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Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week:
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| Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at the Mansfield-Metcalf Dinner at the Civic Center in Butte, Mont., on April 5. Obama and his chief rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York, are now sparring over endorsements from a number of superdelegates who could decide the fate of the presidential bid at the party’s convention in August. For more Campaign 2008 coverage, turn to pg. 10. (AP photo/Alex Brandon) |
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| The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Comcast recently joined to announce the 2008 Urban League Award Winners. Child gunshot victim Kai Leigh Harriot and other honorees were feted at the Urban League’s 16th Annual Black Tie Awards Gala in Boston on April 5. (From left): Kevin Casey, president of Comcast’s North Central Division and Chairman of the 2008 Awards Gala; Harriot (seated); Harriot’s mother, Tonya David; Darnell Williams, president and CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts; Menino. (Tony Irving photo) |
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| On March 20, the Dorchester Youth Council held its 4th Annual Mini Grant Ceremony, hosted by the Boston Globe Foundation, in honor of youth taking an active role toward improving their communities. The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute was presented with a community recognition award at the ceremony for their service project, funded two years ago. The Peace Squad youth organized a marketing campaign to send a visible message of peace by distributing 5,000 Peace Boston buttons, purple ribbons and “Start Peace” T-shirts in the community. (Photo courtesy of SCI Dorchester) |
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| Sonia Alleyne Matthews of Sovereign Bank (left) and Dwayne Simmons were just two of over 120 Boston businesspeople and community members in attendance at America SCORES New England’s first annual April Fundraising Event, held April 3. The nonprofit organization provides after-school soccer and creative writing programs for over 500 inner-city Boston youth. (Photo courtesy of America SCORES New England) |
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| On April 4, Boston University and The Poetry Society of America hosted “40 Years of Inspiration: The Cultural Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.,” a reading and discussion about artistic and cultural achievements in the years since Dr. King’s 1968 assassination. (From left): Moderator Callie Crossley, hip-hop icon Chuck D, and poet Sonia Sanchez. (Tony Irving photo) |
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| Boston Public Schools (BPS) students practice chest compressions on a CPR dummy as part of Children’s Hospital Boston’s BPS Sports Medicine Initiative, supported by Philips Healthcare, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation and Comcast SportsNet. The initiative is placing HeartStart automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, in 17 BPS schools to help treat victims of sudden cardiac arrest, a leading cause of death in young athletes. (Photo courtesy of Children’s Hospital Boston) |
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| Roxbury resident Brion Rock, a 15-year-old City on a Hill Academy student, plays the featured role of Dr. Craven in the Boston Children’s Theatre (BTC) musical production of “The Secret Garden.” The production runs on Saturday and Sunday afternoons through April 27 at the Grand Lodge of Masons, 186 Tremont Street, Boston. For more information or tickets, visit www.bostonchildrenstheatre.org. (Photo courtesy of Boston Children’s Theatre) |
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| The Medford Square nonprofit arts and culture center Springstep will host its fourth annual fundraiser, “Radiance,” on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. This year’s festivities will feature live music and an exciting night of dancing, including Israeli folk dancing, flamenco, and the captivating Brazilian martial arts dance, capoeira. For more information, call 781-395-0402 or visit www.springstep.org. (Jared Charney photos) |
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