Melvin B. Miller, who grew up in Boston, was inspired by the success of others whose progress was not derailed by discrimination. He graduated from Boston Latin School, Harvard Col...view moreMelvin B. Miller, who grew up in Boston, was inspired by the success of others whose progress was not derailed by discrimination. He graduated from Boston Latin School, Harvard College, and Columbia Law School. In 1965 he founded the Bay State Banner, a weekly newspaper designed to enable his Roxbury community to be well informed. He has served as publisher and editor for more than fifty years.view less