Welcome to our neighborhood Boston Jobs - | Boston Public K-12 school profiles | Black Boston EventsTHE BEGINNINGS: From 1630 to 1640 a town named Boston Lincolnshire England, located about 120 miles from London, sent ten percent of its Puritan religious population here and BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS was born. Later, unwilling Blacks arrived in Boston in 1638 aboard a slave ship named "Desire." Today, approximately 138,000 African- American are thriving in the City of Boston. "Black Boston" is defined by zip codes 02119,02120,02121,02124 and 02126.
A slice of Black Boston was taken by an eminent domain policy invoked by the City of Boston. On the land a new Boston Public Schools headquarters building is set to open. The Mayor's State of the City speech cited goals for all residents. Bostonians are encouraged to meet and greet at least half the neighbors on their streets and to collectively loose one million pounds this year.
Juliette Mayers is a black executive at Blue Cross Blue Shield and her new book is titled "A Black Woman's Guide to Effective Networking." Interviewed by Karen Holmes Ward on her Boston CityLine TV show, the author said "I wrote it because there are so few people of color in positions of power in the corporate marketplace. Its important to use all your professional interactions as a personal branding opportunity to enhance your .." forward mobility.
Artists’ Reception Invitation
Bunker Hill Community College ART GALLERY
Thursday, February 9th, at 6 p.m.
(617) 228-2093
THAT’S A FACT Young, Gifted, & Black: A group exhibition of Massachusetts/Boston Area African American Artists under 40.
Black Boston neighborhoods and iconic institutions get equal play with waterfront, ICA and Fan Pier developments in this African American themed video tour of Boston hosted by author and cultural expert Mr. Nelson George.
Mapping your way thru Black Boston? The ABB team is lending a helping hand.
Here's some questions we processed.
comments: I'm a Black senior looking to move to Boston. What section of Boston is best for a low income male, retired military?"
ANS: Sir, it depends. Start by exploring Roxbury, Mattapan and Dorchester if you want to live in areas that are 90%+ Black and set your goal on a price you wish to pay. ABB lived in Jamaica Plain for 19 years, the South End for 3 years, Brookline Village for a minute, Waltham for six years, across from Dorchester's William J. Devine Golf Course clubhouse and the Franklin Park Zoo for six years and in Mattapan across from the new public library on Blue Hill Avenue for a year. Mattapan has the lowest priced High-Value residences says the State of Black Boston Report. We prefer areas with access to vegetarian markets and shops and to transportation lines that are convenient to walk to. But that's us, your needs are probably different.
" Comments: New to the area want to find out about starting my NPO back up. Need an incubator and guidance. Need general African American information in this area.." Ok, got it! NPO as in non-profit organization? Yes, it was. There is an organization teaching NPO formation law and procedure at the BPL Copley Square for free. It was founded by lawyers and foundation grantmakers. Having completed the course, we can tell you that its a great group to network with.
Here's another one: "Comments: I would like to find out more information about the "Metro-West Black Data Processors Organization." ANS: The connection was made, their conversation lasted 45 minutes. Thanks Metro-West BDPA.
A hiring manager wrote: "Comments: I am the Assistant Store Manager here at the Framingham REI. ..I am wondering if your club members might be interested in getting notices on when REI is hiring?" ANS: Yes advertise job leads providing a platform for persistent presence. Leads we discover or desire to promote are distributed to @blackboston Twitter, Facebook and ABB-Blog readers and we post it here.The face in the image above has been cropped. It is a sculpture titled 'DAY Niña con los ojos abiertos' 2008 by Antonio López García, and now sits on the lawn of Boston's MFA.
The State of Black Boston has a mayor
Of the five zip codes that define Black Boston neighborhoods, Mattapan is the largest populated one with affordable homes. @MattapanInfo (Twitter Handle) is the Mattapan/Boston.com social media account for news and information about Mattapan from Boston.com and the Boston Globe.Download this free map and find Dudley Station and other Black Boston points of interest by using subway and bus travel.
Black Health Care is important to us. There are institutions featured here who can help.
Tell us if you know this plant. Hint: Its name starts with an "h."
Watch hosts Callie Crossley and (WGBH talk radio and TV), and Sara Edwards (of NESCN TV and the Basic Black TV series) focus conversation on Black issues in Boston and around the world. And, a warm fuzzy shout out to BostonColorTV.com - "Yo! can we get a urlLINK there?"
Black garden and landscape professionals are among us. Get the download.
How do Big Sisters inspire a girl and transform our community? Watch the video below to find out.
There are hundreds of girls in our community waiting to be matched with a Big Sister right now. Become that inspiration — visit www.bigsister.org A 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.
Dr. 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). broadcasting from our Roxbury.TV playback video server
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 Diversity Index
Look at this map to see the Boston communities where any two random people of different races may be living beside each other. These communities are ranked from 100 (most diverse) to 0 (least) and some communities have no diversity at all.
The Boston Black Social Club for the 30 and Up Crowd is OUT OF BUSINESS. Started on the online MEETUP network, the club once had 300 members and organized regular after work social gatherings at a various locations throughout the city. The club was recently shut down by the organizers due to lack of interest. Whose goona take the weight? - feedback.
You can Count On YPN, the Young Professionals Network of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts (ULEM) to fill a void in the networking arena, offering people things to do, places to go and causes to engage in. The YPN group positions itself as a sweet spot for the the ethnic 22 to 42 year old person who desires to meet people via networking. For more information about YPN email: info@ypnboston.org, visit www.ypnboston.org or search for their FACEBOOK section while on Facebook.
Councillor Charles Yancey published who in Boston received Stimulus Funds download it.
Black Boston | networks |..there are African American owned business enterprise profiles online at BlackPagesOnline.com; Collette Phillips produces GET KONNECTED! networking events turning out 300 to 600 people; 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.
Publisher's Note: This networking section is by no means a complete comprehensive overview of black Boston's networking activity in the community. There's a lot going on! The Black Boston Blog Service Future Dates Section is listing black events.
BLACK BOSTON TV is BASIC BLACK and more. The shows capture 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.
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. www.maah.org.
The 2011 Boston Latino TV Access Awards will roll in Thursday, JUNE 30, 2011 at 7:00 pm at Royale Nightclub - 279 Tremont St, Boston MA. Boston Latino TV is targeted to those who have an interest in Latino culture, opinions, ideas and lifestyles.
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.
Black Boston Marathon Winners - 2011
GEOFFREY MUTAI- the Fastest Racer said..."I was not coming to Boston to break the world record," stated Mutai, who claimed $150,000 for his win, plus $50,000, plus $25,000 for the course record. "It was not in my mind, but it came. The wind was never much. Hall helped us a lot. He pushed it and he pushed it, all the time," quote: BAA.ORG web site.
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 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.
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.
Greater Boston hires thousands of people each month. Here are some referrals.
OPPORTUNITY IN REAL ESTATE - $70K salary plus bonus potential - six to nine months training while receeiving your salary - excellent Boston based Real Estate Commpany - hiring firm has over $4 billion in RE Assets.
There are opportunities available in the real estate industry for Black / African American 4-year degreed young professionals. Candidates will be working in downtown Boston. Candidates who are hired will go into either Portfolio Management or the Acquisitions areas. If a candidate has some real estate experience in asset management /acquisitions, that is a plus but certainly not mandatory.
View how to apply here meet the executive recruiter for this position recruiting is ongoing thru 1Q 2012
CURRENT STATE JOB OPENINGS published every day by the Human Resources Division for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
This Free Job SearchHireCulture system is a searchable database of cultural employment opportunities in Massachusetts brought to you by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Job opening ads for skilled people and interns are added to the system by universities, colleges, non-profit art and local organizations. There are a ton of new openings showing as of 12/31/2011 on HireCulture.org.
Coming 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 VIDEO FILES (1hr 21min video): In this video, the speaker, Henry Louis Gatesexplains 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...
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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
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.
A slice of Black Boston was taken by an eminent domain policy invoked by the City of Boston. On the land a new Boston Public Schools headquarters building is set to open. The Mayor's State of the City speech cited goals for all residents. Bostonians are encouraged to meet and greet at least half the neighbors on their streets and to collectively loose one million pounds this year.
Juliette Mayers
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Artists’ Reception Invitation
Mapping your way thru Black Boston?
A 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.
BLACK BOSTON TV
The National Center for Afro American Artists 
GEOFFREY MUTAI- the Fastest Racer said..."I was not coming to Boston to break the world record," stated Mutai, who claimed $150,000 for his win, plus $50,000, plus $25,000 for the course record. "It was not in my mind, but it came. The wind was never much. Hall helped us a lot. He pushed it and he pushed it, all the time," quote: BAA.ORG web site.
Black Boston History Destinations 
Coming in via Logan International Airport? Our 
AA males have higher prostate cancer threats.
