I don’t speak Portuguese. I have never spoken Portuguese. But for one magical night in Back Bay, I did. At least, that’s how I felt at John Hancock Hall on Friday. Sitting in an auditorium filled with people who shared a common ancestry and culture, laughing with each other in syllables that I could barely.
Actor Tom Hanks, soccer legend Brian Scurry, fashion designer Ken Cole and Representative Ayanna Pressley are among the figures from arts, sports, business and politics tapped to deliver commencement addresses at colleges and universities in Massachusetts.