| Pam Africa, minister of confrontation for the revolutionary MOVE organization, stands flanked by her brothers at this past weekend’s observance of the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, held at the Chinatown offices of Encuentro 5 on Sunday. Ms. Africa is also a representative of the International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal, whose image appears on the cover of the magazine she is holding. (Tony Irving photo) |
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| (From left): Longtime journalist and community activist Sarah-Ann Shaw, Barr Foundation senior associate Klare Shaw and Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan were among many in attendance at the 20th annual dinner dance and reunion of “The Over the Hill Gang,” a group of African Americans that grew up in Roxbury during the 1940s and 1950s. The event was held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. (Del Brook E. Binns photo) |
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| Community activist and former Black Liberation Army political prisoner Jihad Abdul-Mumit (right) chats with Dhoruba Bin Wahad, himself a former Black Panther Party political prisoner, during the second day of commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, held Sunday at the offices of Encuentro 5 in Chinatown. (Tony Irving photo) |
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| Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice poses for the official photo with the Kennedy Center Honorees for 2007 after dinner at the State Department in Washington on Saturday. (From left, standing): Pianist Leon Fleisher and pop singers Diana Ross and Brian Wilson. (Seated): Humorist Steve Martin and filmmaker Martin Scorsese. (AP photo/Jose Luis Magana) |
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| (From the left): Robert Lewis of Hoops Excellence, Bjarni Thormundson from Iceland, and Donovan Walker of the Showdown Youth Development Initiative, recently join hands before bringing their respective teams from Boston and Iceland together for a game of basketball at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury. (Tony Irving photo) |
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| (From left): Francois Exhilhomme, Jennifer Magny and Thomas Duplessy Jr. pose for a photo after a meeting introducing guests to Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. at the Sheraton Braintree Hotel last week. (Tony Irving photo) |
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Six-year-old Emari Howe of Dorchester shows off her new Nova Scotia hat at the 66th annual Tree Lighting on Boston Common hosted by Mayor Thomas M. Menino and sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, title sponsor Nova Scotia Come to life, WCVB-TV Channel 5, Magic 106.7 FM, and KeySpan. Mayor Menino’s special guests included singer Jose Feliciano and Manny Delcarmen of the Red Sox with the 2007 World Series trophy. (Photo courtesy of City of Boston)
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