Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

Liz Walker, former WBZ-TV news anchor and ordained minister, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Boston College on May 21. Walker is the co-founder of My Sister’s Keeper, a nonprofit that aims to rebuild the lives of women and children in southern Sudan. (Caitlin Cunningham photo)

Stan Strickland, co-founder and co-director of Express Yourself, performs with members of the “PULSE” cast in the show’s grand finale. Strickland, a Somerville native, is also one of Boston’s top jazz artists. (Roger Farrington photo)

Singer Howard Hewitt performed at the Russell Auditorium in Dorchester on Saturday. Hewitt — who got his start in the group Shalamar — is most famous for his hits “For the Lover in You” and “Say Amen.” (Tony Irving photo)

More than 350 enthusiastic METCO supporters gathered for the 3rd Annual Evening of Champions Dinner at the Marriott Hotel in Quincy on Friday, May 11. Mabel Reid-Wallace (L), METCO director for Wayland Public Schools presented the Education Pioneer Award to Chancellor J. Keith Motley (R). (Photo courtesy of METCO)

(L-R) State Representative Gloria Fox, Executive Director of Dudley Square Main Streets Joyce Stanley, Dudley Square Main Streets board member Jumaada Abdal Khallaq Smith and Gena Abdal Khallaq gathered at the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women awards ceremony. Both Stanley and Khallaq Smith received the Unsung Heroes award. (Photo courtesy of Joyce Stanley)

Boston City Councillor Tito Jackson is joined by Lt. Governor Tim Murray at his annual fundraiser in Grove Hall. (Eric Esteves photo)

West African drummer and Express Yourself artist/collaborator Joh Camara of Dorchester leads the ExYo Drumming group in a show-stopping moment during a recent “PULSE” performance at the Citi Wang Theatre. (Roger Farrington photo)

Mayor Thomas Menino hosted a reception to honor Carol Fulp, who was recently appointed as the new president and CEO of The Partnership. The Partnership is Massachusetts’ premier organization dedicated to leadership development and talent management solutions for professionals of color. (L-R) Joanne Jaxtimer, senior vice president of BNY Mellon; Mayor Menino; Fulp; and Edward Baker Greene, senior vice president of ING. (Randy H. Goodman photo)

The Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys Association (MBWA) honored Anita F. Hill (R), professor of Law, Public Policy and Women Studies at Brandeis University, with the 2012 Ida B. Wells Recipient Award. Pictured with Hill is Keidi S. Carrington, president of the MBWA. (Tony Irving photo)

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