Members of Zion Baptist Church and their pastor Rev. Dr. Atu White (center) were honored with a 2019 Hickory Street Harambee Award at the 1st Annual Hickory Street Harambee Honors Dinner

The Xi Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Sorority hosted a luncheon for Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and President of Tennessee State University during The Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement weekend

Dr. Andrew Balder, Mabel Sharif and Mayor Domenic Sarno help kick off National Health Centers Week at Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center. (Ed Cohen Photo)

Caribbean Carnival Heritage Scholarship 5th Annual Award Gala from L to R: Dr. Ishmael Ali, scholarship recipients Ijahman Morgan, Crystal Farrell, Seldine Chambers-Sutton, Tayan Pitter, Da-sha Wilson, Daniel LaFleur, and Freedman Elementary School Principal Medina Ali.

DREAM Studios celebrated the opening of their new location at 1319 Riverdale St. in West Springfield.

A Recognition and Proclamation Service was held for Reverend Dr. James L. Gill, Jr. who recently ascended to the position of Bishop-Elect of Harvest Covenant Ministries International.

Mistress of Ceremony Ciara Speller, WWLP Channel 22 News; St. John’s Congregational Church First Lady Jamina Scippio McFadden, Guest Speaker acclaimed actress and activist Lynn Whitfield; Springfield Commissioner of Health and Human Services Helen Caulton-Harris, and A Woman Changing the World recipient Dr. Yolanda Lenzy at Chez Josef

Veterans from the Springfield Chapter of NABVETS pose with Springfield Dept. of Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton Harris, who presented a proclamation from Governor Baker’s office at the event “Honoring Springfield’s Black Patriots-Commemorating 400 Years of African Americans in America.”

January 15th: The Pastor’s Council of Greater Springfield presented their Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. service with guest Preacher Bishop John Bryant, Retired Senior Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (center) at St. John’s Congregational Church.

L to R: Connie Fredericks Malone, Alooah Humphrey Abdul-Qaadir and Candy Budd Jackson attended their Springfield Classical High School 50th reunion at the Storrowton Carriage House in West Springfield recently.