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![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/04/so-fresh-so-clean-community-clean-up-april-28/' addthis:title='So Fresh & So Clean – Community Clean Up April 28' ><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] So Fresh & So Clean – Community Clean Up Saturday, April 28 12 Noon – 6 PM Blackstonian, Occupy The Hood Boston, 10,000 Strong Boston, Brothers For Boston and...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/so_fresh_so_clean-115x115.jpg "So Fresh & So Clean – Community Clean Up April 28")
So Fresh & So Clean – Community Clean Up April 28
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No Comments[Translate] So Fresh & So Clean – Community Clean Up Saturday, April 28 12 Noon – 6 PM Blackstonian, Occupy The Hood Boston, 10,000 Strong Boston, Brothers For Boston and... -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/11/poverty-worsening-in-hub-study-says-42-of-children-poor-in-hardest-hit-areas/' addthis:title='Poverty worsening in Hub, study says 42% of children poor in hardest-hit areas' ><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] Poverty worsening in Hub, study says 42% of children poor in hardest-hit areas Economy, high costs widen the income gap By Meghan E. Irons Globe Staff / November 9,...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/childpoverty-115x115.jpg "Poverty worsening in Hub, study says 42% of children poor in hardest-hit areas")
Poverty worsening in Hub, study says 42% of children poor in hardest-hit areas
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No Comments[Translate] Poverty worsening in Hub, study says 42% of children poor in hardest-hit areas Economy, high costs widen the income gap By Meghan E. Irons Globe Staff / November 9,... -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/11/bullet-voting-101-vote-tue-nov-8/' addthis:title='Bullet Voting 101 – VOTE! Tue. Nov. 8' ><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] “It’s time now for you and me to become more politically mature and realize what the ballot is for; what we’re supposed to get when we cast a ballot”...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bullet-vote-115x115.jpg "Bullet Voting 101 – VOTE! Tue. Nov. 8")
Bullet Voting 101 – VOTE! Tue. Nov. 8
Posted on November 6, 2011 | 2 Comments[Translate] “It’s time now for you and me to become more politically mature and realize what the ballot is for; what we’re supposed to get when we cast a ballot”... -
![<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/2011/10/jamarhl-crawford-addresses-occupy-boston-1012/' addthis:title='Jamarhl Crawford addresses Occupy Boston 10/12' ><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] Jamarhl Crawford addresses Occupy Boston 10/12 pt. I Jamarhl Crawford addresses Occupy Boston 10/12 pt. II](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/jam-115x115.jpg "Jamarhl Crawford addresses Occupy Boston 10/12")
Jamarhl Crawford addresses Occupy Boston 10/12
Posted on October 13, 2011 | No Comments[Translate] Jamarhl Crawford addresses Occupy Boston 10/12 pt. I Jamarhl Crawford addresses Occupy Boston 10/12 pt. II -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/10/police-seek-suspect-in-mattapan-gundown/' addthis:title='Police seek suspect in Mattapan gundown' ><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] Police seek suspect in Mattapan gundown By O’Ryan Johnson | Thursday, October 6, 2011 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Coverage A clash between two men last month that left one of them dead has cops...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/clark1-115x115.jpg "Police seek suspect in Mattapan gundown")
Police seek suspect in Mattapan gundown
Posted on October 6, 2011 | No Comments[Translate] Police seek suspect in Mattapan gundown By O’Ryan Johnson | Thursday, October 6, 2011 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Coverage A clash between two men last month that left one of them dead has cops... -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/10/yancey-public-hearing-for-new-mattapan-high-school-6pm-oct-4/' addthis:title='Yancey Public Hearing for New Mattapan High School 6pm Oct. 4' ><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] Public Hearing Announcement Brought to you by the Office of Boston City Councillor Charles C. Yancey. Public Hearing Tuesday, October 4, 2011 6:00 pm (sharp) City Hall Plaza...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/yancey19-115x115.jpg "Yancey Public Hearing for New Mattapan High School 6pm Oct. 4")
Yancey Public Hearing for New Mattapan High School 6pm Oct. 4
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No Comments[Translate] Public Hearing Announcement Brought to you by the Office of Boston City Councillor Charles C. Yancey. Public Hearing Tuesday, October 4, 2011 6:00 pm (sharp) City Hall Plaza... -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/09/pastor-bruce-wall-statement-on-leadership-in-the-black-community/' addthis:title='Pastor Bruce Wall Statement on Leadership In The Black Community' ><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’S BLACK LEADERSHIP I do not consider myself a leader. I see myself as an aging pastor of a local church. WHILE THE CRIME RATE IS INCREASING Boston saw...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pastorbruce1-115x115.jpg "Pastor Bruce Wall Statement on Leadership In The Black Community")
Pastor Bruce Wall Statement on Leadership In The Black Community
Posted on September 22, 2011 | No Comments[Translate] BOSTON’S BLACK LEADERSHIP I do not consider myself a leader. I see myself as an aging pastor of a local church. WHILE THE CRIME RATE IS INCREASING Boston saw... -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/08/6-injured-in-outbreak-of-hub-violence/' addthis:title='6 injured in outbreak of Hub violence' ><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] 6 injured in outbreak of Hub violence By O’Ryan Johnson | Friday, August 5, 2011 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Coverage Five people were shot and one stabbed yesterday as sporadic violence broke out...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/crime-scene-bpd1-115x115.jpg "6 injured in outbreak of Hub violence")
6 injured in outbreak of Hub violence
Posted on August 5, 2011 | No Comments[Translate] 6 injured in outbreak of Hub violence By O’Ryan Johnson | Friday, August 5, 2011 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Coverage Five people were shot and one stabbed yesterday as sporadic violence broke out... -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/07/thousands-of-local-organizations-have-lost-tax-exempt-status/' addthis:title='Thousands of Local Organizations have lost Tax-Exempt status' ><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 Exclusive Thousands of Non-Profit Organizations across the country have lost their Tax-Exempt status from the IRS as of June/July 2011. This has directly impacted thousands of well-known local...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/TaxExemptionRevoked250_250-115x115.jpg "Thousands of Local Organizations have lost Tax-Exempt status")
Thousands of Local Organizations have lost Tax-Exempt status
Posted on July 27, 2011 | No Comments[Translate] Blackstonian Exclusive Thousands of Non-Profit Organizations across the country have lost their Tax-Exempt status from the IRS as of June/July 2011. This has directly impacted thousands of well-known local... -
![<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_1-115x115.jpg "Guide to Black Boston Businesses $1 Donation!!!!")
Guide to Black Boston Businesses $1 Donation!!!!
Posted on July 26, 2011 | 1 Comment[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... -
![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2011/07/kids-%e2%80%98scared%e2%80%99-to-help-cops-say-breaking-silence-will-spark-violence/' addthis:title='Kids ‘scared’ to help cops; Say breaking silence will spark violence' ><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] Kids ‘scared’ to help cops Say breaking silence will spark violence By Natalie Sherman | Friday, July 15, 2011 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Coverage Photo by Ted Fitzgerald Boston teens, urged by city...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/youthtf01-115x115.jpg "Kids ‘scared’ to help cops; Say breaking silence will spark violence")
Kids ‘scared’ to help cops; Say breaking silence will spark violence
Posted on July 15, 2011 | No Comments[Translate] Kids ‘scared’ to help cops Say breaking silence will spark violence By Natalie Sherman | Friday, July 15, 2011 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Coverage Photo by Ted Fitzgerald Boston teens, urged by city...
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![<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" addthis:url='http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/05/gov-patrick-representation-of-ma-black-interests-by-ravi-perry/' addthis:title='Gov. Patrick & Representation of MA Black Interests by Ravi Perry' ><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] Governor Deval Patrick and the Representation of Massachusetts’ Black Interests By: Ravi K. Perry, Clark University Get PDF of report here Gov. Deval Patrick and Representation of MA Abstract This...](http://blackstonian.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ravi-perry-36x36.jpg "Gov. Patrick & Representation of MA Black Interests by Ravi Perry"){kind=small}
![<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}
