| Dr.
Evelynn Hammonds (left) and Elena Kagan, dean of Harvard Law School,
smile during a recent reception held in honor of Hammonds’ appointment
as dean of Harvard College. When she enters the position on June 1,
Hammonds — now Harvard’s senior vice provost for faculty development
and diversity — will become the college’s first black female dean. The
reception was held by Harvard Law School’s Charles Hamilton Houston
Institute for Race and Justice. (Tony Irving photo) |
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| Clementina
Chéry (left), co-founder of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute,
receives an honorary doctor of laws degree during Regis College’s 78th
annual commencement from college president Mary Jane England, M.D.
(Photo courtesy of Regis College) |
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| These
men were among a number of community residents who joined to
participate in the “Man Up” March, sponsored by Touch 106.1FM on
Sunday, May 18. The march from Grove Hall to City Hall was held in
honor of Liquarry Jefferson, the 8-year-old boy who was killed in
Roxbury last year when his young cousin accidentally shot him. (Tony
Irving photo) |
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| Darryl
“DMC” McDaniels from Run-DMC visited Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston’s
Blue Hill Club in Dorchester on May 13, to talk to teens about the
evolution of hip-hop, the importance of having your own dreams and
avoiding negative activities. Before the lecture, he jammed privately
with a few members of the “Music Clubhouse” program. He recorded lyrics
that will be included in the club’s CD, which will be released in early
June. Pictured (from left): Tiarre, age 15; Music Clubhouse Director,
Rick Aggeler; DMC; Tyrik, age 12; Corey Stallings, Computer Clubhouse
Director; Jaron, age 12. (Photo courtesy of Boys & Girls Clubs of
Boston) |
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| Mayor
Thomas M. Menino helps seven-year-old Jamesha Baker pick out a Dunkin’
Donuts treat at the Mayor’s Neighborhood Coffee Hours held at Gertrude
Howes Playground in Roxbury on May 12th. During the Coffee Hour
residents and caregivers received potted plants and had the chance to
enter to win a “Day on the Town” including a Dunkin’ Donuts gift
basket, Macy’s gift certificate, Legal Sea Foods gift certificate, Swan
Boat rides, and complimentary one-day parking. Mayor Menino’s Coffee
Hours are presented by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and
sponsored by Dunkin’ Donuts. (Jon Seamans photo) |
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| Joe
Fico, president & CEO, TD Banknorth Insurance Agency (far left),
and Aubrey Theall, commercial loan officer, Worcester (back row, third
from left), presented a $25,000 check from the TD Banknorth Charitable
Foundation to program participants of Roca Inc., a organization that
serves young people ages 14-24 located in Chelsea, Mass, to support the
strengthening of Roca’s intervention model for very high-risk young
people. (Photo courtesy of TD Banknorth Charitable Foundation) |
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| Boston
baritone Robert Honeysucker sings the part of Escamillo in Chorus pro
Musica’s concert opera performance of George Bizet’s “Carmen,” coming
to the New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street,
on Sunday, June 1, 2008, at 3 p.m. For show times, tickets and
additional information, call 800-658-4CPM (800-658-4276), or visit www.choruspromusica.org. (Photo courtesy of Chorus pro Musica) |
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