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Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week:
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| Ashanti Munir of Boston (second from right) was one of two winners of a recent contest held to determine who would sing the national anthem when the Harlem Globetrotters come to the TD Banknorth Garden for a pair of exhibition games this Saturday and Sunday. Globetrotters Herb “Moo Moo” Evans (left), the legendary Curly Neal (center) and Eugene “Wildkat” Edgerson (right) were on hand to judge the contest and congratulate Munir. (Photo courtesy of TD Banknorth Garden) |
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick steps away from the microphone after addressing the media during a news conference in the mayor’s office in Detroit on Monday. Kilpatrick, a one-time rising star in American urban politics who embraced his image as Detroit’s “hip-hop mayor,” was charged Monday with perjury and other counts, to which he pled not guilty, after sexually explicit text message surfaced that appear to contradict his sworn denials of an affair with a top aide. Two hours after the announcement, Kilpatrick said he was “deeply disappointed,” but not surprised. (AP photo/Charles Osorio)
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| The state’s Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development recently announced $5.5 million in new grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund Boston. At the State House celebration were (from left): Jim Atwood and Curtis Henderson Jr. of Boston Neighborhood Network; Anita Walker of the Massachusetts Cultural Council; Robert Culver of MassDevelopment; BNN’s Glenn Williams; and state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez. (Photo courtesy of MassDevelopment) |
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| Longtime community activist Mel King (front row, center) was the guest of honor at the Boston Brahma Kumaris Learning Center for Peace’s “Celebrating Human Greatness” conversation at the Meeting Hall on Joy Street on Saturday, March 22. (Front row, from left): Rita Cleary, Joyce King, Mel King, Homy Ramos, Zoe Arguello. (Tony Irving photo) |
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| As part of its neighborhood activities, the Ward 9 Republican City Committee of Boston, on behalf of the Citizens for Samiyah Diaz Committee, facilitated the donation of five African head wraps to female cancer victims, some of which were distributed at a March 17 American Cancer Society function in the South End. (From left): Jim Keeney, chairman of the Ward 9 committee; Imani McFarlane, designer for Boston’s House of Tafari Collection, which made the wraps, and Raking Williams, chairman of United Comforters Inc. (Photo courtesy of Ward 9 Republican City Committee) |
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| Dorchester resident India Glenn, a kindergarten student at the Nathan Hale Elementary School in Roxbury, portrays U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the school’s annual African American Heritage celebration, held earlier this month. This year’s program featured students showcasing their talents in spoken word, dance, song and theatrical performances, and spotlighted women of color in U.S. history in recognition of Women’s History Month. (Photo courtesy of Boston Public Schools) |
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| Over 100 staff members from Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses Inc. (FDNH) came together at the IBEW Hall on March 17 to discuss how they might be able to serve their community better. Founded in 1965, FNDH provides over 1,500 families each year with early education, out of school time, adolescent development, alternative and adult education, and food pantry services. For more information, visit www.fdnh.org. (Photo courtesy of FDNH) |
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| Action for Boston Community Development Inc. (ABCD) recently hosted an early spring youth fair at its downtown location, as one of a dozen community-based youth programs across the city that combined to form the Boston Youth Service Network. The 170 teens present at the fair had the chance to meet with representatives from dozens of summer job sites across the city and work on their interviewing skills. Here, area teens work with Roger Oser (standing), principal of ABCD’s William J. Ostiguy Recovery High School, on polishing their résumés and interview skills. (Heidi Hall photo) |
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