Racism is alive and well in Cambridge, Mass.

Boston Globe

His front door refused to budge, which is why Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., just home from a trip to China filming a PBS documentary, set his luggage down and beckoned his driver for help.

The scene - two black men on the porch of a stately home on a tree-lined Cambridge street in the middle of the day - triggered events that were at turns dramatic and bizarre, a confrontation between one of the nation’s foremost African-American scholars and a police sergeant responding to a call that someone was breaking into the house.

It ended when Gates, 58, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct in allegedly shouting at the officer; he was eventually taken away in handcuffs.

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Certainly, Dr. Gates escalated the situation, but he was in his own house for God's sake.

Changes to the Pennsic schedule . . .

The following changes to the August 2 Pennsic schedule have recently been posted to the EK List. They are listed as official.

They are not reflected on the Pennsic schedule as yet.

Opening Ceremonies 11 a.m.

Champions:
Archery: 10 a.m. Champions should be at the field no later than 9:30 a.m.
Fencing: 12:30 p.m.
Unbelted: 2  p.m.
Belted: (directly after unbelts)
Allied Champs: 3 p.m.