Boston Scenes

Tito Jackson (r) takes the oath of office as District 7 City Councilor from Mayor Thomas Menino at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury. Jackson’s mother Rosa Jackson holds the bible. The swearing in ceremony drew an overflow crowd of citizens and politicians and was considered an official meeting of the Boston City Council. (Don West photo)

Alan Khazei (l), founder and CEO of Be the Change, Inc. and Milton Benjamin, president and CEO of Initiative for a New Economy attended last week’s tribute to Robert Lewis Jr., vice president of program at The Boston Foundation in South Boston. (Tony Irving photo)

The cast of the Boston production of “The Vagina Monologues” performed at the YWCA’s Kumba Library in Boston. The Boston interpretation of Eve Ensler’s award-winning play raised funds and awareness in support of empowerment programs that oppose violence against women and girls. (Eric Esteves photo)

Pictured are participants at a conversation facilitated by Gibran Rivera and Melinda Weekes of the Interaction Institute for Social Change. The focus of the dialogue was a conversation about relationships between the black and Latino communities. (Ernesto Arroyo photo)

Saran Kaba Jones (second from l), founder and executive director of FACE Africa, takes a moment for photos during the reception at FACE Africa’s 2nd Annual Gala – A Clean Water Benefit held at The Taj Boston. FACE Africa provides access to clean and safe drinking water to communities in Liberia using an innovative social enterprise model. Joining Kaba Jones (from l to r) are: Marcus Samuelsson, Ainsworth Jones and Dikembe Mutombo. (Don West photo)

Eric Draper (l), former White House photographer for George W. Bush, answers a question from the audience after his presentation at the Institute of Politics/Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Draper was joined by three other former White House photographers: David Hume Kennerly (Gerald Ford), Barbara Kinney (Bill Clinton) and David Valdez (George H.W. Bush) in a forum moderated by David Gergen. (Don West photo)

Former Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner speaks to the press following a farewell presentation at Northeastern University’s Law School. Turner began serving a three-year jail term on Friday, March 25, 2011. (Don West photo)