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On the night before Juneteenth, hundreds of members of the Black community and their allies commemorated the 72nd wedding anniversary and the civil rights legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King and honored local leaders committed to building a more racially just and equitable city.

The daughters of two associates of Martin Luther King Jr. from his Boston years recently unveiled a plaque in Roxbury where he attained membership in the nation’s oldest Black collegiate fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha.

When two white men entered Joseph Clash’s North End barbershop on Feb. 2, 1863, he probably thought little of their arrival. A well-known figure in the neighborhood where most Blacks lived in Boston at the time, Clash had made a career of catering to the needs of whites in his various enterprises, which included a restaurant, a dance hall, a catering business and, for a short time, a brothel.

Don your sequins and prepare to hit the dance floor on June 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. at City Hall Plaza when disco fever returns to Boston for the annual Donna Summer Disco Party.

On Saturday and Sunday, July 26-27, from noon to 6 p.m., the 10th annual Cambridge Jazz Festival celebrates the power of music. The free event at Danehy Park on Sherman Street features local and national performers whose art and energy are revitalizing.

Kanessa Alexander has put up a Juneteenth flag celebrating her business, Perfect 10 Salon, for years. But this year, her father is nervous for her to display the symbol of support for Black-owned businesses outside of her West Roxbury salon’s door, believing it might make her a target.

To The People Like Us,” the newest production from activist opera company White Snake Projects, is a little different from its usual performances. This opera was written by teenagers.

The Oklahoma City Thunder concluded their run to their first National Basketball Association title in franchise history at home with a 103-91 triumph over the Indiana Pacers. This was the seventh and final game of this year’s league playoffs.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its proposals, this month, for how to deal with contamination in the Lower Neponset River Superfund site.

Let’s be clear: If the culture had a backbone, it would be dipped in cocoa butter and braided tight with laid edges. Black women are the blueprint, the foundation, the spark — and somehow, we still get side-eyed when we say it out loud.

Each year approximately seven million college students benefit from Pell Grants, a 50-year-old needs-based program that can be used to cover costs for tuition, fees, living expenses and room and board.

Madison Park Development Corporation (MPDC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Ingrid Tucker has been appointed as its new CEO.