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THE BEGINNINGS: From 1630 to 1640 a town named Boston Lincolnshire England - its located about 120 miles from London - sent over ten percent of its Puritan religious population to populate BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS. Unwilling Blacks arrived in Boston during 1638 aboard a ship named "Desire." Now, 125,000 of 600,000 Boston residents are African-Americans. The Latino population were counted as 88,000 plus recently. Asians- 47,000.


Boston College Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and CultureThe Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture (ISPRC) at Boston College, will offer a one-day spring workshop ("Circle of Success: College Prep") designed to provide your child with some valuable information she or he needs to plan for college.

Project Success is a mentoring program that pairs Black and Latino/a high school students with Black and Latino/a undergraduate students at Boston College.

Your 10th and/or 11th grade student are eligible to attend a one time Spring workshop on the Boston College Campus from 10:00am to 2:00pm on Saturday, April 10th, 2010. Pre-registration is required, The workshop is free for students and lunch will be provided. Current college students will provide the practical information and share experiences students often need to know to survive and thrive in the college setting.

Register now or by March 17th with ISPRC online or call Tel: 617-552-2482 today.


majority Black and Latino neighborhoods in Roxbury are ground zero for testing new 4G LTE wireless technologiesAn invisible LTE 4G wireless cloud now hovers over Roxbury and Dorchester.

On March 8th, Verizon announced the test results of their new blazing fast wireless bandwidth speeds in Roxbury and Boston.


Haitian Relief managed by Wyclef Jean

www.yele.org web site
    Boston Haitian Community Contacts

  1. newspaper - Boston Haitian Reporter
  2. hospital there - Partners in Health, Inc. PIH.ORG
  3. Sisters of St. Margaret
    an Episcopal Religious Order
    Fort Hill, Roxbury and Haiti

STATE REPRESENTATIVE
MARIE P. ST. FLEURState Representative Marie St. Fleur, State House Room 43
State House Boston, MA 02133, Telephone: 617-722-2030.

E-mail: Rep.MarieSt.Fleur@hou.state.ma.us
St. Fleur office web site


photo of Leo Janvier, student debater,  courtesy of BPS Communications officeA NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THAT AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS who participate in debate leagues earn better grades, are three times more likely to graduate from high school than similar students who do not join their debate team, and are better prepared for college success.

Superintendant of Boston Public Schools Dr. CarolJohnsonDr. Carol R. Johnson, Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools (BPS), has increased the district’s investment in the Boston Debate League (BDL) as a powerful tool for engaging urban students in academically rich activities during school, after school, and during the summer.

The Boston Debate League / (617) 933-1897 / continues to expand, doubling the number of participants, now in 10 schools: Boston Latin Academy (Dorchester), Brighton High School (Brighton), Brook Farm Business and Service Career Academy (West Roxbury), Charlestown High School, Dorchester Academy, East Boston High School, Media Communications Technology High School (West Roxbury), New Mission High School (Mission Hill), Quincy Upper School (Chinatown / South End) and the Urban Science Academy (West Roxbury). | view the debate study.



Meet Two Single Black Women
talking about Black Men in Boston

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link to the Massachusetts film industry

Black Boston's First Snow Dec 6th, 2009
Here Ya Go: a cell phone photo from the neighborhood.


Black and Latino Mentors Needed

The Power of One Mentoring Challenge invites mentors to become involved. By 2013, Mass Mentors aims to double the number of youth in mentoring relationships and they need more professionals of color to serve as mentors.

There was a panel discussion recently at the Urban League. Attending were: Emmanuel Tikili of the Ten Point Coalition, Pastor Jason LaPlanche of the Kingdom Builders Worship Center, Joel Mora of Tag Panas and Lisa Cook of the Mass Mentoring Partnership. The contact we have for the organization is info@ypnboston.org.


Wheelock College is pleased to announce the creation of a new initiative aimed at increasing the number of African American and Hispanic male teachers in our nation’s schools. Called The Leadership Academy for Future Educators, the program kicked off this summer (2009) with 10 male high school students of color from Boston and New York who have expressed interest in pursuing a career in education - get info (PDF).


The Boston Black Social Club for the 30 and Up Crowd announced another network meeting. This social network group was formed to create a mature black social network specifically for the 30 and over crowd to share similar interests in entertainment, travel, and business.


Councillors Yancey and Turner Boston Stimulus Fund download


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.

BLACK BOSTON TV - Thursday March 11th from 6:45 p.m-8:30 p.m. at the Young Professional Network General Body Meeting, meet Basic Black series producer Valerie Linson as she discusses BASIC BLACK: Cultivating and Showcasing the New Black Boston, at the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, 88 Warren St., Roxbury, MA. Airing on WGBH 2 since 1968, Basic Black (formerly Say Brother) has captured the stories, people, and issues that illuminate the African American experience in the Boston area and beyond. The episodes are also streaming LIVE online and viewers are encouraged to comment online in real time.


COLOR magazine highlights professionals of color and is published by Color Media Group, LLC 781-433-6975.

African American Meeting House photo of the Beacon Hill location at nightimeTHE 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


Boston Latino Television channelThe 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.



from the lawn at the National Center for Afro-Artist site in BostonThe 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 Presidentpictures from the OBAMA BALL sent by the family   
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].

a James Baldwin photo rendered on computer by artist Joe WilliamsBlack 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 develpment coverted Dr. Martin Luther King's apartment
on Massachusetts Avenue. His former apartment was used during his Boston University years. The apartment is located 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 students are returning to townBoston 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.



Get a network referral on AboutBlackBoston.com


Job Sources

The RED CROSS IS RECRUITING for PAID open positions
download the list below

Latest openings as of FEBRUARY 5th, 2010

offered by: Kathy McNeice | Talent Acquisition
American Red Cross Biomedical Services180 Rustcraft Road
Dedham, MA 02026
781-461-2347 (p)
mcneiceka@usa.redcross.org


3/9/2010 - YOUTBUILD, USA seeks a MENTORING PROGRAM ASSOCIATE. The Mentoring Program Associate of the National Mentoring Alliance will be a key staff position in the growth of YouthBuild's mentoring work. download the complete job spec and see how to apply or go to http://www.youthbuild.org/apply by March 26, 2010.

CURRENT STATE JOB OPENINGS   published every day by the Human Resources Division for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.



this page at CEDA shows current Boston area jobs openings.

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and to advertise for jobs you are seeking



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 15-17
The Boston Youth Fund pays teens to work.
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 when Job Fairs are Listed


Billions are spent on travel by African Americans every yearComing in via Logan International Airport? Our travel info page provides useful information for getting around town. View and download all MBTA public transportation routes and estimate taxi cab fares from Logan to over 300 towns in Massachusetts.


Berklee College of Music
hosted African-American software producer
WBGH Speaker Forum Photo or Dr. Henry Louis Gates of Harvard UniversityVIDEO 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 Online Feedback Form
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TOURISM 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 Info

was 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.

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Nichols College is an
equal opportunity educator
and employer and
encourages women and
minorities to apply.

Nichols College is an equal opportunity educator and employer and encourages women and minorities to apply.
NICHOLS COLLEGE SEEKS
Director of Robert C. Fischer
Policy & Cultural Institute
start July 1, 2010.
download applicant info




BLACK HISTORY MOMENT
Ayanna Pressley
Ayanna Pressley is the first African American woman to be elected Boston City Councillor at-large

first African American woman
elected At-Large Councillor
in Boston,MA


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First Lady
Michelle Obama's
first college graduation
speech
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Boston's first
black primary winner
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Mel King
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Boston's first
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Sam Cornish is Boston first poet laureate
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