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Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

Tito Jackson (r) makes a comment during a recent District 7 City Council debate at the Roxbury YMCA. Listening are Cornell Mills and Natalie Carithers. Also present were Roy Owens, Haywood Fennell and Danielle Renee Williams. The District 7 City Council election was held Tuesday and the Banner has results on its website. (Don West photo)

Massachusetts Bay Community College’s Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bill Raynor celebrated his 100th win behind the bench on Jan. 15 with an 80-63 victory over University of Connecticut-Avery Point. Raynor was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and has been the team’s head coach for six years. (Photo courtesy of Massachusetts Bay Community College)

The Sequoia Collaborative and The Goodnight Initiative hosted an opening reception on Saturday, Feb. 12 for their exhibit, ”The Collaborative: An Art Experience at The Gallery at The Piano Factory.” Pictured (from l to r) are event hosts and artists Johanna Jody Washington, Thomas Kwest and DJ El Amado. The exhibit runs through the end of February. (Eric Esteves photo)

Boston’s Mammography Van, which until late 2009 was operated jointly by Dana-Farber and the city of Boston, has a new home in Africa. The van is now operated by the Uganda Cancer Institute, where it is being used to screen women in the outskirts of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. (Photo courtesy of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)

Air Force Airman Siedah M. Ervin is a graduate of basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. She completed an eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. She is the daughter of Jill Dymond and Larry Ervin, and graduated in 2007 from Brighton High School. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force)

Gov. Deval Patrick kicked off Black History Month celebrations last week with an assembly of African American employees currently serving in the state’s executive branch. (Photo courtesy of Gov. Deval Patrick’s office)