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THE BEGINNINGS: In 1630-1640 Boston Lincolnshire England, a town 120 miles from London, sent over 10% of its Puritan religious population to Boston. Unwilling Blacks arrived in Boston in 1638 aboard a ship named "Desire." Now, 125,000 of 600,000 Boston residents are African-Americans. The Latino population was counted as 88,000 plus recently. Asians- 47,000.
 Parts of the Boston Black media cloud is making big moves. WGBH's Basic Black television show tweeted it has been working on a new web site and recently, the Boston Banner newspaper suspended operations and announced a new magazine.
Link to public comments we've received from the Boston Banner and view conversations with the Banner and others on the WWW at these locations: the Banner online, a former employee's Good & Plenty blog and from individuals tracking the Banner on Boston's Universal Hub blog network.
Dr. Bruce A. Jackson, founder of the African-American Roots Project [view details] is comparing gene samples from African-Americans to DNA samples from various African ethnic groups to determine What Ethnic Group Did Your Ancestors Come From.
 Boston Summer Days are too hot to be wearing jackets like the homies have on in the photo. Here comes free music outdoors from Berklee, et al...
FREE CONCERT SERIES Presented by Berklee; Villa Victoria Center for the Arts; and ParkARTS, the FREE outdoor concerts take place from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. on Thursdays in July (9, 16, 23, and 30), at Mozart Park in JP and O'Day Park in the South End. Orquesta Bacharengue kicks off the program July 9th at Mozart Park.
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COUNCILLORS YANCEY AND TURNER
Community Stimulus Funds Reporting
Learn how to receive funding. Reports from City of Boston departments who have received federal stimulus funds will be disclosed. Meets Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Jeremiah E. Burke High School (Auditorium) 60 Washington Street in Dorchester. Call the councillors at (617) 635-3131 or (617) 635-3510 for info.
 John Kellogg was elected the first African American elected President of the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association. Kellog was the lawyer for the O'Jays for nearly 25 years and represented the late Gerald Levert his entire career. He is the assistant chair of music business/management at Berklee College of Music.
 Basic Black airs Thursdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 12:30pm on WGBH 2. Episodes are available in streaming video. Basic Black TV programs and can be downloaded as audio or video podcasts at the same site.
Black Boston | NetWorks |..there are African American owned business enterprise profiles online at BlackPagesOnline.com; Collette Phillips produces networking events at the 28 Degrees restaurant for professionals; The BDPA Metro West and SOMWBA put on networking events. Here's more: The Partnership creates corporate connections for young people of color, The Boston Black Student Network (BBSN) recruits hundreds of black students from 20 area colleges and universities BBSN. Boston, the walking city, is a networking town. Contact us for a networking referral.
COLOR magazine highlights professionals of color and is published by Color Media Group, LLC 781-433-6975.
 THE AFRICAN MEETING HOUSE has a gift shop. It offers a range of books, DVDs, reprinted speeches, children's items and more. See the enduring vitality of African-American culture at the Museum. 617-720-2991 ext. 13
 The second annual Boston Latino TV Access Awards 2009 cermony starts May 28th, 7 p.m. at the UnderBar Lounge in Boston's Theatre District. Boston Latino TV is targeted to those who have an interest in Latino culture, opinions, ideas and lifestyles.
Haitians in Boston dig
Saw this headline posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009 read - "Former Boston Haiti consul general, Elie, sentenced to five years in prison, three years of supervised probation for attempted rape"..
By Yves A. Isidor, wehaitians.com executive editor.
Dear Yves, What's up? So what, another one bites the dust!
How important is this to Haitians in Boston? tell all.
BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE ELECTS First Female Haitian SGA President - Anne-Aurore Dorval was recognized at the BHCC Haitian Flag Day Celebration on May 8, 2008 as the college's first Haitian Student Government Association President for the college's largest student club. Anne, an Early Childhood Education major, was elected by 385 votes for 2008/2009."We Haitians" web site.
 The National Center for Afro American Artists Museum Store in Boston offers many items for sale incuding prints and exhibition books. Since 1969, the National Center of Afro-American Artists and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, have enjoyed a unique collaboration that has been mutually beneficial, and has greatly assisted in the development of the NCAAA's museum.
THESE PEOPLE, Them Changes  Africans Win Women's and Men's races
at the 2009 BOSTON MARATHON
25,000 runners entered various races to run 26 miles and 385 yards for the finish line.
First Lady Michelle Obama dances with the President 
credits: snapped by my sister, daughter and niece at the ball
Boston City Councillor Charles C. Yancey shared the microphone with the Reverend Bruce Wall in a ground-breaking, remote radio and internet simulcast program [download brief].
 [Black Boston History Destinations]-
The Museum of Afro-American History on Beacon Hill offers guided tours while exhibiting Colonial African American life in Boston.
The Robert Gould Shaw and U.S. 54th Regiment Memorial nearby has Civil War figures of Shaw and his decorated posse. Along the Black Heritage Trail is a stroll to the African Meeting House and beyond.... Condo dev coverted Dr. Martin Luther King's apartment on Massachusetts Avenue. It is still near the Massachusetts Avenue MBTA Orange Line stop and just around the corner from the Boston Pops and the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Symphony Hall acoustic hideway, which anchors the corner bounded by Huntington Avenue, New England Conservatory, the Huntington Theatre and Pizzaria Uno's.
The Malcolm X House is in Roxbury where he lived with his half-sister near the Grove Hall community. Around the corner from Grove Hall sits the National Center of Afro-American Artists castle and tourist magnet.
Big Black Boston Event Calendar Link
 Boston Public Schools Department hires African American woman for Superintendent of Public School gig for 2008, and beyond!. VIEW ALL AFRICAN AMERICAN K-12 CURRENT STATS recorded by every public school in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Boston Biotechnology - special report on the Bio International Convention.
AboutBlackBoston.com's Smooth Jazz Music Reviews and Video
Roxbury's Touch FM 106.1 Radio Station in Grove Hall
the fabric of the black community:* LISTEN ONLINE *
Get a network referral on AboutBlackBoston.com
Politics: The job description for Massachusetts Governors.
The weekly letter from Boston Mayor Menino
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William Shakespeare's (37 plays) 4Free.
CENSUS DEPARTMENT OPENINGS in 2009 - download
CURRENT STATE JOB OPENINGS published every day by the Human Resources Division for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
These are openings announced by CEDA - LINK
CEDA is a multicultural, multi-racial, interdenominational, faith based financial concepts organization in Boston.
This Free Job Search HireCulture system is a searchable database of cultural employment opportunities in Massachusetts brought to you by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. It is used by universities, colleges, non-profit art and culture organizations and other companies to post job openings and internships. Individuals may also post positions wanted.
JOBS FOR YOUTH aged 15 up and the HOPELINE program
REGISTRATION STARTS FEB 17th 2009 for the upcoming 2009 Summer employment program. Jobs are offered for 6 weeks from July 6th 2009 to August 14th, 2009. The Boston Youth Fund pays $8.00 per hour for 25 hours per week.
Boston Youth Zone Employment.
Teen Resume Guide - download file.
Boston Community Network Connections
View Boston area African American TV shows
Also see the Calendar of Events page for Job Fairs Listed
 Coming in via Logan Airport?
Taxi Cab Phone Numbers. All Trips to Logan Airport: $ 2.60 first 1/7 mile. Taxi company phone numbers in the Boston area are: Boston Cab, 617-536-5010; ITOA 617-825-4000; Metro Cab, 617-782-5500; Town Taxi, 617-536-5000. Get printed metered receipt WITH cab#. Direct complaints to Hackney Unit, 617.343-4475 (after hours call 617.536-TAXI).
Get a Taxi Cab Rate - from Boston Logan Airport to ANYWHERE IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Download MBTA Bus and Commuter train schedules and routes.
Berklee College of Music
hosted African-American software producer
 VIDEO FILES (1hr 21min video): In this video, the speaker, Henry Louis Gates, a Boston area resident, explains how he convinced Bill Gates to spend Microsoft's money to make a software program named "Africana Encarta" and there was DRAMA: Wine. Dinner. Farrakhan. Fantasy! Money! BoJangles, and the conversation...
 AA males have higher prostate cancer threats
The man in the picture is Mark Kennedy, Dana-Farber's Project Director of Health Information for Men. If you want more information about prostate cancer threats please call 617.632.6694 for an information package.
The decision is yours. Medical experts believe all men should be offered regular screening test for prostate cancer while other medical experts do not recommend screening. Prostate is a walnut-sized gland that only men have. We heard about it, completed a screening test and found it to be a convenient, painless, simple process. It's worth considering for you and yours.
African American wins Massachusetts Governor's Office
Nuestra Culinary Ventures restaurant startup program news.
Boston's Empowerment Zone Center (617-541-2670) provides- Job development for youth, Intergenerational Technology Education, Health and Well-Being Programs, Family Opportunity Networks, Economic Development and Job Creation Programs, Micro- Lending Programs, Education and Job Readiness Programs, Fatherhood Initiatives, Ex-Offender Re-Entry Case Management help, Graduate Equivalency Diplomas, Skills Training and the Career Center Network.
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Boston Haitian and Haitian American Community links
Look up the assessed value of Boston properties
Find black, minority and women owned businesses enterprises
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AboutBlackBoston.com e-mail connectionTOURISM DATA
16 million visitors visited Massachusetts during 2003 - trends may be up or down since then, and most arrive in July through September. Ninety-three percent of these visitors and tourists to Massachusetts were white, 2.7% were African American, 2.3% were Spanish or of Hispanic orgin, and 1.3% were Asian, while other ethnic groups were represented by 2.2% of all travelers. Most drove their own cars to get here. Fifty-six percent of all visitors were residents of other New England states. Free Download
Comprehensive Massachusetts Tourist Profiles
provided by Massachusetts Office of Tourism
Boston Black Church
Worship Services and Historical Infowas Boston's oldest Black church established in 1805 Black Books & DVDs recommended by the Boston Public Library Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston, Inc. (617) 445.2737. The Black Ministerial Alliance (BMA) advocates for Boston community, economic, faith and youth development. Members include 80 Boston area inner-city churches and 96 faith and community based agencies. Islam in Boston: a list of religious centers. black clip art image downloads |
