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Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week:
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| Alfreda J. Harris (front row, center) was recently honored at Roxbury’s John A. Shelburne Community Center for her lifelong work as a public servant. The center named its gymnasium after Harris, who has for nearly forty years developed a wide array of athletic, recreational, educational and social services to help Boston youth stay off the streets. Retired since 1996, Harris is the longest serving member of the Boston School Committee and is currently chair of the John A. Shelburne Community Council, Inc. Additionally, Harris coached women’s basketball at Roxbury Community College and UMass-Boston, amassing an incredible 136-20 record. (Sandy Middlebrooks photo) |
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(From left): JFYNetWorks Executive Director Gary Kaplan, Ka-Ling Flynn, valedictorian and Roxbury resident Carlea Goode and Bob Bickerton of the state Department of Education celebrate at JFYNetWorks’ recent 30th annual GED program graduation. (Photo courtesy of JFYNetWorks)
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| (From left): Sandra Henriquez, chair of the board of the YWCA Boston; Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Pusey Minister at Harvard’s Memorial Church; and YWCA Boston President Sylvia Ferrell-Jones celebrate at the YWCA Boston Women’s Leadership Gala and Benefit Auction, held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel on June 13. (Michael Dwyer photo) |
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| State Rep. Byron Rushing (left) gets tested at the Union United Methodist Church in Boston’s South End to mark National HIV Testing Day. Rushing was one of several black elected officials in Massachusetts to participate in an effort to highlight the devastating toll the disease is taking on communities of color. (Photo courtesy of Marilyn Humphries) |
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| “Transformers” star Tyrese Gibson stands in front of Bumble Bee, one of the film’s heroic Autobots, at the premiere of the Paramount Pictures summer blockbuster directed by Michael Bay. Gibson plays United States Air Force Tech Sergeant Epps. (Steven Williams photo) |
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| Best known as Eddie Winslow on the long-running television series “Family Matters,” Darius McCrary (right) offers his easily recognizable and soulful voice as the Autobot Jazz in “Transformers.” He is congratulated by R&B artist Ginuwine at the film’s world premiere. (Steven Williams photo) |
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