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Name one of the four predominantly Black neighborhoods of Boston
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Roxbury | Dorchester | Mattapan | Hyde Park
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The major thoroughfare through 3 of the above mentioned neighborhoods
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Blue Hill Ave
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Boston's area codes
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617 | 857
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First person to die in the American Revolution
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Crispus Attucks
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First African-American to publish a book, born in West Africa and sold into slavery, and eventually became a prolific writer
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Phillis Wheatley
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Abolitionist who escaped slavery in Kentucky and moved to Boston, became a representative of Boston to the State Legislature, whose house in Beacon Hill became a stop on the Underground Railroad and a National Historic Site on Boston's Black Heritage Trail
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Lewis Hayden
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Prominent abolitionist who lived around Massachusetts, spoke in Boston many times and has a historic district named in his honor
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Frederick Douglass
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Notable civil rights activist who championed school desegregation in Boston, and helped pioneer the METCO program
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Ruth Batson
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Founded the National Center of Afro-American Artists in Boston, and a theater in Franklin Park named in her honor
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Elma Lewis
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Name of the proposed city which wished to cede from Boston, majority African-American and Latino, citing imbalance of power and representation in the city
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Mandela
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Renowned civil rights activist who was President of the Boston NAACP chapter, only female charter member of ABCD, championed women's suffrage, and has a boulevard named in her honor
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Melnea Cass
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Extremely impactful civil rights activist, served as a state representative from 1973 to 1982, first Black man to run for mayor in Boston
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Mel King
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Civil rights icon who met his wife in Boston, earned his PhD at Boston University, led a march from Roxbury to Boston Common, and has a boulevard named in his honor and a statue in Boston Common
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Civil rights icon who spent his formative years here, converted to Islam here, whose house in Roxbury is a national landmark, and has a boulevard named in his honor
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Malcolm X
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The step-sister of the above, the house of which he lived in, who created a mosque in Roxbury
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Ella Little-Collins
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The blueprint for the modern boy band, born and raised at the Orchard Park Projects in Roxbury, who were recognized with a street renaming (from Dearborn St)
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New Edition
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Name one of the original five native Boston members of the group above
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Ralph Tresvant | Ricky Bell | Ronnie DeVoe | Bobby Brown | Michael Bivins
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The disco queen, born in Mission Hill and also grew up at Orchard Park
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Donna Summer
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First Boston rapper to gain national recognition
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Ed O.G.
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Groundbreaking actress born and raised in Dorchester, graduated from Boston Latin School, and graced the screen in shows and movies like The Bear and Inside Out 2
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Ayo Edebiri
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First African American to be elected to the Boston School Committee, prominent educator, first African American vice president at Northeastern University
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John D. O'Bryant
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First Black head coach in NBA history, has 11 championships with the Boston Celtics, five MVP awards, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the NBA Lifetime Achievement Award, has a bridge named after him in Boston and is undisputedly a GOAT
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Bill Russell
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Celtics player with jersey #35, who attended Northeastern, died of sudden cardiac arrest at 27, has an athletic center named in his honor, and is also a GOAT
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Reggie Lewis
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Famed Celtics player with jersey #0, who won the Eastern Conference MVP in 2022, NBA All-Star MVP, Olympic Gold medalist, made a remarkable comeback from an Achilles tear, and could be considered GOAT status
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Jayson Tatum
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Iconic Celtics player with jersey #7, who won the NBA Finals MVP in 2024, social justice advocate who founded the 7uice Foundation, and could also be considered GOAT status
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Jaylen Brown
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GOATED Red Sox player who won 3 World Series, World Series MVP, Silver Slugger x7, a legendary Yankees-killer, and Big Papi himself
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David Ortiz
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Name one of the top countries of Black nationality (which gave Boston the title of most foreign-born Black population in the country)
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Haiti | Cape Verde | Dominican Republic | Jamaica | Trinidad & Tobago | Ethiopia | Barbados | Somalia
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Nickname for Dorchester (and also Dorchester Ave)
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Dot
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Park on Blue Hill and Talbot that hosts events such as the Haitian Flag Day Parade
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Harambee Park
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Major bus station and square renamed from Dudley (because Thomas Dudley, who was Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, came into power at the time Massachusetts legalized slavery)
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Nubian Square
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First Black woman on the Boston City Council, and first Black Congresswoman from Massachusetts, Representative for MA's 7th Congressional district, covering most of Boston and Cambridge, part of Milton, and all of Chelsea, Everett, Randolph and Somerville
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Ayanna Pressley
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Boston City Councilwoman, first Haitian-American to serve on the BCC, born and raised around Mattapan and Hyde Park
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Ruthzee Louijeune
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Current Boston Police Commissioner/Chief (2026)
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Michael Cox
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Current Boston Fire Commissioner/Chief (2026)
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Rodney Marshall
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Popular rapper born in Boston
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Coi Leray
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The father of the above who is also a rapper, born and raised in Boston, co-owning the Source magazine for some time
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Benzino
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Famous rapper known for calm flows
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Cousin Stizz
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Pluggnb/rage rapper who gained fame in 2022
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Rich Amiri
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Number 1 high school basketball prospect in the United States as of 2026
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AJ Dybantsa
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Slang to describe something as bad, weak or stupid
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Chips
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Iconic Boston slang, emphasizing the truthfulness of a statement
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On dead dawgs!
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