East Somerville’s Tracey Pratt celebrated at Black Excellence Event
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East Somerville resident Tracey Pratt was recently honored at the 2021 Black Excellence on the Hill event, which is hosted annually by the Massachusetts Black & Latino Legislative Caucus (MBLLC) to commemorate Black community leaders and trailblazers who are making a difference in cities and towns across the Commonwealth.
Pratt was nominated for this recognition by Rep. Mike Connolly, D-26th Middlesex. This year, the event was held virtually with opening remarks from Rep. Chynah Tyler, D-7th Suffolk; House Speaker Ronald Mariano, D-3rd Norfolk; and Senate President Karen Spilka, D-2nd Middlesex and Norfolk. The keynote address was delivered by Sean Ellis, founder of the Exoneree Network whose life story of being falsely accused of murder was the subject of the acclaimed Netflix Documentary Trial 4.
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A difference-maker: Northampton chamber leader Vince Jackson receives a Black Excellence Award
Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Vince Jackson. Photographed on Main Street on Monday, March 8, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Vince Jackson. Photographed on Main Street on Monday, March 8, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Vince Jackson was recently honored with a Black Excellence Award by the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus. He’s pictured on Main Street in Northampton on Monday. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Published: 3/10/2021 3:43:16 PM
When Vince Jackson was named the first African American to serve as the executive director of the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce and the Hampshire County Regional Tourism Council in 2019, he knew it was an opportunity to make an impact.
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Founder and President of the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington Sean Osborne was nominated by Sen. Cindy Friedman, D-Arlington, and Rep. Michelle Ciccolo, D-Lexington, as an honoree for the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus’s annual Black Excellence on the Hill event.
“It is an honor to be nominated a Black Excellence Honoree,” Osborne said. “And it’s great that the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus hosts a program that recognizes the wonderful people across the Commonwealth who are working to increase Black political power, wealth and welfare. I am grateful to my parents and brother for being models of Black excellence and to Sen. Friedman, Rep. Ciccolo and others in the greater Lexington community who continue to work with me to share the history and culture of the peoples of the African Diaspora. The stories we tell shape our future. Let’s continue to share stories of Black Excellence.”
Brockton native Tim Everhart appears on ‘Jeopardy!’
The Brockton native appeared on “Jeopardy!” on Wednesday evening, which was hosted by executive producer Mike Richards, as the show searches for a new host following the death of Alex Trebek. To start the show, Everhart was introduced as, “An attorney originally from Brockton, Massachusetts.” Everhart is currently from Glendale, California, and is a senior associate attorney for Albert & Mackenzie, a limited liability partnership. Everhart, in a phone interview from California on Thursday, said he chose to go with “originally from Brockton” even though he only lived in the city through elementary school. “I grew up in Brockton and lived there until middle school age,” he said. “I consider myself from there. I still follow all the Boston sports teams.”
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