Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

Former Olympic track star and WNBA player Marion Jones was in town Dec. 9 to visit UMass Boston and speak to students about “Responsibility, Redemption and Resilience.” Jones is shown here with Roxbury resident and UMass Boston Vice Chancellor Charlie Titus and his wife Paula at a private event hosted at the UMass Club. (Harry Brett photo)

A panel of community members from the Boston area affected by youth violence respond to questions at the Youth Violence Prevention (YVP) symposium on Dec. 7. (Mark Bogacz photo)

The Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) Boston Chapter held its annual Holiday Tea Dec. 4 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston and collected new and gently used children’s books for The Women’s Lunch Place. Keynote speaker and award-winning author of children’s literature, Lois Lowry (l), stands with WNBA Boston President Lisa Braxton. WNBA Boston is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting literacy and women’s careers in the publishing industry. (Photo courtesy of Women’s National Book Association)

State Rep. Russell Holmes (c) attended Victory Programs’ Homes for the Holidays event on Thursday, Dec. 8. The fundraiser celebrates individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the HIV/AIDS and homelessness fields. Holmes is pictured with Victory Programs’ President and CEO, Jonathan Scott (l), and Vice President and COO, Jim Pettinelli. (David Fox Photography)

Lionel Richie visited Harvard last week to receive the “Humanitarian Award” from the Harvard Foundation. Joan Wallace-Benjamin (l), president and CEO of The Home for Little Wanderers, was among the attendees at the private reception hosted by Ron Sullivan and his wife, Stephanie Robinson (r), at Harvard’s Winthrop House. (Tony Irving photo)

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