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Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week:
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| The Mildred Avenue Middle School Drama Club — featuring Keturah Brewster, Bunett Bain, Jahmar Lewis, Wynton Myers and Julie Vo of Dorchester, Wilberson Altidor and Diamond Burrell of Mattapan, and Roxbury’s Ayesha Butler — performed “The Dancers” by Horton Foote as part of last weekend’s 13th Annual Middle School Theater Festival, competing against five other state schools. (Photo courtesy of Boston Public Schools) |
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| During the recent Boston Shines citywide cleanup, approximately 6,000 volunteers helped at 198 sites throughout the city, including Dudley Street in Roxbury. The two-day event raised nearly $80,000. (Photo courtesy of City of Boston Mayor’s Office) |
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| Actor Clifton Powell (left), Pastor Ray Hammond (third from left) and Holyoke Police Chief Anthony Scott (second from right) were feted at a recent reception at Emerson College prior to the 19th Annual Andrew J. Davis Jr. Unity Breakfast, where Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts (CBMM) presented all three with Paul Robeson Awards. The Paul Robeson Leadership Award honors those that empower youth. Also pictured are Emerson’s Dr. William Smith, CBMM President Frederick Johnson II and CBMM Treasurer Ernest Washington Jr. (Photo courtesy of New Image Associates) |
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| This year’s “Black and Green” event, held by the Montserrat Aspirers and the Irish Immigration Center to foster community building between Boston’s African American and Irish populations, featured a sumptuous buffet of Caribbean cuisine for all guests to enjoy. (Photo courtesy of the Irish Immigration Center) |
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| High school seniors and Steppingstone Scholars Anthony Mathieu (left) and Nnaemeka Ekwelum (right) recently received full, four-year college scholarships. Mathieu, a Boston Latin Academy student from Mattapan, received a Posse Foundation scholarship to attend Hamilton College in upstate New York, while Belmont Hill School’s Ekwelum earned recognition as a Gates Millennium Scholar and will enter Columbia University in New York City. (Photos courtesy of The Steppingstone Foundation) |
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| Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation dedicate an American elm tree, the official state tree of Massachusetts, on behalf of state residents. The tree was planted on the grounds of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. A time capsule prepared by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy — including the poem “Liberty Tree” by Thomas Paine and a history of the Revolutionary War-era “Original Liberty Tree” — was buried beneath the tree. (From left): Rep. John Olver, Rep. Edward Markey, Sen. John F. Kerry, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Rep. William Delahunt, Kennedy, Rep. John Tierney, Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. Mike Capuano, Rep. Barney Frank, Rep. Niki Tsongas. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Rep. Mike Capuano) |
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| City Councilor-at-Large Michael F. Flaherty (left) recently joined fellow Councilor Chuck Turner (second from right) and residents of the Mandela Homes in Roxbury for a “kitchen table conversation,” in which Flaherty visits constituents in their homes, listens to their concerns and fields suggestions for the city. (Photo courtesy of the Office of City Councilor-at-Large Michael F. Flaherty) |
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| Mayor Thomas M. Menino (center) and Boston Neighborhood Network (BNN) General Manager Curtis Henderson (left) officiated the dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting for BNN’s Charles J. Beard II Media Center in Egleston Square. Vivian Beard and her son James participated in the tribute to her late husband, the founding board member for whom the new facility is named. The opening — attended by city and state officials, BNN board members, staff and funders — was the first many celebrations planned for the new green-powered cultural and community center. (Photo courtesy of BNN) |
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| Eastern Bank recently honored United South End Settlements (USES) with one of its Community Quarterback awards. As part of the award, USES will receive a $10,000 grant. (From left): Doug Flutie, former quarterback and Eastern Bank spokesman; Sabrina Williams, chair of USES’ board of directors; Kevin Hepner, USES President and CEO; and Richard Holbrook, Eastern Bank Chairman and CEO. (Photo courtesy of United South End Settlements) |
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