordinator.
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Business Spotlight: Frugal Book Store
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Hodari Cail appointed as Councilor Pressley’s Director of Community Relations
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Mwalim Peters appointed Director of African and African American Studies at UMASS Dartmouth
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Feed the Hood – Occupy the Hood Boston Food Drive – Part 1
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Councillor Yancey asks City of Boston to oppose MA three strikes proposal
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Fri. Feb. 24 White Ribbon Night Gala
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Blackstonian Black History Booklist
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“G” for Gangsta on your Driver’s License?!?
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Unitarians join statewide fight against 3 Strikes legislation
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Wed. Feb. 15 Worcester, MA Our Youth Can’t Wait; 3 Strikes can
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Thur. Feb. 16 Lowell, MA Should there be a 3 strikes law in MA?
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BCYF’s Program Guide 2011-12
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Blackstonian 3 Strikes Edition Hits the Streets in Boston and Throughout MA
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MassDOT appoints Eddie Jenkins chief diversity and civil rights officer
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VIDEO: State House Press Conference on 3 Strikes
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Boston Police Officer: “I LOVE NIG PARTIES”
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Atty. Stephanie Soriano-Mills appointed NEAC Legal Redress Chair
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Rumor Mill: Government urged Cinelli release to reward “Cooperation”
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VIDEO: Drugs in School Zone Proximity 1000 ft? 500ft? 100ft?
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Civil Service now accepting applications for 2012 Firefighters exam
Blackstonian Features
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![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/3-strikes-blackstonian-mass-movement-special-edition-all-across-the-state/' addthis:title='3 Strikes – Blackstonian / Mass Movement – Special Edition – All Across the State' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] The Blackstonian / Mass Movement “3 Strikes” special edition has been distributed across the state (map below) Download the “3 Strikes” newspaper as a PDF View 3 Strikes –...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MA_towns_900-115x115.jpg "3 Strikes – Blackstonian / Mass Movement – Special Edition – All Across the State")
3 Strikes – Blackstonian / Mass Movement – Special Edition – All Across the State
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No Comments[Translate] The Blackstonian / Mass Movement “3 Strikes” special edition has been distributed across the state (map below) Download the “3 Strikes” newspaper as a PDF View 3 Strikes –... -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/feed-the-hood-occupy-the-hood-boston-food-drive-part-1/' addthis:title='Feed the Hood – Occupy the Hood Boston Food Drive – Part 1' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Blackstonian – Doing Good in the Hood We made this video to show that with very little, time, money and effort ANYONE can make a huge difference in their...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/feed-the-hood-food-drive-115x115.jpg "Feed the Hood – Occupy the Hood Boston Food Drive – Part 1")
Feed the Hood – Occupy the Hood Boston Food Drive – Part 1
Posted on February 12, 2012 | 1 Comment[Translate] Blackstonian – Doing Good in the Hood We made this video to show that with very little, time, money and effort ANYONE can make a huge difference in their... -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/blackstonian-black-history-booklist/' addthis:title='Blackstonian Black History Booklist' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Title Author Revolution in Guinea Amilcar Cabral AWAKENING THE NATURAL GENIUS IN THE BLACK CHILD Amos N. Wilson Black-On-Black Violence (The Psychodynamics of Black Self-Annihilation in Service of...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/blackhistorymonth1-115x115.jpg "Blackstonian Black History Booklist")
Blackstonian Black History Booklist
Posted on February 9, 2012 | No Comments[Translate] Title Author Revolution in Guinea Amilcar Cabral AWAKENING THE NATURAL GENIUS IN THE BLACK CHILD Amos N. Wilson Black-On-Black Violence (The Psychodynamics of Black Self-Annihilation in Service of... -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/blackstonian-3-strikes-edition-hits-the-streets-in-boston-and-throughout-ma/' addthis:title='Blackstonian 3 Strikes Edition Hits the Streets in Boston and Throughout MA' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Yesterday the Blackstonian began distributing tens of thousands of copies of a special edition focusing on the proposed “3 Strikes” Habitual Offender Legislation. This special edition features commentary from, Prof. Charles...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/blackstonian-3-strikes-edition-small-file-11-115x115.jpg "Blackstonian 3 Strikes Edition Hits the Streets in Boston and Throughout MA")
Blackstonian 3 Strikes Edition Hits the Streets in Boston and Throughout MA
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No Comments[Translate] Yesterday the Blackstonian began distributing tens of thousands of copies of a special edition focusing on the proposed “3 Strikes” Habitual Offender Legislation. This special edition features commentary from, Prof. Charles... -
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3 Strikes Town Hall Meeting Photos
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Sat. Jan. 7th Community Town Hall Forum “3 Strikes”
Posted on December 20, 2011 | No Comments[Translate] Community Town Hall Forum 3 Strikes Law in MA?!? Habitual Offender Bill: Senate Bill 2059 / House Bill 3811 Saturday, January 7th 2012 12:30-1 PM – Refreshments / networking... -
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Blackstonian enters Syndication deal; increases audience to millions
Posted on November 15, 2011 | 1 Comment[Translate] The Blackstonian has entered into a syndication deal with Newstex which will expand the Blackstonian’s reach to multiple major markets. This is an exciting opportunity and potentially exposes millions... -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/11/blackstonian-asks-where-did-the-gun-come-from/' addthis:title='Blackstonian asks: Where did the Gun Come From?' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Blackstonian/Publisher Editor Jamarhl Crawford has officially joined Citizens For Safety and is currently a Community Outreach Coordinator for the “Where Did The Gun Come From?” Campaign. For More Info...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wheredid-the-gun-come-from-115x115.jpg "Blackstonian asks: Where did the Gun Come From?")
Blackstonian asks: Where did the Gun Come From?
Posted on November 3, 2011 | 1 Comment[Translate] Blackstonian/Publisher Editor Jamarhl Crawford has officially joined Citizens For Safety and is currently a Community Outreach Coordinator for the “Where Did The Gun Come From?” Campaign. For More Info... -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/11/jamarhl-crawford-joins-national-action-network-boston-as-community-outreach-coord/' addthis:title='Jamarhl Crawford joins National Action Network Boston as Community Outreach Coord.' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Jamarhl Crawford joins National Action Network Boston as Community Outreach Coordinator. Blackstonian Publisher/Editor Crawford has been working with this group for several years and there has been mutual support...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/NANlogo1-115x115.jpg "Jamarhl Crawford joins National Action Network Boston as Community Outreach Coord.")
Jamarhl Crawford joins National Action Network Boston as Community Outreach Coord.
Posted on November 3, 2011 | No Comments[Translate] Jamarhl Crawford joins National Action Network Boston as Community Outreach Coordinator. Blackstonian Publisher/Editor Crawford has been working with this group for several years and there has been mutual support... -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/10/shot-by-police-mark-mcmullen-sep-7-2011/' addthis:title='Shot by Police: Mark McMullen Sep. 7, 2011' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] NEW INFO:SHOT BY THE POLICE: BOSTON & BEYOND Mark Joseph McMullen – 44 yrs. old September 7, 2011 Boston Police shot and killed Mark McMullen after a chase beginning...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mark-mcmullen-6-13-67-9-7-111-115x115.jpg "Shot by Police: Mark McMullen Sep. 7, 2011")
Shot by Police: Mark McMullen Sep. 7, 2011
Posted on October 25, 2011 | No Comments[Translate] NEW INFO:SHOT BY THE POLICE: BOSTON & BEYOND Mark Joseph McMullen – 44 yrs. old September 7, 2011 Boston Police shot and killed Mark McMullen after a chase beginning...
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![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/blackstonian-black-history-booklist/' addthis:title='Blackstonian Black History Booklist' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Title Author Revolution in Guinea Amilcar Cabral AWAKENING THE NATURAL GENIUS IN THE BLACK CHILD Amos N. Wilson Black-On-Black Violence (The Psychodynamics of Black Self-Annihilation in Service of...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/blackhistorymonth1-36x36.jpg "Blackstonian Black History Booklist"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/patrick-administration-releases-370-pg-%e2%80%9ccorrections-master-plan%e2%80%9d/' addthis:title='Patrick administration releases 370 pg “Corrections Master Plan”' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Patrick administration releases 370 pg “Corrections Master Plan” http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/eops/publications/the-massachusetts-corrections-master-plan.pdf](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/prison_strike_adp1-36x36.jpg "Patrick administration releases 370 pg “Corrections Master Plan”"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/11/senate-bill-2059-3-strikes-bill-headed-to-ma-house/' addthis:title='Senate Bill 2059 – 3 Strikes Bill headed to MA House' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Senate Bill 2059 (formerly S.2054 before being amended) See Bill 2059 for yourself: http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/Senate/S02059 Senate Bill 2059 PDF MA Senate Bill 2059 On Thursday November 10th, the Massachusetts State...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/statehouse-36x36.jpg "Senate Bill 2059 – 3 Strikes Bill headed to MA House"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/07/beyond-financial-aid-guide-to-extra-help-for-low-income-adult-students/' addthis:title='Beyond Financial Aid: Guide to extra help for low-income adult students' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Beyond Financial Aid: Guide to extra help for low-income adult students from the Crittenton Women’s Union and Mass Law Reform Institute DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE (PDF) Beyond Financial Aid DOWNLOAD...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/scholarship-36x36.jpg "Beyond Financial Aid: Guide to extra help for low-income adult students"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/07/urban-league-convention-2011-national-urban-league-registration-booklet/' addthis:title='Urban League Convention: 2011 National Urban League Registration Booklet' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Urban League Convention: 2011 National Urban League Registration Booklet DOWNLOAD PDF HERE Urban League Convention Booklet](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/nuldocument_Page_011-36x36.jpg "Urban League Convention: 2011 National Urban League Registration Booklet"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/07/guide-to-black-boston-businesses-1-donation/' addthis:title='Guide to Black Boston Businesses $1 Donation!!!!' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] This Guide is designed to let you know where to go, what to do and what to see in Boston! A comprehensive listing of Businesses owned by People of...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/black-boston_Page_1-36x36.jpg "Guide to Black Boston Businesses $1 Donation!!!!"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/07/urban-league-convention-state-of-black-boston-executive-summary/' addthis:title='Urban League Convention: State of Black Boston Executive Summary' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Urban League Convention: State of Black Boston Executive Summary Released Monday, July 25th 2001 Download Here State of Black Boston 2011](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sobb_logo-36x36.png "Urban League Convention: State of Black Boston Executive Summary"){kind=logo}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/06/a-community-guide-to-redistricting/' addthis:title='A Community Guide to Redistricting' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] A Community Guide to Redistricting Currently, we are in the process of Redistricting that happens every 10 yrs after the Census. Redistricting has the potential to help or hurt Communities...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/A-Community-Based-Redistricting-Guide-Book-1-36x36.jpg "A Community Guide to Redistricting"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/06/youth-jobs-cut-27-in-boston/' addthis:title='Youth Jobs Cut 27% in Boston' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Recent cuts to the state and federal budget threaten to leave 68% of Boston’s youth unemployed in 2012. This poster compiled with information from the Youth Jobs Coalition shows...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/youth-jobs-36x36.jpg "Youth Jobs Cut 27% in Boston"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/04/misplaced-priorities-over-incarcerate-under-educate/' addthis:title='Misplaced Priorities: Over Incarcerate, Under Educate' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] DOWNLOAD: Misplaced Priorities: Over Incarcerate, Under Educate (PDF) Executive Summary Excessive Spending on Incarceration Undermines Educational Opportunity and Public Safety in Communities For 102 years, the National Association for the...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/misplaced-prioities-36x36.jpg "Misplaced Priorities: Over Incarcerate, Under Educate"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/02/blackstonian-3-strikes-edition-hits-the-streets-in-boston-and-throughout-ma/' addthis:title='Blackstonian 3 Strikes Edition Hits the Streets in Boston and Throughout MA' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] Yesterday the Blackstonian began distributing tens of thousands of copies of a special edition focusing on the proposed “3 Strikes” Habitual Offender Legislation. This special edition features commentary from, Prof. Charles...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/blackstonian-3-strikes-edition-small-file-11-36x36.jpg "Blackstonian 3 Strikes Edition Hits the Streets in Boston and Throughout MA"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/boston-police-officer-i-love-nig-parties/' addthis:title='Boston Police Officer: “I LOVE NIG PARTIES”' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] The Blackstonian has discovered a transcript of a correspondence between dispatch and a Boston Police Officer responding to a scene. The call was for a loud house party and...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bpd-cruiser-36x36.jpg "Boston Police Officer: “I LOVE NIG PARTIES”"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/10/shot-by-police-mark-mcmullen-sep-7-2011/' addthis:title='Shot by Police: Mark McMullen Sep. 7, 2011' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] NEW INFO:SHOT BY THE POLICE: BOSTON & BEYOND Mark Joseph McMullen – 44 yrs. old September 7, 2011 Boston Police shot and killed Mark McMullen after a chase beginning...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mark-mcmullen-6-13-67-9-7-111-36x36.jpg "Shot by Police: Mark McMullen Sep. 7, 2011"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/10/national-day-of-protest-to-stop-police-brutality-boston-flyers/' addthis:title='National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality – Boston Flyers' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] National Day of Protest – Boston – 8.5×11 Flyers (JPG) National Day of Protest – Boston – 8.5×11 Flyers (PDF) National Day of Protest – Boston – 4-Up Flyers (JPG)...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/POLICE-oct-22-36x36.jpg "National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality – Boston Flyers"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/09/video-d-a-clears-ma-officers-of-excessive-force-charges/' addthis:title='VIDEO: D.A. clears MA officers of excessive force charges' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] (NECN: Alysha Palumbo – Boston) – It was this cell phone video of police serving a warrant on the Roxbury Community College campus for a 16-year-old boy wanted...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/rccbrutality3-36x36.jpg "VIDEO: D.A. clears MA officers of excessive force charges"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/09/no-charges-against-officers-in-violent-roxbury-arrest/' addthis:title='VIDEO: No Charges Against Officers In Violent Roxbury Arrest' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] No Charges Against Officers In Violent Roxbury Arrest The District Attorney’s office says officers involved in a controversial October 2010 arrest at Roxbury Community College that was caught on...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/rccbrutality2-36x36.jpg "VIDEO: No Charges Against Officers In Violent Roxbury Arrest"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/09/da-dan-conley-official-statement-re-rcc-police-brutality/' addthis:title='DA Dan Conley Official Statement re: RCC Police Brutality' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] From: Wark, Jake (DAA) NB: Minister Don Muhammad, Pastor Bruce Wall, Michael Kozu of Project RIGHT, and Emmett Folgert of the Dorchester Youth Collaborative met privately with DA...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/rccbrutality1-36x36.jpg "DA Dan Conley Official Statement re: RCC Police Brutality"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/06/police-complaint/' addthis:title='Police Complaint Assistance Project' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] If you wish to file a claim against the BPD…. ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union of MA) sponsor the POLICE COMPLAINT ASSISTANCE PROJECT in partnership with Suffolk University Law Students...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/aclusuffolk-36x36.jpg "Police Complaint Assistance Project"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/01/origins-of-the-boston-police-department-first-in-the-nation-2/' addthis:title='Origins of the Boston Police Department: First In The Nation' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] The origins of the Boston Police Department can be traced back to 1631 with the formation of the first night watch.. These property owning white men “served and protected”...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Boston_Police_patch-36x36.jpg "Origins of the Boston Police Department: First In The Nation"){kind=small}
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/01/police-brutality-in-boston-and-throughout-mass-assippi-2/' addthis:title='Police Brutality in Boston and throughout Mass-assippi' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook"></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter"></a><a class="addthis_button_email"></a><a class="addthis_button_favorites"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like"></a></div>[Translate] These are just a few of the publicized incidents of beatings… not to mention Police shootings of civilians which resulted in death. Police Brutality in Boston and throughout Mass-assippi...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2qa4ql1-36x36.jpg "Police Brutality in Boston and throughout Mass-assippi"){kind=small}
