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.
Statements (51)
| 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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