#BRL88 Volunteer Appreciation Screening and Community Panel Discussion

Join us for #BRL88 Volunteer Appreciation Screening and Community Panel Discussion – “Telling Our Story” at the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library.

We are celebrating the volunteers, neighbors, and partners who are helping keep Boston’s stories alive with a special community screening of

🎬 Redline Narratives: The Lost Cultural Hubs of Boston
(Official Selection – Roxbury International Film Festival & Access Film Festival)

This Afrimerican Academy documentary traces how redlining, highways, and “urban renewal” reshaped Boston’s neighborhoods and erased many African American and multicultural cultural hubs. It also lifts up the people and places that resisted disappearance and are rebuilding community today.

After the film, stay for a live panel conversation on:

• How can volunteers help “tell our story” in a truthful and powerful way?
• What histories are still missing from the public record?
• How can we protect cultural artifacts and support community-led projects as Boston moves toward Boston 250?

We’ll also take a moment to thank our BRL88 volunteers and highlight ways you can get involved in future projects, tours, and events.

Who should attend

• Current and prospective volunteers
• Neighborhood leaders and organizers
• Educators, students, and history lovers
• Anyone interested in Boston history, redlining, and development without displacement

Event details

📍 Grove Hall Branch, Boston Public Library
41 Geneva Ave, Dorchester, MA 02121

📅 Tuesday, February 10, 2026
⏰ 6:00 – 7:30 PM EST

✅ Free and open to the public – registration required for entry

This event is part of Boston Redline 88 (BRL88), produced by the Afrimerican Academy / Afrimerican Culture Initiative Inc., with gratitude to our partners Mass Humanities, Segregation By Design, Boston By Foot, and Everyone250.

Come learn, reflect, and help us tell the story of Boston’s lost – and living – cultural hubs.

Boston Redline 88 (BRL88) is a month-long cultural campaign produced by the Afrimerican Academy (@afrimericanone) celebrating 88 years since the 1938 redlining map of Boston. Through film, tours, and dialogue, BRL88 reclaims space, challenges inequity, and nurtures the vision of Rev. Dr. King’s Beloved Community.

BRL88 Links:

BRL88 - Claim Your Space - Full Access Raffle - Win 2 Full Access Passes to all BRL88 Events + $25 Merch Store Gift Card - Enter to win here

BRL88 Events/Walking tours are available on eventbrite.

Private Bus Tours/workshops are available upon request via this form.

BRL88 Volunteer opportunities are available here.

BRL88 Merch Store - Click here.

Donations can be made via this link.

More info on the Afrimerican Academy can be found here.

📸 Instagram: @afrimericanone
📺 YouTube: Afrimerican TV
📰 Substack: Redline Narratives

NOTE:

Accessibility: The venue is wheelchair accessible. To discuss disability-related accommodations, including ASL interpretation or captioning, please contact Samantha Benoit at as early as possible before the event. While we may not be able to provide every requested service, we will do our best to work with you and connect you with available resources.

Photography & Video Notice:
By attending this event, you acknowledge that the Afrimerican Culture Initiative / Afrimerican Academy and its partners may photograph, film, and audio record the program. These images and recordings may be used for archival, educational, and promotional purposes in print and digital media, without additional notice or compensation. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please speak with an Afrimerican Academy staff member when you arrive so we can do our best to accommodate.

#BRL88 #PeopleBeforeHighways #ClaimOurSpace #redlinenarratives #DevelopmentWithoutDisplacement #AfrimericanAcademy #Culture2Thrive

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