Janet Disco, front center with her team, Masters Hair Salon, held a fundraiser fish fry to benefit the Rays of Hope Breast Cancer Walk and Run, held virtually this year due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. Front row L to R: Maureen Peeler, Janet Disco, Florine Grant and Lisa Grant. Back row L to R: Debbie Collins, Cynthia Anderson, Camille Eliot and Betty Watkins. Two members of the team are cancer survivors. Florine Grant, to her right, is a 27-year breast cancer survivor and Maureen Peeler, to her left, is a 20-year cervical cancer survivor.

Darryl and Katrina King recently celebrated their wedding at the Elks outdoor pavilion in Springfield.

Members of M.O.R.E. (Mothers Overlooked Reach Out Empowerment) comfort Michelle Lorraine Thomas who had just spoken at the M.O.R.E. rally about the loss of her son, Carl Sepheus Jr., who was a victim of gun violence.

Black Lives Matter Protest in Amherst

State Street from Roosevelt to Pearl Street Central High School Parking Lot Front of Main Police Department. Photo credit: Visionmergeproductions

The Black Homecoming Parade took place at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Art for the Soul Gallery Black History Month art and photography exhibit. Art for the Soul Executive Director Rosemary Tracy Woods (3rd from left) and guests.

The Black American Heritage Flag raising was held at Springfield City Hall, kicking off the celebration of Black History Month in the city of Springfield.

The Peter Brace Brigade participated in the Springfield Parade of the Big Balloons the Friday after Thanksgiving