Sunday, October 10, 2010

Civil rights groups to hold 'black Boston' forum - Boston.com

Civil rights groups to hold 'black Boston' forum - Boston.com

Civil rights groups to hold 'black Boston' forum

October 10, 2010
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BOSTON—A coalition of civil rights groups has scheduled a forum on African Americans in Boston.

The "State of Black Boston" will be held Tuesday at United Way of Mass Bay in Boston. Organizers say the event will be aimed at discussing the causes of racial inequality and disparity in the city of Boston and how to tackle different solutions.

Among those taking part are Darnell Williams, president & chief executive of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, and James Jennings, professor of