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Upcoming additions for the Bay State Banner and Star Trek Online pages.

History Additions

Miller has stated that he considers the Banner to be a successor to the Boston Guardian, a local newspaper founded in 1901 that aimed to represent black Bostonians until its closure in the 1950's, in that the Banner offers coverage of issues that affect the diverse community that lives in Boston, rather than those who commute in or visit (Kline, 1966). Inspired by the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 just one year prior, Miller opened the Banner in an effort to empower black voices, and combat media representation of black Bostonians as "losers" (Miller quips that Boston is a "city of winners," regardless of race) (Brooks, 2019). Miller hoped to expose what he viewed as Boston's unique form of racism, and subvert the control white Irish Catholics held over both the city and the media at the time (Brooks, 2019). The paper would go on to cover the Boston desegregation busing crisis, and the actions taken by the NAACP’s Ruth Batson (Swerdlow, 2016). The Banner has been cited as a precursor to Stokely Carmichael’s work (Swerdlow, 2016). From its inception, the Banner has covered and supported local community efforts in Roxbury and the surrounding neighborhoods, including Operation Head Start and Action for Boston Community Development, and Miller sought to differentiate the paper from other “black papers” of the time by covering important and controversial stories, and taking strong stances on them (Kline, 1966).

Miller has frequently cited his wife, Sandra Casagrand, as an important business partner who has helped him navigate the paper through the “roughest seas” (Forry, 2015).

2013 Loan Audit and Controversy

On January 12, 2014, following Menino’s end of term, the Boston Globe published an article publicizing Melvin B. Miller’s personal financial records, along with the financial situation of the Bay State Banner. The article questioned the necessity of the bailout five years prior. The same week, the Banner accused the Boston Globe of defamation in an open letter, claiming bias in their coverage of the Banner's current financial situation, which claimed that the paper remained more than $200,000 in debt following the near closure in 2009, losing nearly $400,000 between 2009 and 2012, with ad revenue dropping 17 percent in three years (Mason, 2014). This coverage followed an audit launched by the Boston Finance Commission into the Boston Redevelopment Authority associated loan. The BRA defended the loan, standing by Menino’s argument that the loan was important to save a business that was “very important to the minority community” (Mason, 2014).

2018 "Boston Revisited" Showcase

In 2018, the Banner was the subject of an exhibition at the Howard Gotlieb Memorial Gallery at Boston University’s Mugar Library entitled “Boston Revisited: 50 Years of the Bay State Banner.” The exhibit featured a photographic history of Boston’s black community through photography from the Banner archives, including examples of Boston’s news, politics, editorials, arts, sports, education and business from the last half century (Angel, 2018). This showcase accompanied an essay entitled “Boston’s Banner Years: 1965–2015: A Saga of Black Success,” produced by Miller and the writers of the Banner (Angel, 2018).

Format Additions

The Bay State Banner online is provided by ProQuest (Swerdlow, 2016), and the Banner’s physical archives reportedly contain “about 36 boxes of Bay State material” consisting of “60 plus thousand photographs” (Angel, 2018).

New Sources

Angel, Kim. “‘50 Years of the Bay State Banner’ exhibit opens, shows Boston’s black community history.” Boston University Daily Free Press, 27 September 2018. Accessed 20 March 2019.

Brooks, Anthony, & Miller, Melvin B. “Boston's Black History As Seen Through The Bay State Banner [recording].” WBUR, 15 February 2019. Accessed 20 March 2019.

Forry, Bill. “Long Live the Bay State Banner.” Dorchester Reporter, 11 November, 2015. Accessed 20 March 2019.

Kline, Marcia B. “Bay State Banner.” The Harvard Crimson, 24 May 1966. Accessed 20 March 2019.

Mason, Edward. “Bay State Banner hits Globe in front-page retort.” The Boston Globe, 24 January 2014. Accessed 20 March 2019.

Mason, Edward. “Should Boston have Bailed Out the Bay State Banner?” The Boston Globe, 12 January 2014. Accessed 20 March 2019.

Strain, Tracy H. and Maclowry, Randall. “Neighborhood Matters: The Bay State Banner: Unity, Progress and 50 Years of Advocating Change [film].” The Film Posse, 2015. Accessed 20 March 2019.

Swerdlow. “Oral History of the Bay State Banner.” The Miller Center Foundation and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, 2016. Accessed 20 March 2019.

Star Trek Online

The following are drafts of upcoming additions to this page: Star Trek Online

Age of Discovery was announced on July 26, 2018 as the first in a series of content to accompany the show Star Trek: Discovery as it aired, the first time in the history of Star Trek Online for content to coincide with a currently airing Trek show. The expansion introduces another faction into the game, allowing players to create a Discovery-era captain who starts on a Malachowski-class light cruiser. The tutorial includes voice acting from Discovery actress Mary Wiseman reprising her role as Cadet Sylvia Tilly. Future Age of Discovery content is slated to include Discovery actress Rekha Sharma as Commander Landry.

The first two chapters of Age of Discovery were released on October 9th, 2018 on the PC, and featured the U.S.S Glenn and the mining planet Corvan II. This update included the expansion of all reputations to Tier 6, and an overhaul of the missions tab. (https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11007843-welcome-to-the-age-of-discovery)/

Two related expansion packs have been released. The first, "Age of Discovery Starter Pack" includes numerous items and a scaling T4 Walker-class light cruiser. The second, "Discovery Operations Pack," includes the previous pack, as well as four scaling T6 ships (Gagarin/Shepard Miracle Worker, Magee/Shran Escort, M'Chla Pilot Bird of Prey, and Q'ugh Miracle Worker) and a unique "Georgiou" skin for the Walker-class ship. The pack also includes a combat tardigrade, two specialized bridge officers, and L'Rell's suit from Season 1 of Star Trek: Discovery.

Mirror of Discovery was announced on

Rise of Discovery is an upcoming expansion announced on

and will feature Rekha Sharma and an additional actor from Star Trek: Discovery. This expansion will include several ships, including the Cardenas class and the Discovery Constitution class cruiser.