Boston Scenes

Saxophonists Myanna Pontoppidan (L) and Arni Cheatham (R) joined over two hundred area musicians and fans in a New Orleans-style jazz funeral to protest WGBH’s cutback to Erik Jackson and Steve Schwartz’s radio programs. The nearly two-hour protest and tribute was held in front of WBGH in Allston and concluded with a march past Jackson’s studio window to the music of “When the Saints Come Marching In.” Jackson waved to his supporters with a smile of appreciation. (Photo Randy H. Goodman/blackwire.us)

Boston City Councillor Charles Yancey hosted his 26th Annual Book Fair Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury. (L-R) Bertram Alleyne, Mayor Thomas Menino, City Councillor Charles Yancey, State Representative Gloria Fox and (Brother) Charles Clemens, Founder/Co-Owner, TOUCH 106.1FM radio station. (Tony Irving photo)

Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, was the keynote speaker at the recent Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL) summer event at Anthony’s Pier 4. Pictured above are (L-R): Leslie Walker, executive director, Massachusetts Prisoners Legal Services; Stevenson; Janice Bassil, partner, Carney and Bassil Law Firm; Max Stern, president, MACDL. (Tony Irving photo)

Dominique Logan and Ashley Powell of the USS Gravely head out to see the sights while docked in Boston for Navy Week. The USS Gravely was named for Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely Jr., the first African American to command a U.S. Navy warship, a warship in combat and a U.S. fleet. (Lolita Parker Jr. photo)

Lucilda Dassardo-Cooper with her paintings of Egypt in the exhibition “Egyptian Moments/Roxbury Connection” at the American Islamic Council at 34 Newbury Street, 7th Floor. Other artists in the exhibit are Basil El-Halwagy, Derek Lumpkins, Ekua Holmes and Hakim Raquib. The exhibit, organized in conjunction with Discover Roxbury, features the Egyptian art of these five artists with Roxbury connections. See it now before it comes down on July 14. (Photo courtesy of Lucilda Dassardo-Cooper)

Former New England Patriot linebacker Andre Tippett (L) takes a moment with President and CEO of Whittier Street Health Center Frederica Williams at the annual Men’s Health Summit on Saturday, June 30. Tippett’s speech encouraged men to be proactive in terms of their health by getting annual check-ups even when men ‘feel’ healthy. (Chris Aduama Photo/Whittier Street Health Center)

A bus driver and 14 passengers were hurt in an MBTA bus crash near a Sandra Bullock movie set in Roxbury Monday morning. It happened just outside Roxbury District Court at Harrison and Warren Streets around 9:30 a.m. (Eric Estevez photo)

The Last Poets graced the stage at Hibernian Hall on June 16. Boston City Councillor, Charles Yancey (R) presented them with a Citation from the City of Boston. Pictured behind them are Askia Toure (R) and Jamahl Crawford (L), producer of event. (Tony Irving photo)