Boston Scenes

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick speaks during a Memorial Day remembrance at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Boston Common May 26, 2011. Ten thousand American flags have been placed near the monument to represent the number of Massachusetts citizens who have given their lives in America’s wars. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Professor Charles J. Ogletree Jr., Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minnow, professor Ron Sullivan and attorney Charles J. Hamilton Jr. were among those in attendance at Harvard Law School’s 2011 Commencement last week. (Tony Irving photo)

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) President/CEO John J. Drew (seated at right) joined Rev. Joe Cook – “Brother Joe” – (center) from Roxbury’s renowned Paige Academy and Head Start children to celebrate ABCD’s Head Start’s 46th year serving Boston’s low-income children and families. The Head Start program provides comprehensive educational, health and social services with intensive parent involvement to 2,500 low-income Boston-area children and families in 29 neighborhood-based centers. (Don West photo)

Houston Charles, Lara Tavares and Edna Pires were awarded $1,000 college scholarships for their participation and leadership in The Get MotivatED Challenge, a six-week nationwide competition to improve daily attendance rates. The students are pictured here with Marc Goodman, Comcast director of Public Relations for the Greater Boston area. (Neal Hamburg photo)

Kalila Barnett, executive director of Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE), speaks at the organization’s annual Jammin’ for Justice event on May 26 at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury. ACE builds the power of communities of color and lower income communities in New England to eradicate environmental racism and classism. (Eric Esteves photo)

Third Sector New England’s (TSNE) Tyra Sidberry (l) is joined by National Public Radio’s Michele Norris, Bithiah Carter of New England Blacks in Philanthropy and Jonathan Spack at TSNE’s Conversations With… forum last month. About 200 people came to the Back Bay Events Center in Boston to hear Norris speak on diversity and inclusion. (Photo courtesy of TSNE)

Fletcher “Flash” Wiley, an executive, lawyer and beloved Temptations “wannabe” sings out a solid R&B tune with the North Shore Acapellas Group last week at Scullers Jazz Club in Cambridge. (Don West photo)