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TQNC Volunteer Info Session
Just like Boston runs on Dunkin', our small grassroots organization runs on queer human power! The Queer Neighborhood Council is seeking more volunteers to support our mission and vision through various capacities — behind the scenes in our organizational process and on the ground at our events engaging other queer folks. Part II: (virtual) Info Session Only — Monday, November 2, 6pm–7pm. Get to know more about TQNC while mixing and mingling with other queer people like you!
Black Violin: The Be Free Tour
Black Violin blends classical violin with hip-hop, explicitly blurring lines of genre, race, and gender. New album Full Circle out now. The Be Free Tour.
Oldway Sessions X TCC
Oldway Sessions delivers a free, low-barrier arts-based education experience rooted in the movement, history, and cultural traditions of Ballroom Old Way, facilitated by Rodd Juicy 007. Through recurring sessions, participants develop technical skills, artistic confidence, historical understanding, and creative expression in an affirming learning environment. Each session serves as an incubator for preserving and passing forward Ballroom’s living lineage as a Black Queer Cultural tradition.
HEARTH : a queer men of color cocktail night | Partiful
The classic Men of Melanin Magic-style cocktail night & day party returns for its FOURTH INSTALLMENT, hosted by Allain and Corei This event seeks to bring together Boston’s gay/bi/trans/queer men of color for fellowship and fun under one roof. This is a guerrilla-style takeover of the space aiming to pack the room out with as much of the Greater Boston community as possible. No reservations, no special treatment, just energy. Consider this an ongoing social experiment: can Boston’s new guard recreate a certain sorcery that took our city by storm so many years ago?
TDOR Trans Artist Open Mic
TDOR Trans Artist Open Mic at Ula Cafe, Jamaica Plain — a call for trans artists & creatives, framed for Transgender Awareness Month and Trans Day of Remembrance. Open now for sign-up.
$5 Third Thursday at the MFA
Enjoy the MFA after dark with just $5 admission from 5 to 10 PM. Explore galleries including Counter History: Contemporary Art from the Collection, join hands-on art-making, shop, and experience the museum in a whole new way. $5 minimum, pay-what-you-wish.
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Massachusetts Votes Tuesday: Most Ballot Questions In History & the Racial History Behind Question 8
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Massachusetts Votes Tuesday: Most Ballot Questions In History & the Racial History Behind Question 8
Massachusetts voters decide nine ballot questions on November 3, including Question 8 on ending recreational marijuana sales. A yes vote would prohibit retail sales by 2028; a no vote retains current law. Boston polling runs 7 a.m.–8 p.m.
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Boston opens $1M grant competition for Black men's health — proposals due Oct. 30
Boston has opened a $1 million funding competition for organizations working to improve Black men’s health, with applications due by 5 p. 30 according to the official request for proposals.
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Black Cat Eatery Closes Its Wink & Nod Residency After a Final South End Service
Chef Valentine Howell and Renea Adger’s Black Cat Eatery served its final dinner at Wink & Nod on Sunday, Oct. 11, closing the Afro-Caribbean residency inside the South End cocktail bar’s Culinary Incubator kitchen.
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BryanXMiguel Hosted Fashion Night Out at ba&sh, Extending Boston Fashion Week Beyond Its Official Calendar
BryanXMiguel hosted Fashion Night Out at ba&sh on Newbury Street on Oct. 9, bringing local fashion creatives together during Boston Fashion Week for an evening built around networking, collaboration and the kind of room the duo has spent years learning how to create.
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Oct 14
Boston opens $1M grant competition for Black men's health — proposals due Oct. 30
Boston has opened a $1 million funding competition for organizations working to improve Black men’s health, with applications due by 5 p. 30 according to the official request for proposals.
Oct 7
Candace Nguyen Wins Inaugural Lavender Laureate Award from Queer History Boston
Candace Nguyen, known for her drag persona Candace Persuasian and a viral Beyoncé Renaissance Film moment, was named the first-ever Lavender Laureate at Queer History Boston's revamped Living Archive Honors. Candace has spent years making space for trans people in Boston — in drag rooms, health care, community work and City Hall.
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Oct 2
No Murder Charge, But Nolan Wells’ Death Still Leaves Too Much Unanswered
A Mississippi grand jury found no evidence of criminal conduct in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, who disappeared on Horn Island over the Fourth of July and was found dead two days later. His family's attorney, Ben Crump, says the case still leaves more questions than answers.
Sep 29
Years Of Black Journalism Disappeared From BET's Website
BET Digital has permanently removed years of written news articles from BET.com in a shift toward video-first content, erasing a large share of its written record of Black culture, entertainment, and news coverage.
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Talents & Certifieds
The Talent Studio
BIPOC or Queer artists, & change makers
The Business Certifieds
Established Black owned and culturally aligned businesses
District 7
Royal C. Smith's vision has transformed Roxbury's Warren Street with not one, but two thriving Black-owned establishments: the long-standing District 7 Tavern, a vibrant neighborhood juke joint, and the newer District 7 Cafe, a welcoming spot for coffee, community, and nourishing meals, both serving as vital anchors for the local Black community.
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Beacon Academy
Closing Opportunity Gaps and Cultivating Black Leaders for Competitive Futures, Beacon Academy empowers talented students from under-resourced communities with a unique 10-year program, providing intensive preparation and long-term support to ensure their success in competitive high schools, colleges, and careers, while fostering pride in their authentic Black and diverse identities.
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Find Black and queer spaces, gathering places, clubs, programs, and communities built for connection, recovery, or entertainment.