Boston’s Black community

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Boston’s Black community is a historically rooted and culturally vibrant population whose social, political, and artistic life has long centered in neighborhoods such as Roxbury and surrounding areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American community
urban ethnic community
country United States of America
surface form: United States
grewSignificantlyDuring Great Migration NERFINISHED
hasArtisticTradition gospel music
hip hop
jazz
spoken word poetry
hasCivilRightsOrganization NAACP Boston Branch NERFINISHED
Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts NERFINISHED
hasCommunityOrganization Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative NERFINISHED
Madison Park Development Corporation NERFINISHED
hasCulturalInstitution Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists NERFINISHED
National Center of Afro-American Artists NERFINISHED
Roxbury Cultural District NERFINISHED
hasEconomicCenter Dudley Square / Nubian Square NERFINISHED
Grove Hall NERFINISHED
hasEducationalInstitution Roxbury Community College NERFINISHED
hasFacedIssue police-community tensions
residential segregation
school desegregation conflicts
urban renewal displacement
hasHistoricalRootsInCentury 18th century
19th century
hasHistoricSite African Meeting House (Boston) NERFINISHED
Prince Hall Masonic Temple NERFINISHED
Roxbury Heritage State Park NERFINISHED
hasMediaOutlet The Bay State Banner NERFINISHED
hasNotableEvent Juneteenth celebrations in Boston
Roxbury International Film Festival NERFINISHED
annual Caribbean Carnival in Boston
hasPoliticalInfluenceIn Boston city politics
hasPoliticalOrganization Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus NERFINISHED
hasSignificantPresenceIn Dorchester NERFINISHED
Hyde Park NERFINISHED
Mattapan NERFINISHED
Roxbury NERFINISHED
South End NERFINISHED
historicalCenter Dorchester NERFINISHED
Mattapan NERFINISHED
Roxbury NERFINISHED
includesEthnicSubgroups African Americans NERFINISHED
African immigrants
Cape Verdean Americans NERFINISHED
Caribbean immigrants
isPartOf African diaspora in New England NERFINISHED
language English
locatedIn Boston, Massachusetts
religiousTraditions Black Protestant churches
Catholicism
Islam NERFINISHED

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Nubian Square hasCulturalSignificanceFor Boston’s Black community