Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

Michael Curry (C), president of the Boston Branch of the NAACP, holds the ribbon while celebrating the grand opening of the chapter’s new offices. Joining Curry is his predecessor Lenny Alkins (L) and City Councillor Tito Jackson (Far Right). (Tony Irving photo)

Members of the Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Club, Massachusetts 54th Regiment Company A, Massachusetts National Guard, the William E. Carter American Legion Post and the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club posed for a photo after the ceremony. (Sandra Larson photo)

The Boston Chapter of Links, Inc. recently received a $50,000 grant from the Boston Athletic Association. The funding will go toward its “Fit for the King: A Health and Wellness Project,” at The Martin Luther King Jr. K-8 School. Posing with students are Superintendent of Boston Public Schools Carol Johnson, President of the Boston Chapter of Links Pamela Everhart, Principal of the Martin Luther King K - 8 School Jessica Bolt and President of the Boston Athletic Association Joann E. Flaminio. (Don West photo)

Deborah C. Jackson was recently inducted as the 4th President of Cambridge College. Ceremonies were held at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston May 12. (Don West photo)

The Boston Branch of the NAACP celebrated the opening of its new offices at the Washington Mall in Roxbury, May 19. In attendance were (L-R) State Representatives Linda Dorcena-Forry and Gloria Fox, State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, City Councillors At-Large Felix Arroyo and Ayanna Pressley, NAACP Boston Branch President Michael Curry, City Councillor Tito Jackson and State Representative Byron Rushing. (Tony Irving photo)

Mayor Thomas M. Menino gives flowers to Octavia Allen of Dorchester at the Mayor’s May 18 Coffee Hour hosted by Dunkin’ Donuts and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at Fallon Field in Roslindale. The annual Coffee Hour series gives residents and caregivers the opportunity to enjoy Dunkin’ Donuts coffee and treats as well as meet one-on-one with Mayor Menino who presents attendees with flowering plants cultivated at the Parks Department greenhouses at Franklin Park. (Isabel Leon photo)

Mayor Menino joined more than 120 friends and neighbors at the open house for Higher Ground Boston and Center for Teen Empowerment in their new shared offices at 384 Warren St. April 30. Joining Mayor Menino as he helps unveil the new sign are (L-R) Teen Empowerment youth organizers Marado Brisban and Kassandra Dew, Higher Ground Founder Hubie Jones, Teen Empowerment Board Chair Joe Jackson and City Councilor Tito Jackson. (Don West photo)

Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray, Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. JudyAnn Bigby and Department of Children and Families Commissioner Angelo McClain welcomed officials from the Kenyan government to the Massachusetts State House this week to discuss child welfare and health care cost containment efforts. (Photo courtesy of Office of Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray)

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May 23 22:01pm by Erich Hicks [64.134.234.115]
Regarding Buffalo Soldiers - 54th Regiment. They weren't Buffalo Soldiers, they were 'Colored Troops'. The term Buffalo Soldiers didn't come until 1868, three years after the Civil War. Most of the uniforms worn by those Troopers are from the Civil War Period.