CULTURAL SITES

Museum of African American History, Boston Massacre Monument,

Robert Shaw & the US 54th Regiment Memorial, Asa Phillip Randolph Memorial,

Harriet Tubman Monument, Museum of Afro-American Artists ... More

RESTAURANTS and NIGHTCLUBS

The list of soulful dining and nightlife options are The Beehive, Wally's,

Slade's Bar & Grill, Chef Lee's Restaurant, Big Moe's M&M Ribs,

Regattabar Jazz Club ... More

SHOPS and GALLERIES

Looking for exquisite African clothing, traditional African art of museum quality, 

Afrocentric artifacts a wide selection of African American books ... More

PLACES OF WORSHIP

Christians note that Boston's Black church tradition extends back to the early

1800s on Beacon Hill. But we should also note Malcolm X founded

Muhammad's Mosque #11 here as well ... More

BLACK GENESIS

Boston is a textbook example of the promise and pain African Americans

experienced in this great country.  How ironic that Africans first came to

Boston in 1638, shackled as slaves on a ship named “Desire”  ... More

BEACON HILL ABOLITIONISTS
    Roughly bounded today by Bowdin Street, Cambridge Street, Boston Common,

and Embankment Road, Beacon Hill was one of the 4 major hubs of

Black cultural life in the late 1700s ... More

Senator Barack Obama UMass Boston Commencement Address

HISTORIC SITES

On 5 March 1770 Crispus Attucks, was the first to die for his country when British

troops opened fire on a protest gathering here. Hence, the Boston Massacre is

widely recognized as the beginning of the American Revolution ... More

GENERAL ATTRACTIONS

With Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Marketplace Center, the Cheers Bar,

Skywalk Observatory at Prudential Center, Bunker Hill Monument, Improv Boston,

 the city of Boston has highly regarded general attractions ... More

ART and HISTORY MUSEUMS

Walking in Old State House and John F. Kennedy Library & Museum

are like attending a living history lesson, while the Museum of Fine Arts and

Institute of Contemporary Art represent another set of riches ... More

PERFORMING ART VENUES

Boston is a great theater town with 12 venues presenting everthing from modern

multicultural theatre, dance, poetry to classical, ballet and opera ... More

FAMILY ATTRACTIONS

New England Aquarium, Museum of Science, Boston Children's Museum,

Franklin Park Zoo, TD Banknorth Garden and Sports Museum, Fenway Park,

Harvard Museum of Natural History are just a few of ... More

PARKS and BEACHES
Boston Common, America’s oldest public park established in 1634, features

48 acres filled with events, music performances, picnics and outdoor activities.

Swan Boat rides across landscaped 24 acre lagoon ... More

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