NEC President’s Council Member & Alumnus Marvin Gilmore, Jr. '51 DP featured in The Boston Globe

Published on February 5, 2024

NEC President’s Council member, alumnus, and World War II veteran, Marvin E. Gilmore, Jr. '51 DP, was featured in The Boston Globe this weekend as part of its Black History Month profile series, highlighting living civil rights leaders who were named Boston “heroes” on the 1965 Freedom Plaza that surrounds the Embrace sculpture.

The spotlight underscores Marvin’s many accomplishments, including establishing OneUnited Bank—the first Black-owned bank in Massachusetts, which still stands today as a national chain with ownership held by Black community leaders. Marvin also opened a Cambridge jazz and reggae club called Western Front in 1967, and served as the president and CEO for the Community Development Corporation of Boston for 43 years, a nonprofit economic development organization.

Read Marvin’s full profile here.

Other news

Five NEC Alumni Receive 2024 Grammy Awards

February 5, 2024
Five New England Conservatory alumni were among the winners announced at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, held on February 4 in Los Angeles and televised live on CBS.In the Best Classical Compendium category, pianist Alex Brown ’09, violinist Ilmar Gavilán ’12 GD, and violinist Melissa White ’12 MM were contributors to the award-winning album Passion for Bach and Coltrane. This collaborativ

Community Spotlight: Black History Month

February 8, 2024
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT BLACK HISTORY MONTH Black history is our shared history. This year’s Black History Month theme, “African Americans and the Arts,” explores the key influence Africa