In March 1984, Ray Flynn — sworn into office weeks earlier — hand delivered the overdue check to Bowden’s widow, Patricia, in Roxbury. For Flynn and the city he was leading, it was a ...

Written by Boston community activist and academic Don Gillis, who played a key part in Ray Flynn’s 1983 remarkable underdog election, this book speaks to the heart of Flynn’s catalyst role in ...

Former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn (left) and Former Boston University professor Don Gillis (right). Flynn’s tenure as mayor inspired Gillis to write his book, “The Battle for Boston: How Mayor Ray Flynn ...