BACK BAY — The 30th annual Ebony Gala was held at the Hynes Auditorium in Boston’s Back Bay. The swanky event is organized by a number of area service organizations including Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, National Black MBA Association — Boston chapter, and the National Society of Black Engineers. All photos by Bill Brett.

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DORCHESTER — More than 300 young people from around Boston enjoyed an exclusive Red Carpet experience and special movie premier event of “Star Wars – The Last Jedi” at the new AMC in South Bay. Just in time for the holidays, this event showcases community engagement Event hosted by Martin Richard Foundation, Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester, and lead sponsor EDENS, owner of the South Bay Boston. The event was held on Dec. 20,…

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Randolph — The Randolph High School gymnasium was dedicated in the memory Dennis “DJ” Simmonds, a Boston Police Department patrolman who suffered a serious concussive head injury caused by a homemade bomb while pursuing the Boston Marathon bombers in Watertown in 2013. Simmonds, a member of Randolph High’s class of 2004, died about a year after the blasts (and after returning to work) from a cerebral hemorrhage. Officer Simmonds, who had been a standout high…

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