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Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week:
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| Shennary Nurse of New York (center) took home the crown and the title of Miss Voluptuous Beauty 2008 at this year’s pageant, held Feb. 10 in Boston. Presented by the nonprofit organization Uniquely Plus Size, the Miss Voluptuous Beauty Pageant was created specifically for the plus-size community and intended to help women recognize their internal and external beauty. More than $1,500 in cash and prizes were given away at the pageant. Latoya Evans, also of New York, was first runner-up, and Maryland’s Nisha Pierre was second runner-up. (Photo courtesy of Uniquely Plus Size) |
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| Eight young ladies recently participated in the Brockton Branch NAACP Cotillion Ball at the Ridder Country Club in East Bridgewater. The NAACP awarded Candace Marshall, a senior at Bridgewater-Raynham High School, a $1,000 scholarship, and Serita Gilbert-Lloyd, a junior at Southeastern Regional Technical-Vocational High School, a $500 scholarship for their fundraising efforts. (From left): Jamaine Santos, Janese Noble, Justin Berry, Candace Marshall, Spencer Harris, Selina Harris, Treshawn Campbell, Serita Gilbert-Lloyd, Tatianna Campbell, Tondrai Jordan, Manushca Dupless, Marquis Marshall, Kiya Savannah, Sequan Creech, Anna Miranda, and Richy Edoward. (Photo courtesy of Doris Campbell) |
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| (From left): U.S. District Court Judge Vanessa Gilmore of Texas, Bennett College President Dr. Julianne Malveaux, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ann C. Williams, U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Gertner of Massachusetts take a break between panel discussion groups during the Harvard Black Law Student Association’s 25th Annual Spring Conference, entitled “The Black Community in the New Millennium,” held last weekend at Harvard Law School in Cambridge. (Tony Irving photo) |
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| (Left to right): Ryan Jean-Louis, 11, and Raekim Butts-Johnson, 12, both from Dorchester, work with fellow Lewenberg Middle School students during Public Science Day at Northeastern University, held Feb. 14. With help from Northeastern graduate students and researchers, the middle schoolers learned about nanotechnology by playing an interactive game. Over 300 city students participated in Public Science Day. (Photo courtesy of Northeastern University) |
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| (From left): Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) employees Marlene DaCosta, assistant manager/exercise physiologist, Tanger Be Well!; Kevin Hart, practice administrator, gastroenterology; and Dr. Stephaine Hale, neonatology, were honored during a Feb. 6 celebration breakfast congratulating this year’s awardees from The Partnership Inc., a program designed to help career growth and networking for professionals of color in the city of Boston. (Photo courtesy of BIDMC) |
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