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Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week:
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| As part of its inaugural KELLY Award, The Mass Mentoring Partnership presented Massiel, a 16-year-old Roxbury/Sound End resident, with a $15,000 educational scholarship last Thursday, Jan. 31, at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. Massiel, who emigrated from the Dominican Republic when she was seven, was nominated for the award by her mentor, Camille Marcos. (From left): Liberty Mutual Chairman, President and CEO Ted Kelly, for whom the award is named; Kelly’s wife, Debbie; Marcos; and Massiel. (Photo courtesy of Mass Mentoring Partnership) |
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| Partners HealthCare and its founding hospitals, Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General, recently hosted National Public Radio political correspondent, Fox News analyst and “Eyes on the Prize” author Juan Williams in a daylong tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Joining Williams (center) were (from left): Thomas Glynn, Matt Fishman, Lisa Ponton, Wanda McClain, Dr. Selwyn Rogers and Angela Crutchfield. (Photo courtesy of Partners HealthCare) |
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| The “I Have a Dream” Foundation — Los Angeles hosted its 10th Annual Gospel Brunch to honor James Berk, CEO of Participant Productions; Hill Harper, star of “CSI: New York”; and Sara Ramirez, Tony Award winner and star of “Grey’s Anatomy,” on Jan. 27. (From left): Harper and stars Gabrielle Union and Denzel Whitaker of the new Denzel Washington-directed film, “The Great Debaters.” (Photo courtesy of mPRm Public Relations) |
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| Year Up, an education and training program that provides low-income, urban young adults, ages 18-24, access to livable wage careers and post-secondary education, celebrated the graduation of 65 students last Thursday, Jan. 31. Graduates Duckens Petit-Maitre (left) and Emmanuel Jean-Gilles (right) joined fellow Year Up alumni at the commencement, with Robert Lewis Jr., vice president for program at The Boston Foundation, serving as keynote speaker. (Photo courtesy of Jim Harrison Photography) |
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| Five-time Grammy winner George Duke lets it all hang out while his backup singers belt it to the back row during the artist’s “Restore Your Soul” concert at the Berklee Performance Center on Thursday evening, Jan. 31. (Tony Irving photo) |
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