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Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

Gov. Deval Patrick (left) greets members of the New England chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen at the Museum of African American History’s tribute to living legends who have made history in our time, held Wednesday, June 10, at the campus center at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. In addition to the governor and the airmen, Carol Fulp of John Hancock Financial Services, Harvard Law School Professor Charles J. Ogletree Jr. and longtime entrepreneur, philanthropist and political activist Alan Solomont were also honored at the tribute ceremony. (Craig Bailey/Perspective photo)

(From left): Darian Hendricks, CEO of the Robert R. Taylor Network at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Fred McKinney, president of the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC), and MIT Chancellor Phillip Clay were among more than 100 minority businessmen and businesswomen to take part in a recent GNEMSDC meeting held at the university. At the meeting, Clay spoke of MIT’s commitment to doing business with local vendors. (Dan Sheridan photo)

Gov. Deval Patrick (second from left) and first lady Diane Patrick wave to attendees as they lead the Boston Pride Parade on Saturday, June 13, 2009, in the South End. Thousands of people lined up to watch and participate in the annual event, which celebrates the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. (Don West photo, www.donwestfoto.com)

(From left): Actor Wesley Snipes, Amber Communications Group Publisher Tony Rose and “The Apprentice” star Omarosa Manigault pose for a photo at the 2009 African American Pavilion at BookExpo America, held Wednesday, June 3, 2009, in New York. Snipes received the Glenn Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award at the expo. Manigault received the Audre Lorde-Gamba Adisa Distinctive Voice and Writer Award. (Photo courtesy of Amber Books)