Community-Wide

List below is for informational purpose only. Not an endorsement of services.

Government Agencies

• City of Boston
• City of Cambridge
• Massachusetts State House

Professional and Social Resources

• ALPFA Boston – Association of Latino Professionals For America
• Amplify LatinX
• BECMA – Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (includes google.doc list of Black owned businesses in collaboration with Black Owned Bos.)
• Boston Men’s Dinner Group (see Eventbrite, LinkedIn or #bostonmensdinnergroup -they don’t seem to have a website; this is a well-attended group) 
• Boston Young Black Professionals (YBP)
• Get Konnected
• Lite Works Event –Black millennials age 18-35 social group
• National Association of African Americans in Human Resources – New England
• NAACP – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: Boston Branch
• NAAP Boston Chapter – National Association of Asian American Professionals
• NABA – National Association of Black Accountants: Boston Metropolitan Chapter
• National Black MBA Association – Boston Chapter
• National Council of Negro Women Greater Boston Section
• National Urban League
• New England Blacks in Philanthropy
• New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
• Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
• The Chronicle of Higher Education (sign-in access provided by Harvard)
• The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Boston Professionals
• The Partnership, Inc.

Mental Health, Wellness and Self-care

• 44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to Survive in This Country – Self magazine
• 4 Corners Yoga & Wellness
• Afro Flow Yoga
• Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective
• Black Mental Health Alliance
• Black-owned Boston Business in the Fitness/Wellness Space
• Black Virtual Wellness Directory
• Black yoga teachers and black-owned yoga studios located throughout Massachusetts
• Hive Soul Yoga
• Linda Wellness Warrior
• Mental Health Resources for Black, Indigenous and People of Color
• Melanin and Mental Health
• Therapy for Black Girls
• Therapy for Black Men
• Trill Fit

Black Owned and/or Black Chefs in Food and Drink

• BlackBoston.com  (restaurants and food & drink listings)
• BECMA (restaurants and food & drink listings)
• Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (Black owned food and drink directory)
• Black Owned Restaurants in the Greater Boston Area
• Eat Black Owned – online directory of Black Owned Restaurants
• Sixty plus Black owned restaurants in Greater Boston

Black Owned Bookstores

• Frugal Bookstore
• Black Owned Bookstores in the United States
• Olive Tree
• Susie’s Stories

New England Museums, Monuments & Cultural Arts

• Black Heritage Trail
• Black Heritage Train of New Hampshire
• Museum of African American History

            Includes: 54^th Regiment Memorial

                           African Meeting House

                           Abiel Smith School

                           Charles Street Meeting House

                           John Coburn House

                           Lewis and Harriet Hayden House

                           George Middleton House

                           Phillips School

                           Smith Court Residences

                           John J. Smith House

• National Center of Afro-American Artists
• National Black Doll Museum (because of pandemic, museum is permanently closed)
• Harriet Tubman Memorial (Boston) – 450 Columbus Ave., Boston
• Asa Philip Randolph (statue) – Boston’s Back Bay commuter rail station

Parks and Recreation

• Arnold Arboretum
• Boston Harbor Islands National & State Park
• Boston Nature Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
• Boston Ski Party
• Charles River Esplanade
• Franklin Park
• Outdoor Afro – Where Black People & Nature Meet
• The Black Culture Guide to the Best of Martha’s Vineyard
• Minuteman Bikeway
• Cape Cod Rail Trail

Public and Sustainable Transportation

• Amtrak
• Bikes Not Bombs
• Blue Bikes (Harvard employee discounts)
• Boston Cyclists Union
• Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)
• Mass Bike
• MBTA
• Walk Boston
• Zipcar (Harvard employee discounts)

Social Platforms/Boston-Area Minority Media/E-Commerce/Branding

• Bay State Banner
• Black Nation – find Black-owned businesses: free app for iPhone/iPad
• Black News
• Black Pages of New England
• Boston All Inclusive
• #BuyBlack Business Directory
• Color Magazine – Diversity-Empowerment
• Ethnic Online: New England’s Magazine for Ethnic Professionals
• Osa Igiede Photography
• Shoppe Black – Your Trusted Source for All Things Black Owned, Globally
• Twitter Black Boston

Beauty Salons/Barber Shops/Spas

• African Best Braids
• Anita Kurl
• Black Label Barbershop
• Boston Hairnista Salon
• C Spa Boston
• Cut N Edge Barbershop
• Eliot Barber Shop
• FWRESH Barber Shop
• G2O Spa & Salon
• Hair By Calvina Strothers
• Hair It Is Barbershop
• JJ’s Natural Hair Salon
• Marvelous Cuts
• M & Co. Hair Salon
• Mikes Loc’s & Braids
• Muriel Natural
• Simina African Hair Braiding
• Sly’s Barber Shop
• Styllistik
• Urban Salon Finder
• Top 10 Boston Black Hair Salons on Yelp