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When the Roxbury International Film Festival (RIFF) began in 1999, their goal was to celebrate films that were written, produced and directed by filmmakers of color. In addition, they hoped to provide a much-needed venue for audiences to view some of these inspiring films and interact with the filmmakers who created them. Now as it [...]
Click on Thumbnails Above To Enlarge Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1753-1784), an eighteenth-century African-American woman who was a slave and a poet, was the first black American to be published. She is also credited with originating the genres of African-American poetry and African-American women’s literature. Due to the fact tha no one in America was willing [...]
The Black Heritage Trail® explores the history of the 19th century free Black community of Boston. The trail consists of 14 sites, and begins at the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial on Beacon Street and finishes at the Museum of African American History which includes the African Meeting House and the Abiel Smith School. Self-guided tours [...]
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