Boston Scenes

Roxbury residents Willie Brown, Verdaya Brown, and Eric Esteves share a moment in the sun at the Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 19, 2010 in Franklin Park. (Eric Esteves photo)

Nicole Oribhabor pumps her fist proudly at the Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 19, 2010 in Franklin Park. (Eric Esteves photo)

Project HIP-HOP staff, youth, and alumni joined hundreds of other young people from Boston for a Youth Jobs Rally at City Hall on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. (Eric Esteves photo)

Considered to be the “Father of Bossa Nova,” Brazil’s legendary João Gilberto performs Friday at Boston Symphony Hall. For further information on upcoming shows, contact www.bostonsymphonyhall.org.

Re-enactors of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, who represent the black Civil War soldiers celebrated in the movie “Glory,” participated in last weekend’s Roxbury Homecoming and Juneteenth activities at Franklin Park. (Ernesto Arroyo photo)

State Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem lent her voice last week in support of Gov. Deval Patrick’s gun bill, H.4102, before a crowd committed to the cause of reducing firearm violence. (Tony Irving photo)

Steve Grossman, candidate for State Treasurer, Rep. Gloria Fox and Karen Payne, former NAACP president and candidate in the 6th Suffolk district race to fill the seat of retiring Rep. Willie Mae Allen, pose for a photo at last weekend’s Roxbury Homecoming and Juneteenth activities at Franklin Park. (Ernesto Arroyo photo)

Gov. Deval Patrick made an appearance at the Roxbury Homecoming and Juneteenth activities on Saturday. Here the governor  meets up with Hassan Williams, a candidate for the 2nd Suffolk Senate seat and another attendee. (Tony Irving photo)

Vocalist Fulani Haynes (l) joins friends at the Roxbury Homecoming and Juneteenth activities on Saturday, June 19. (Tony Irving photo)

Renowned community-based photographer Don West takes his talent to Paris and brings the City of Light home to the Boston area with an exhibit “Paris: light/shadow” at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center. The exhibit runs until September 7. For further information, visit www.donwestfoto.com or www.cmacusa.org.
(Susan Kooperstein photo)

Concerned Men Cycling for Peace, founded by Michael James, kicked off its annual Peace Bike Ride & Cookout. Rev. William Dickerson, pastor of Greater Love Tabernacle, helped lead more than 100 cyclists, volunteers and supporters during this event last weekend. (Tony Irving photo)

Sapphire (r), the award-winning poet, writer and educator — and the author of “Push,” the novel that inspired the film “Precious” — chats with WGBH’s María Hinojosa after the two taped a segment of Hinojosa’s “One-on-One” earlier this month. During the interview, Sapphire talks about the making of “Precious,” what “Push” is really about and her next novel. The episode airs on WGBH 2 on Tuesday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m. (Photo courtesy of WGBH)