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Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

Neo Soul artist Erykah Badu performed at Boston’s Orpheum Theatre on May 23 and June 6. Her fifth album New Amerykah Part Two! Return of the Ankh’was released in March. (Tommy Sweeney photo)

The City School celebrated its 15-year anniversary at the Cambridge Multicultural Art Center last Thursday, June 3. Pictured  here is Capoeira Angola teacher Courtney Grey as he addresses a crowd of more than 100 people. (Ernesto Arroyo photo)

A student in the after school program Kids Can Cook shows off her homemade pizza. The program has expanded to include summer class options. (Photo courtesy of Kids Can Cook)

 

During the recent Harvard Law School commencement activities, Dean Martha Minow stopped by Austin Hall with Professor Charles Ogletree to congratulate Harvard Black Law Students Association members and graduates. Professor Ronald Sullivan is standing in the background. (Tony Irving photo)

Roxbury resident Jerrae Belim, a student at Higginson-Lewis K-8 School, recently received a “2010 Max Warburg Fellow” medal from Mayor Thomas Menino. She was one of 44 greater Boston area students that were honored for their essays on courage. (Roger Farrington photo)

 

The Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP) recently honored Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea J. Cabral during their 6th Annual “Champions of Mentoring Breakfast.” A longtime proponent of mentoring, Sheriff Cabral has worked with MMP and numerous other agencies and organizations to help provide the kinds of strong, positive role models that young people need to achieve success in their adult lives. (Photo courtesy of Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office)