Boston Scenes

Gov. Deval Patrick officially swore in Andrea Cabral last week as Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. Cabral is a leader in the field of public safety and is the first female in the Commonwealth’s history to hold the position of Sheriff of Suffolk County. (Photo courtesy of the Governor’s Office)

Gov. Deval Patrick swore in Steven Tompkins as Suffolk County Sheriff in the Governor’s Council Chambers in the State House on Jan. 22. (Photo courtesy of the Governor’s Office)

Larry Watson, president and founder of Save Our Selves Productions and Berklee College of Music professor, performs during the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at the Museum of Fine Arts. (Photo courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts)

The Boston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. gathered at Darryl’s Corner Bar and Kitchen in Boston’s South End on Jan. 22 to celebrate the sorority’s 100th anniversary of service, sisterhood and scholarship. (Eric Esteves photo) 

Former Boston Red Sox ace pitcher Pedro Martinez was recently hired by the team as Special Assistant to General Manager Ben Cherington. Martinez is shown here with his wife, Carolina Martinez, at a recent fundraiser at the Home Goods store in Bedford. (Patrick O’Connor photo)

Twelfth Baptist Church Pastor Arthur T. Gerald Jr. awarded the MLK Leadership Award to Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree Jr. during the church’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation on Jan. 8. Twelfth Baptist Church was the Boston home church of Rev. King. (Denise Burton photo)

Nearly 1,000 people joined the Museum of African America History (MAAH), Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Tourism for the 11th Annual Day of Service and celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Faneuil Hall on Jan. 21. Pictured are (L to R) Beverly Morgan-Welch, Director MAAH; Earnest G. Green, member of Little Rock 9; Regie Gibson, educator & poet; Rev. Dr. Gloria White-Hammond, co-founder of Bethel AME Church; and Ernest E. Washington Jr., President of Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts. (Don West photo)

Berklee College of Music hosted its tribute to late music icon Whitney Houston on Jan. 23. Pictured at the event (L to R) are Gary Michael Houston, Whitney’s cousin; Berklee professor Jetro DaSilva; and longtime backup singer Charlotte Gibson. (Tony Irving photo)