Black women visiting Boston for the first time (attorney, construction)

[bostonguy1960]

Originally Posted by massnative71

Massachusetts recently had a black governor. Boston now has a black congresswoman. Boston has yet to elect a black mayor, but Newton had one for quite a while. How is NYC ahead of us in that regard?

And I believe Cambridge had a black male, gay, mayor about 20 years ago?

And now Boston has a black police commissioner, Mr. Goss.

[Thoreau424]

People obviously learn traits and attitudes from their local environment. This thread shows how noticeable it can be to those encountering a very different location. When in such location, one's awareness and senses are heightened. They will pick up many usual, day-to-day differences as well as differences deemed odd compared to where they live.

In our own environment, everything becomes normal and usual. We become numb, accepting, and even sort of blind to it. Only when we go elsewhere do we see our "normal" contrasting heavily to another's "normal".

I applaud the OP in pointing these things out, because they are relevant. Not that anything can be or should be done to change matters, since it would go against decades and even centuries of doing things a certain way, by millions of people. But they can reveal interesting differences between us all. The challenge is to not get offended and launch out of the gates on the defensive before getting a chance to stop and think about such differences, and gain learning and understanding.

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by bostonguy1960

And I believe Cambridge had a black male, gay, mayor about 20 years ago?

And now Boston has a black police commissioner, Mr. Goss.

Most major eastern cities have had black police commissioners, mayors, DAs and stuff eginning I the 70s. Boston is always 30/40 years behind diversity milestones. So in the era of black urbanization and domination in east coast cities (1975-2005) Boston was so far behind in accepting blacks into the mainstream and middle class it scared many blacks people from visiting. And many multigenerational African Americans left seeking fairer more equitable cities. Mind you blacks as a dominate force in urban politics, urban tv, and black power began juust as the bussing riots happened. So while blacks elsewhere were feeling emboldened-blacks in Boston were being threatened and cracked down on by private businesses and white locals.

Aside from the governor, Bostonians don’t realize how pathetic these accomplishments are compared to most cities. Cities with smaller black populations have more clout because they’re enabled too. Sacramento Denver Seattle have had black mayors. Kansas City has a black owned radio station, LA while being only 8% black has multiple RnB stations. Hartford has had a black mayor. Stamford CT has a black sitcom set there. The list goes on forever. Most black people in other places find it odd Boston celebrates “first black anything” in 2019.

[redplum33]

The Red Sox were the last MLB team to get their first black player. Pumpsie Green in 1959.

[KoNgFooCj]

Tom Yawkey was a racist and the city did a good thing returning yawkey way to Jersey St. Yawkey station will also be renamed. The Detroit Tigers only hired their first black player 2 weeks before the Red Sox. Detroit was the last city however. The Braves hired Sam Jethro in 1950 when they were in Boston. The 2 New York teams, St. Louis, and Cleveland were the only teams to integrate before the Braves.

[stanley-88888888]

Originally Posted by redplum33

The Red Sox were the last MLB team to get their first black player. Pumpsie Green in 1959.

these arguments that prove boston is racist are lazy.

not that it proves that boston isnt racist; but, the boston braves had a black player about half a decade before the new york yankees.

also the boston celtics had the first black player, first all black starting 5, first black coach, first black g.m., ...

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by redplum33

The Red Sox were the last MLB team to get their first black player. Pumpsie Green in 1959.

Originally Posted by stanley-88888888

these arguments that prove boston is racist are lazy.

not that it proves that boston isnt racist; but, the boston braves had a black player about half a decade before the new york yankees.

also the boston celtics had the first black player, first all black starting 5, first black coach, first black g.m., ...

It wasn't posted to prove anything.

[stanley-88888888]

^ fair enuff; but, it was posted kinda' non-sequiturly.

[KoNgFooCj]

Bruins had the first black player as well.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by BostonBornMassMade

Most major eastern cities have had black police commissioners, mayors, DAs and stuff eginning I the 70s. Boston is always 30/40 years behind diversity milestones. So in the era of black urbanization and domination in east coast cities (1975-2005) Boston was so far behind in accepting blacks into the mainstream and middle class it scared many blacks people from visiting. And many multigenerational African Americans left seeking fairer more equitable cities. Mind you blacks as a dominate force in urban politics, urban tv, and black power began juust as the bussing riots happened. So while blacks elsewhere were feeling emboldened-blacks in Boston were being threatened and cracked down on by private businesses and white locals.

Aside from the governor, Bostonians don’t realize how pathetic these accomplishments are compared to most cities. Cities with smaller black populations have more clout because they’re enabled too. Sacramento Denver Seattle have had black mayors. Kansas City has a black owned radio station, LA while being only 8% black has multiple RnB stations. Hartford has had a black mayor. Stamford CT has a black sitcom set there. The list goes on forever. Most black people in other places find it odd Boston celebrates “first black anything” in 2019.

To be fair, Boston did have a black owned radio station in WILD 1090 AM, before it was sold and there is a long time black history in the area as well, that people may underestimate. Some of those other places also have large percentages of other people of color that may play a part in terms of having diverse representation as well.

Also, there are still a lot of black firsts all over this country that are still occurring. For instance, my mother is originally from SC and when I was watching new from the local TV station from the area she is from, they mentioned how a nearby town got its first black mayor. Keep in mind that this was a predominantly black town and this was literally only a few to several years ago. An article: Marion Mayor-Elect Bobby L. Davis wants to unite the community So, such firsts are still happening everywhere.