New Guinea Joy Tour

A Walking Tour Through Boston’s Black Heritage

Join us as we begin the BRL88 journey tracing Boston’s earliest Black community roots — from the North End’s historic New Guinea Settlement to Joy Street on Beacon Hill.

This immersive tour connects the past and present through sites that tell Boston’s story of resilience, faith, and freedom. Led by the Afrimerican Academy, the walk explores the lives of free Black Bostonians who shaped the city from the colonial era through abolition and beyond.

Full Bus Tour (available upon request here) - You’ll visit sites including Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, Prince Street Park, the Bill Russell Bridge, the West End Museum, Mass General Hospital, the African Meeting House, and the 54th Regiment Monument.

Saturday, February 7, 2026
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

The West End Museum
150 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02113

Free with RSVP | Donations welcome to support Afrimerican Academy youth programming and cultural preservation projects.

The New Guinea Joy Tour is part of Boston Redline 88 (BRL88), a month-long Black History Month event series exploring Boston’s lost cultural hubs. Each stop reveals how redlining, displacement, and urban renewal shaped the city — and how communities continue to reclaim and restore their spaces.

This tour is both a reflection and a celebration: honoring those who came before while inspiring a new generation to claim their space in Boston’s cultural future.

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