Living Legends take the limelight
The Museum of African American History is in full countdown mode, with two weeks to go until it hosts its Living Legends Awards Gala.
The cultural institution, which has footholds in both Boston and Nantucket, will be celebrating a party of prominent people of color who’ve made strides while pushing for equality and justice for everyone. Most notably, the MAAH will be welcoming Eric
Holder and Anthony Anderson as guests of honor during the reception to be held at the
Four Seasons Hotel on Dec. 2, starting at 4:30 p.m.
As many Americans know, Holder earned his claim to fame when he became the first black U.S. attorney general. He served during former President Barack Obama’s administration, from 2009 to 2015, but the lawyer is still an active voice within our nation’s political landscape.
Meanwhile, Anderson is an actor recognized best for starring opposite Tracee Ellis
Ross in “Black-ish,” an ABC hit sitcom that’s currently airing its fifth season. But if we’re talking Boston, we have no choice but to cite his big screen performance as Trooper Brown in the Southie-based gangster flick — oh yeah, and Oscar-winning movie — “The Departed.”
Besides honoring Holder and Anderson, the evening’s programming also plans to cast a spotlight on what the organization is calling its “Legacy Legends,” a distinguished group of local figures that comprises former journalist and WBZ-TV reporter Sarah
Ann Shaw, as well as social and political activists Hubie
Jones and Mel King.
And the MAAH bash, which still has tickets available for purchase, promises to woo guests with a program filled with food, live entertainment and an auction.