The Front Porch Arts Collective is a black theatre company committed to advancing racial equity in Boston through theater.
The Porch is...
A communal gathering place.
For nearly a decade, Boston has existed without a professional black theatre company employing artists of color and demanding the consideration of the major news outlets in Greater Boston. Boston’s reputation as an unwelcoming and racist city, featured prominently in a seven-part Spotlight series in the Boston Globe, highlighted issues of structural racism, including the visible cultural segregation in the arts. As a black theater company committed to rewriting those narratives, our namesake signifies a communal spirit, inspiring us to serve communities of color and produce art that is inclusive of all communities and welcoming to all audiences, to inspire a more tolerant and inclusive Boston.
Vision
- Examine the interactions between race, culture, economics, ability, gender, and sexuality from the lens of people of color
- Challenge the biased narratives toward people of color in America
- Retain diverse talent by increasing representation on stage, back stage, in the office, and in the boardroom
- Train the next generation of people of color theater artists ready to address social change through theater
- Produce exciting theatre with integrity and high artistic standards
Values
Cultural Inclusion. Community Advancement. Impactful Legacy.
Projects
The Front Porch Arts Collective is 501c3 Non-profit organization in residence at The Huntington Theatre Company,
560 Harrison Avenue, Suite 504
Boston, MA 02118
Front Porch Art Collective is a black theatre company in residence at The Huntington in Boston.
560 Harrison Ave.
Boston, Massachusetts 02118 United States
Website
617-230-3313 (Main)
dms@frontporcharts.org (Main)
Membership Level: BLACK
Categories: Black Art
Black-owned Boston restaurant list and food prepared by BIPOC chefs.
Black-owned coffee shops, stylish Starbucks style
- Ripple Cafe at Ashmont MBTA Station, on my first trip there, I got the impression that THIS is BLACK STARBUCKS for Boston, done right. Its on Dorchester Avenue and up the street from BRED, which is a fantastic Black-owned sandwich shop on the Lower Mills corner of the street. Through the grapevine, we heard that RIPPLE will open a shop in the 10-acre Black-led development project that was the former Boston State Hospital site in Mattapan as part of the 367-unit housing development. It will be in an area with 100s of brand new housing units on a parcel developed by a partnership of minority-owned business enterprises.
- There area a number of Black-owned Dunkin Donuts and McDonald's franchise stores and they are doing well. Find them on Blue Hill Ave near Mattapan Sq, at the Roxbury Mall on Warren Street, at Nubian Sqjuare bus terminal. Send an email to contact@blackbostn.com to add more listings.
Sandwich Shops
Restaurants
Blue Mountain Jamaica Restaurant, Morton Street, Mattapan
Down Home Delivery a Black-family owned, Southern-inspired, Bowdoin Street, smack dab in the middle of the hood, adbnthey ownd the building.
JAMAICA Mi Hungry a big restaurant & food truck service at Ruggles station and planning to open in Allston,MA soon
The WELL, Jamaican Restaurant, Mazzeo Drive Randolph, took over a large Bertucci's space
FLAMES Jamaican and American Food Restaurants. FLAMES has locations in Randolph, Ashmont Station, Mission Hill, Grove Hall, etc
Bon Appetit
Irie
Next Step Soul Food - ravely reviewed in the Boston Globe, Black-woman owned.
Cesaria - co-owned by City of Boston Economic Chief and mayoral candidate John Barros
One Family Diner
Rotisserie
Taste of Eden
The Wake Up
Vaughan Fish & Chips
Roxbury, Nubian Square & the South End
Darryl's Corner Bar + Kitchen, formerly Bob's the Chef years ago, most popular with BLACK MILLENNIALS
MidaBoston chef-inspired Italian cuisine, brand new concept to the Black restaurant scene
Slades Bar + Grill - Millions love the crack chicken, also DJ, R&B arena, comedy club, dancing, sports bar,
Soleil - an AboutBlackBoston.org Getaways Tour group stop and it a great place to dine, won a $75,000 MCGC grant 2021.
Suya Joint - a BlackBoston.com reader took us here after visiting the National Center Museum for Afro-American Artists on Walnut, Ave. It was memorable, I'm glad we went.
Orther
Ashur Restaurant casual North African and Middle Eastern
Fasika Restaurant
Fort Hill Bar + Grill
Ideal Sub Shop
Maxine's on St. James
Nos Casa Cafe
P&R Jamaican Restaurant
Silver Slipper Diner
Jamaica Plain:
Blue Nile Restaurant
Mattapan:
Ali's Roti -- we've been eating Ali Rotis for years
Lenny's Tropical Bakery & Restaurant
Blue Mountain Jamaican Restaurant, Morton Street
P&R Jamaican Restaurant
Pit Stop Barbecue
Shea Butter Smoothies
Hyde Park:
Wingz & Tingz
ZAZ Restaurant
Cambridge, MA
The Coast Soul Cafe - great joint, wonderful soul food takeout
Many of these listing appeared in a @BlackBoston Twitter timeline post from WBUR.ORG "The Artery." Last update 2/3/2022
Black Boston Restaurant News
Soleil, the Nubian Square Black-owned restaurant won a $75,000 competitive grant from MCGC, the Massachusetts Capital Growth Corporation, a quasi-public private agency providing Covid-19 business relief grants.
BECMA, the Black economic council awarded $100,000 to a list of Black-owned restaurants in Boston to help them make ends meet.
Boston Black Restaurant Month is a promotional period asking the public to buy four meals a month from Black restaurants.
Boston Black Hospitality Coalition is on a mission to preserve the availability of Black restaurants and gathering spaces in Boston.
This is the source for foodies interested in Black-owned restaurants and ethnic dining in Boston, Massachusetts
Restaurants in Metro BostonBlack Resturants
Multiple addresses, refer to weblinks.
Boston, MA US
varies, call first
Membership Level: BLACK
Categories: Food, Restaurant, Restaurants
