| The
Mildred Avenue Middle School Drama Club — featuring Keturah Brewster,
Bunett Bain, Jahmar Lewis, Wynton Myers and Julie Vo of Dorchester,
Wilberson Altidor and Diamond Burrell of Mattapan, and Roxbury’s Ayesha
Butler — performed “The Dancers” by Horton Foote as part of last
weekend’s 13th Annual Middle School Theater Festival, competing against
five other state schools. (Photo courtesy of Boston Public Schools) |
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| During
the recent Boston Shines citywide cleanup, approximately 6,000
volunteers helped at 198 sites throughout the city, including Dudley
Street in Roxbury. The two-day event raised nearly $80,000. (Photo
courtesy of City of Boston Mayor’s Office) |
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| Actor
Clifton Powell (left), Pastor Ray Hammond (third from left) and Holyoke
Police Chief Anthony Scott (second from right) were feted at a recent
reception at Emerson College prior to the 19th Annual Andrew J. Davis
Jr. Unity Breakfast, where Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts (CBMM)
presented all three with Paul Robeson Awards. The Paul Robeson
Leadership Award honors those that empower youth. Also pictured are
Emerson’s Dr. William Smith, CBMM President Frederick Johnson II and
CBMM Treasurer Ernest Washington Jr. (Photo courtesy of New Image
Associates) |
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| This
year’s “Black and Green” event, held by the Montserrat Aspirers and the
Irish Immigration Center to foster community building between Boston’s
African American and Irish populations, featured a sumptuous buffet of
Caribbean cuisine for all guests to enjoy. (Photo courtesy of the Irish
Immigration Center) |
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| High
school seniors and Steppingstone Scholars Anthony Mathieu (left) and
Nnaemeka Ekwelum (right) recently received full, four-year college
scholarships. Mathieu, a Boston Latin Academy student from Mattapan,
received a Posse Foundation scholarship to attend Hamilton College in
upstate New York, while Belmont Hill School’s Ekwelum earned
recognition as a Gates Millennium Scholar and will enter Columbia
University in New York City. (Photos courtesy of The Steppingstone
Foundation) |
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| Members
of the Massachusetts congressional delegation dedicate an American elm
tree, the official state tree of Massachusetts, on behalf of state
residents. The tree was planted on the grounds of the Capitol in
Washington, D.C. A time capsule prepared by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy —
including the poem “Liberty Tree” by Thomas Paine and a history of the
Revolutionary War-era “Original Liberty Tree” — was buried beneath the
tree. (From left): Rep. John Olver, Rep. Edward Markey, Sen. John F.
Kerry, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Rep. William Delahunt, Kennedy, Rep. John
Tierney, Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. Mike Capuano, Rep. Barney Frank, Rep.
Niki Tsongas. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Rep. Mike Capuano) |
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| City
Councilor-at-Large Michael F. Flaherty (left) recently joined fellow
Councilor Chuck Turner (second from right) and residents of the Mandela
Homes in Roxbury for a “kitchen table conversation,” in which Flaherty
visits constituents in their homes, listens to their concerns and
fields suggestions for the city. (Photo courtesy of the Office of City
Councilor-at-Large Michael F. Flaherty) |
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| Mayor
Thomas M. Menino (center) and Boston Neighborhood Network (BNN) General
Manager Curtis Henderson (left) officiated the dedication ceremony and
ribbon cutting for BNN’s Charles J. Beard II Media Center in Egleston
Square. Vivian Beard and her son James participated in the tribute to
her late husband, the founding board member for whom the new facility
is named. The opening — attended by city and state officials, BNN board
members, staff and funders — was the first many celebrations planned
for the new green-powered cultural and community center. (Photo
courtesy of BNN) |
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| Eastern
Bank recently honored United South End Settlements (USES) with one of
its Community Quarterback awards. As part of the award, USES will
receive a $10,000 grant. (From left): Doug Flutie, former quarterback
and Eastern Bank spokesman; Sabrina Williams, chair of USES’ board of
directors; Kevin Hepner, USES President and CEO; and Richard Holbrook,
Eastern Bank Chairman and CEO. (Photo courtesy of United South End
Settlements) |
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