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presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at the
Mansfield-Metcalf Dinner at the Civic Center in Butte, Mont., on April
5. Obama and his chief rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen.
Hillary Clinton of New York, are now sparring over endorsements from a
number of superdelegates who could decide the fate of the presidential
bid at the party’s convention in August. For more Campaign 2008
coverage, turn to pg. 10. (AP photo/Alex Brandon) |
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| The
Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, Mayor Thomas M. Menino and
Comcast recently joined to announce the 2008 Urban League Award
Winners. Child gunshot victim Kai Leigh Harriot and other honorees were
feted at the Urban League’s 16th Annual Black Tie Awards Gala in Boston
on April 5. (From left): Kevin Casey, president of Comcast’s North
Central Division and Chairman of the 2008 Awards Gala; Harriot
(seated); Harriot’s mother, Tonya David; Darnell Williams, president
and CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts; Menino. (Tony
Irving photo) |
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March 20, the Dorchester Youth Council held its 4th Annual Mini Grant
Ceremony, hosted by the Boston Globe Foundation, in honor of youth
taking an active role toward improving their communities. The Louis D.
Brown Peace Institute was presented with a community recognition award
at the ceremony for their service project, funded two years ago. The
Peace Squad youth organized a marketing campaign to send a visible
message of peace by distributing 5,000 Peace Boston buttons, purple
ribbons and “Start Peace” T-shirts in the community. (Photo courtesy of
SCI Dorchester) |
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| Sonia
Alleyne Matthews of Sovereign Bank (left) and Dwayne Simmons were just
two of over 120 Boston businesspeople and community members in
attendance at America SCORES New England’s first annual April
Fundraising Event, held April 3. The nonprofit organization provides
after-school soccer and creative writing programs for over 500
inner-city Boston youth. (Photo courtesy of America SCORES New England) |
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| On
April 4, Boston University and The Poetry Society of America hosted “40
Years of Inspiration: The Cultural Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.,” a
reading and discussion about artistic and cultural achievements in the
years since Dr. King’s 1968 assassination. (From left): Moderator
Callie Crossley, hip-hop icon Chuck D, and poet Sonia Sanchez. (Tony
Irving photo) |
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| Boston
Public Schools (BPS) students practice chest compressions on a CPR
dummy as part of Children’s Hospital Boston’s BPS Sports Medicine
Initiative, supported by Philips Healthcare, the Boston Celtics
Shamrock Foundation and Comcast SportsNet. The initiative is placing
HeartStart automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, in 17 BPS
schools to help treat victims of sudden cardiac arrest, a leading cause
of death in young athletes. (Photo courtesy of Children’s Hospital
Boston) |
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| Roxbury
resident Brion Rock, a 15-year-old City on a Hill Academy student,
plays the featured role of Dr. Craven in the Boston Children’s Theatre
(BTC) musical production of “The Secret Garden.” The production runs on
Saturday and Sunday afternoons through April 27 at the Grand Lodge of
Masons, 186 Tremont Street, Boston. For more information or tickets,
visit www.bostonchildrenstheatre.org. (Photo courtesy of Boston Children’s Theatre) |
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| The
Medford Square nonprofit arts and culture center Springstep will host
its fourth annual fundraiser, “Radiance,” on Saturday evening at 7 p.m.
This year’s festivities will feature live music and an exciting night
of dancing, including Israeli folk dancing, flamenco, and the
captivating Brazilian martial arts dance, capoeira. For more
information, call 781-395-0402 or visit www.springstep.org. (Jared Charney photos) |
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