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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livelikealocaltoursboston.com/&quot;&gt;Live Like a Local Tours&lt;/a&gt; had an active kick-off to summer this June. They hosted their annual D’Lux Martha’s Vineyard Black Business Tour on June 27th! And collaborated with &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DXsMH9HEZ_f/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;1 Hour Party&lt;/a&gt; on June 20th to host a neighborhood walk through Roxbury, surfacing the neighborhood’s rich Black history. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
On June 13th, Live Like a Local Tours founder Collin Knight was honored by Haus of Glitter and the Museum of African American History’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DZcylqijrR8/?img_index=1&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;This is Our House!&lt;/a&gt; event, honoring community leaders and innovators from across New England, including Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Brenda Tindal, journalist Paris Alston, Dr. Karen T. Craddock, April Celeste English, Esq., Rosalyn D. Elder, and more. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livelikealocaltoursboston.com/tours&quot;&gt;Book&lt;/a&gt; your tour today!&lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://eastiefarm.com/&quot;&gt;Eastie Farm&lt;/a&gt;’s spring and summer schedule was packed! On April 28th, they took the stage at the 2026 Social Innovation Forum to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DXrY0V7jLUV/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1&quot;&gt;share&lt;/a&gt; their mission, vision, and impact; they hosted a &lt;a href=&quot;https://eastie-farm-inc.square.site/seedling-sale-2026&quot;&gt;seedling sale&lt;/a&gt; in May to help get folks’ home gardens going this year; and on June 1st, they hosted a plant pruning &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DYXz8CDGQn4/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1&quot;&gt;workshop&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;They just rang in their &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DYmnG2DjcmZ/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1&quot;&gt;10th anniversary of operations&lt;/a&gt; on June 21st with a Summer Solstice Celebration, offering free food, music, and tours of their greenhouse and facilities. &lt;br /&gt;
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Schedule an &lt;a href=&quot;https://eastiefarm.com/visits/&quot;&gt;educational visit&lt;/a&gt; with them; &lt;a href=&quot;https://eastiefarm.com/events/&quot;&gt;attend&lt;/a&gt; an event or &lt;a href=&quot;https://eastiefarm.com/volunteer/&quot;&gt;volunteer&lt;/a&gt;; and fill out an &lt;a href=&quot;https://eastiefarm.com/jobs/&quot;&gt;interest form&lt;/a&gt; if you’d be interested in working with Eastie Farm on their educational program.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</image:caption>
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Hillside Harvest and founder Kaamal Jarrett have been busy this spring: Running down to New York to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DYR3CKaOaPc/&quot;&gt;bump shoulders with potential investors&lt;/a&gt;, joining Babson College as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DW6I3vnDofv/&quot;&gt;an alumni business partner&lt;/a&gt;, and hosting a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DW_3hhvES30/&quot;&gt;pop-up&lt;/a&gt; at the Norwood Space Center, Jarrett has stayed on his toes.&lt;br /&gt;
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And, congratulations to &lt;a href=&quot;https://hillsidesauce.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqvQf99m_NDIah80ozuXQ98JFc-zcqyi4X0QJsccDU_fywvWe19&quot;&gt;Hillside Harvest&lt;/a&gt; for winning the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DYXIovBAHBR/&quot;&gt;People’s Choice Award&lt;/a&gt; at Naturally New England this May!&lt;br /&gt;
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Make an &lt;a href=&quot;https://hillsidesauce.com/collections/all&quot;&gt;order&lt;/a&gt; today, and check out their delicious recipes &lt;a href=&quot;https://hillsidesauce.com/pages/recipes-1&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Hillside Harvest is seeking investment from the Ujima Fund.
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kidogoproductions.com/&quot;&gt;Kidogo’s&lt;/a&gt; been very active across their social media pages this spring, bringing edutainment to all screens near you and making literacy, math, and African symbology accessible to younger members of our communities. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
In June, they produced a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DaJNTg8gRzO/?img_index=1&quot;&gt;series&lt;/a&gt; of posts for Internet Safety &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DZyCNXsgfOR/&quot;&gt;month&lt;/a&gt;, with screen time and safety tips for keeping our young people safe online. &lt;br /&gt;
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They hosted &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DXKPNTwjwuk/&quot;&gt;Healthy Kids Day&lt;/a&gt; on April 19th at the Roxbury YMCA, and just hosted their annual activation at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kidogoproductions.com/post/bams-fest-play-playe-edition-was-a-whole-vibe?cid=122ee9ed-6bb5-453c-8a04-e07e6a299023&quot;&gt;BAMSFest&lt;/a&gt; on June 27th!&lt;br /&gt;
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Shop their products &lt;a href=&quot;https://store.kidogoproductions.com/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to support them, and to educate young ones in your life.&lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dorchesterfoodcoop.com/&quot;&gt;Dorchester Food Co-Op&lt;/a&gt; began working with the Mayor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DYDcxF-GqLn/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1&quot;&gt;May&lt;/a&gt;, building new pathways for growth, accessibility, and community impact.&lt;br /&gt;
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They also just hosted their annual meeting on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DZnB4raDuhV/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1&quot;&gt;June 15th&lt;/a&gt;. They recently launched a new Carpool to the Co-op program (sign-up &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dorchesterfoodcoop.com/news/carpool-to-the-co-op-youre-invited?ss_source=sscampaigns&amp;ss_campaign_id=6a36d695613bcb2b6e603d8d&amp;ss_campaign_name=Carpool+to+the+Co-op,+CSA+shares+for+10+Weeks+%E2%80%A2+Dear+Supporters&amp;ss_campaign_sent_date=2026-06-20T18:16:21Z&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for a free ride to DFC!), an online ordering system for their &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dorchesterfoodcoop.com/catering&quot;&gt;catering&lt;/a&gt;, and they’re now on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instacart.com/store/s?k=Dorchester+Food+Co-op&amp;search_id=47bf16f1-025c-4a08-aa52-68e3ef6f2a52&quot;&gt;Instacart&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dorchester Food Co-Op’s 2026 &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DYfnjANmmZG/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1&quot;&gt;CSA&lt;/a&gt; starts on July 17th; sign-up &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRSONC_7xLWA8fwL2ASISG7FgTEJiA4ivaNUJYOzociQLlmQ/viewform&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to support local agriculture and enjoy fresh seasonal produce.&lt;br /&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dvmhousingpartners.com/&quot;&gt;DVM Housing Partners&lt;/a&gt; recently &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.citybiz.co/article/841266/jge-architecture-design-celebrates-completion-of-brookley-flats-bostons-largest-affordable-homeownership-development/&quot;&gt;teamed up&lt;/a&gt; with a group of developers to complete construction on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.boston.gov/news/brookley-flats-opens-jamaica-plain-creating-45-new-income-restricted-homes&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Brookley Flats&lt;/a&gt;, a new multifamily residential development in Jamaica Plain that delivers 45 affordable homeownership opportunities, including dedicated artist live/work units. The new housing development is an all-electric, solar-ready building, with a plethora of energy efficiency strategies built in to ensure long-term resilience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Founder Dariela Villón-Maga was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DT1I5XlAeLJ/?img_index=1&quot;&gt;honored by the Celtics&lt;/a&gt; this past winter, receiving their Heroes Among Us Award in January!&lt;br /&gt;
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Visit DVM’s website to learn more and read &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dvmhousingpartners.com/press&quot;&gt;press&lt;/a&gt; on their latest work. &lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://dorchesterartproject.com/&quot;&gt;The Dorchester Art Project&lt;/a&gt; just threw a watch party for the 2026 World Cup! They co-hosted Dorchester Watchfest with Fields Corner Main Streets, to celebrate Cabo Verde&amp;#x27;s first-ever World Cup appearance. &lt;br /&gt;
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Keep up with Dorchester Art Project via their &lt;a href=&quot;https://dorchesterartproject.com/&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/dorchesterartproject&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://thebirthingheirsproject.com/&quot;&gt;The Birthingheirs Project&lt;/a&gt; continues to provide access to knowledge in support of community health, holding healthy mothers and families at the heart of their work alongside doula support. Visit their resources &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gYd4_TpWNUgoTOMhYrpwQueuY061XSOjKpGBw8YFpNo/edit?tab=t.0&quot;&gt;page&lt;/a&gt; to connect with support groups, mental health resources, and more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reach out if you need &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.libib.com/u/birthingheirs&quot;&gt;(free!) care supplies&lt;/a&gt;, or if you’d like to make a purchase to help sustain The BirthingHeirs Project.&lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.jaypixworx.com/&quot;&gt;Pixworx&lt;/a&gt; founder Jaypix recently shot fellow UGBA member 2 Birds No Stones’s April &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DX4XzaplXAD/?img_index=1&quot;&gt;exhibition&lt;/a&gt; at the Fields Corner Business Lab! And was celebrated at the Photography Resource Center’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DYnt2ECuePB/&quot;&gt;50th Anniversary Mentorship Program dinner&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Connect with Jaypix &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.jaypixworx.com/contact&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for any and all photography needs!&lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://ujimaboston.app.neoncrm.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=ujimaboston&amp;%7B%7BemailTrackingId%7D%7D&amp;%7B%7BsecureId%7D%7D&amp;linkId=2464815&amp;targetUrl=https://theurbangardenerlandscape.com/&quot;&gt;The Urban Gardener Landscape Service&lt;/a&gt;’s Michael Thomas is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DYYggE_BwkB/&quot;&gt;busy&lt;/a&gt; this spring, moving from garden to garden and backyard to yard pruning, sprucing, and reviving green spaces across the city. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Take a look at the many &lt;a href=&quot;https://theurbangardenerlandscape.com/landscaping/&quot;&gt;services&lt;/a&gt; Thomas offers, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://theurbangardenerlandscape.com/contact-us/&quot;&gt;reach out&lt;/a&gt; for a consultation and quote today!&lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.2birdsnostonessensory.com/&quot;&gt;2 Birds No Stones&lt;/a&gt; won an Opportunity Fund Grant from the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture in March! And just hosted an Arts Opening activation at the Fields Corner Business Lab on April 24th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
On June 19th, they participated in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/twobirdsboston/p/DZkW7aOkYd8/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ujima’s Small Business Marketplace&lt;/a&gt; at the Museum of African American History, Boston. They’re also hosting a sand art workshop at the Business Lab on August 6th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Purchase art from 2 Birds No Stones &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.2birdsnostonessensory.com/shop&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to support their work, or book them for sensory services and professional development workshops &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.2birdsnostonessensory.com/our-story-1&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://cupcaketherapyboston.com/&quot;&gt;Cupcake Therapy&lt;/a&gt; opened their first &lt;a href=&quot;https://cupcaketherapyboston.com/pages/contact-us&quot;&gt;storefront location in Brookline&lt;/a&gt; on April 3, 2026! &lt;br /&gt;
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Be sure to visit them in-person at 288 Washington Street, or make an order &lt;a href=&quot;https://cupcaketherapyboston.com/collections&quot;&gt;online today&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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Cupcake Therapyt is seeking follow-on investment from the Ujima Fund.&lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://baystatebanner.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Bay State Banner&lt;/a&gt; continues to produce their monthly live, televised series with GBH at the Boston Public Library, Central Branch: State of Black America. Their most recent edition, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DYUfVPJlcKd/&quot;&gt;on May 14th&lt;/a&gt;, “Black-Owned Businesses: Building Wealth &amp;#x26; Strengthening Economies,” invited business owners and advocates in a roundtable discussion on ownership at Hynes Convention Center.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Watch the series on their &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/@BayStateBanner2025&quot;&gt;YouTube Channel&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;

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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/District7Tavern/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;District 7 Tavern&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;’s&lt;/b&gt; event schedule is packed this summer! &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DZG7L-otmMp/?hl=en&quot;&gt;This June&lt;/a&gt;, they hosted jams and incredible live musicians as always; stop by on a Tuesday for a jam with Toussaint Tuesdays, and swing by Fridays for great performances.&lt;br /&gt;

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District 7 is committed to staying involved with their community, too; in May, they hosted a Roxbury Clean-up day to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DXxAAx4EXiq/?hl=en&quot;&gt;Love Their Block&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;

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Check out District 7 Tavern on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.toasttab.com/local/order/district-7-tavern-380-warren-st&quot;&gt;Toast&lt;/a&gt;, and make sure to stop by their cafe during the &lt;a href=&quot;https://district7cafe.com/&quot;&gt;day&lt;/a&gt;, too.</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>SparkFM celebrated their incredible 6th anniversary celebration on April 18th, inviting local artists Milkshaw Benedict, Miranda Rae, 1ndy, DJ Dirt and many more to perform, alongside a speech from State Representative Chris Worrell. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SparkFM is also a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.boston.gov/departments/arts-and-culture/boston-cultural-council&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;2026&lt;/a&gt; Boston Cultural Council grant recipient! &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sparkfmonline.com/&quot;&gt;SparkFM&lt;/a&gt; is hosting watch parties for the World Cup this summer! Check them out and RSVP @ &lt;a href=&quot;http://bostonfanzone.com/&quot;&gt;bostonfanzone.com&lt;/a&gt;. They also &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/sparkfmonline/p/DZqN-Pwoj76/&quot;&gt;co-hosted&lt;/a&gt; an After Work Mixer with DSNI, the Boston Society of Caribbean Culture and Heritage, and the Mayor’s Office of Equity &amp;#x26; Inclusion on June 17th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Congratulations to SparkFM founder Danielle “Hot Sauce” on six years of culture, music, and narrative-building!&lt;br /&gt;
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Additionally, &lt;a href=&quot;https://givebutter.com/Sparktheculture&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;SparkFM is raising funds to acquire its building&lt;/a&gt; through its new &amp;#x22;Own the Block. Power the Culture,” campaign. In the face of ongoing displacement pressures, the station has until August 2, 2026, to raise the capital needed to purchase the property.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;Listen in to the show &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sparkfmonline.com/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;; apply to be an &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-iYGlyDsUqjd2HdNpIdtzzZDsiKyuFSc--miflM65m-Pexw/viewform&quot;&gt;intern&lt;/a&gt;; and inquire about space &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sparkfmonline.com/event-space-rental&quot;&gt;rental&lt;/a&gt; for your next event! &lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dsni.org/&quot;&gt;The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative&lt;/a&gt; has been hard at work this spring. From organizing a community clean-up, activation, and plan for new community space at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/dsniorg/reel/DY108FpRDYa/&quot;&gt;Plaza Borinquen&lt;/a&gt; in North Dorchester, to organizing legislators at the State House as part of May 12th’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/dsniorg/p/DX9kUmPxdIz/&quot;&gt;Community Land Trust Lobby Day&lt;/a&gt; (in partnership with the Greater Boston Community Land Trust Network), and taking part in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DZDu6FDCPw0/&quot;&gt;People’s Budget&lt;/a&gt; organizing since the start of the year, DSNI works to ensure that community members retain a say and a stake in what goes on in their city. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Save the date for their annual &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dsni.org/mcf&quot;&gt;Multicultural Festival&lt;/a&gt;, happening this year on August 15th from noon to 5pm at Mary Hannon Park; and, if you’re an artist or organizer, visit DSNI’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://sites.google.com/view/plaza-borinquen-dsni/&quot;&gt;Plaza Borinquen website&lt;/a&gt; to participate in their community planning process (or to propose an event you’d like to see/host!)&lt;br /&gt;
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Consider &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dsni.org/donate&quot;&gt;donating&lt;/a&gt; to DSNI to support their mission.&lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption> &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.freshfoodgeneration.com/&quot;&gt;Fresh Food Generation&lt;/a&gt; recently celebrated &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/turtleislandcc/p/DXeqrNtACYb/&quot;&gt;Earth Day&lt;/a&gt;, in partnership with Turtle Island Community Capital, the North American Indian Center of Boston, and Assets for Artists, co-hosting a Native Impact Night on April 23rd.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fresh Food Generation also hosted an Ujima Café with us on June 25th.  Additionally, they partnered with SparkFM to give away tickets to the KES show on July 2nd, and the Buju Banton and Stephen Marley concert on July 9th.&lt;br /&gt;
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Order &lt;a href=&quot;https://ujimaboston.app.neoncrm.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=ujimaboston&amp;%7B%7BemailTrackingId%7D%7D&amp;%7B%7BsecureId%7D%7D&amp;linkId=2828260&amp;targetUrl=https://www.freshfoodgeneration.com/collections&quot;&gt;catering&lt;/a&gt; with FFG, or make an inquiry about &lt;a href=&quot;https://ujimaboston.app.neoncrm.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=ujimaboston&amp;%7B%7BemailTrackingId%7D%7D&amp;%7B%7BsecureId%7D%7D&amp;linkId=2828295&amp;targetUrl=https://www.freshfoodgeneration.com/pages/food-truck-contact-page&quot;&gt;renting their food truck&lt;/a&gt; for your next event this summer.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fresh Food Generation is seeking investment from the Ujima Fund.&lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://park54restaurant.com/&quot;&gt;Park 54&lt;/a&gt; invited their Hyde Park and Greater Boston communities to join them for their &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DZnkhxxOUnH/&quot;&gt;four-year-anniversary&lt;/a&gt; this Juneteenth! And they were recently featured in The Proof’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DYFOW4rG75O/?img_index=3&quot;&gt;Hyde Park Guide&lt;/a&gt; this May. &lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nubianmarkets.com/&quot;&gt;Nubian Markets&lt;/a&gt; is one step closer to opening their second location, Nuba Cafe, on Columbus Avenue in Roxbury! They just &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DZcoUTHP3LJ/&quot;&gt;put their sign up in the window&lt;/a&gt;, and will be soft launching in the very near future.&lt;br /&gt;
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This May, Nubian Markets hosted Ujima’s Coalitions, Policy and Grassroots Organizing member team as they launched &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DY147CsDntS/?img_index=1&quot;&gt;Penny University&lt;/a&gt;, a new program for us to come together and build our collective understanding of political, social, and community issues.&lt;br /&gt;
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Apply for a job with Nubian Markets &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiwPpZ_qEfpQf15gVTzR4beUfH3EHaGUs4Np905swATchBYg/viewform&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, or place a catering order with them to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nubianmarkets.com/catering&quot;&gt;hearten&lt;/a&gt; your next event. &lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sidepresents.com/&quot;&gt;SIDE Presents&lt;/a&gt; has recently been hosting an &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DY-T34WD5UY/?img_index=3&quot;&gt;incredibly fun community drawing series&lt;/a&gt; at the Superette Courtyard in Seaport, including live performances and guest models. &lt;br /&gt;
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For Juneteenth, SIDE hosted &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/juneteenth-2026&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Born In The Purple,&lt;/a&gt; a collaborative event featuring live music and arts activations, at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.&lt;br /&gt;
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This July, SIDE will be hosting &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sidepresents.com/upcoming-events/chaypalou&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Chay Pa Lou&lt;/a&gt; a wellness fundraiser in partnership with The Haitian Croissant Foundation and Lululemon Newbury St., which aims to send 30 kids in Ferrier, Haiti to school for free for the 2026–27 year. In August, they are inviting community members to Constitution Beach in East Boston for an all-ages gathering with watercolor and live music, presented in partnership with &lt;a href=&quot;https://z6h1.engage.squarespace-mail.com/r?m=6a4b7cd69a46164e2e198acf&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.savetheharbor.org&amp;w=62f240717650cd5a2fbc9761&amp;c=b_6a43f480c17ef5633132ace4&amp;l=en-US&amp;s=m-6Gnz02CrR_n9Vg_0vVqMySkoU%3D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Save the Harbor&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://z6h1.engage.squarespace-mail.com/r?m=6a4b7cd69a46164e2e198acf&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.savetheharbor.org%2Fbetter-beaches%2Fgrant-information&amp;w=62f240717650cd5a2fbc9761&amp;c=b_6a43f480c17ef5633132ace4&amp;l=en-US&amp;s=28qSQFjuzrgtyn145mZT1IOPolU%3D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Better Beaches&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://z6h1.engage.squarespace-mail.com/r?m=6a4b7cd69a46164e2e198acf&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mass.gov%2Forgs%2Fdepartment-of-conservation-recreation&amp;w=62f240717650cd5a2fbc9761&amp;c=b_6a43f480c17ef5633132ace4&amp;l=en-US&amp;s=OU0b0Lvpu41svpHGtVRRvUtZOd0%3D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;DCR&lt;/a&gt;, and led by artist &lt;a href=&quot;https://z6h1.engage.squarespace-mail.com/r?m=6a4b7cd69a46164e2e198acf&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsquaredotcom%2F&amp;w=62f240717650cd5a2fbc9761&amp;c=b_6a43f480c17ef5633132ace4&amp;l=en-US&amp;s=mf-a0fUarfEca8-Vb6NEEUDFv74%3D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lee Beard (Squaredotcom)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://ujimaboston.app.neoncrm.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=ujimaboston&amp;%7B%7BemailTrackingId%7D%7D&amp;%7B%7BsecureId%7D%7D&amp;linkId=2608474&amp;targetUrl=https://www.sidepresents.com/contact-us&quot;&gt;Reach out&lt;/a&gt; and book a collaboration with them today to spice up your next event; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://ujimaboston.app.neoncrm.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=ujimaboston&amp;%7B%7BemailTrackingId%7D%7D&amp;%7B%7BsecureId%7D%7D&amp;linkId=2608485&amp;targetUrl=https://www.sidepresents.com/sidenotenew&quot;&gt;subscribe to their newsletter&lt;/a&gt; to stay up-to-date on where they’ll be next!&lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.jazzurbanecafe.com/&quot;&gt;Jazz Urbane&lt;/a&gt; hosted a preview on Friday, June 12th, with a forum on the future of Black journalism, co-hosted by Tavis Smiley and Ronald Mitchell, and hosted a brilliant Take 6 concert the following evening on June 13th. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Read coverage in fellow Ujima Portfolio company, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://baystatebanner.com/2026/06/17/jazz-urbane-cafe-opens-in-nubian-square/&quot;&gt;Bay State Banner&lt;/a&gt;; visit their new &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.jazzurbanecafe.com/blank&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; page to get to know their full staff; and make an inquiry for hosting your private event &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.jazzurbanecafe.com/blank-2&quot;&gt;today&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bnclt.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust &lt;/a&gt;(BNCLT), and DSNI, recently received a glowing feature on Mass Live! Read the story &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.masslive.com/news/2026/05/the-little-known-housing-solution-that-kept-boston-families-in-their-homes-through-2-financial-crises.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to learn more about how each organization supports community affordability and aging-in-place. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
BNCLT also hosted its annual gathering for members and donors on July 10th. &lt;br /&gt;
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Participate in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bnclt.org/citc&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;BNCLT’s Community Investment Tax Credit program&lt;/a&gt;, and get 50% of your donation back as a tax credit on donations of $1000 or more!&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bnclt.org/donate-options-2&quot;&gt; Donate&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bnclt.org/membership&quot;&gt;become a member&lt;/a&gt; today.&lt;br /&gt;
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BNCLT is seeking follow-on investment from the Ujima Fund.
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/noscasacafe/&quot;&gt;Nos Casa Cafe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;went viral this spring, with a highly favorable review from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DW2DSG3EcUO/&quot;&gt;Wanna Be Stay At Home Dad&lt;/a&gt;! They were also recently highlighted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DZnWZnSEbyo/?img_index=1&quot;&gt;Black Owned Bos.&lt;/a&gt; ahead of Cape Verde’s incredible draw against Spain in the World Cup. &lt;br /&gt;

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Visit their location at 475 Dudley Street, and order &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.grubhub.com/restaurant/nos-casa-cafe-475-dudley-st-boston/9504240&quot;&gt;delivery&lt;/a&gt; from them via Grubhub.
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ama-boston.com/&quot;&gt;Ama at the Atlas&lt;/a&gt;, one of our three latest investees owned by Pearl &amp;#x26; Law Hospitality, is racking up press! Opening its doors only five months ago, Ama has already received glowing reviews in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/25/lifestyle/ama-atlas-restaurant-allston/&quot;&gt;Boston Globe&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cntraveler.com/hotels/boston/the-atlas-hotel&quot;&gt;Conde Nast Traveler&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2026/02/05/ama-at-the-atlas-allston-restaurant/&quot;&gt;Boston Magazine&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.foxgloveterrace.com/&quot;&gt;Foxglove Terrace&lt;/a&gt;, the second of our three most recent investees, opened in April to its own &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/25/lifestyle/this-boston-rooftop-is-rewriting-script-hotel-bars/&quot;&gt;mentions&lt;/a&gt; in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/05/lifestyle/boston-new-restaurants-spring-2026/&quot;&gt;Globe&lt;/a&gt;.   &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;This June, they launched &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DZaaPdhFPw3/?img_index=1&quot;&gt;foxtracks&lt;/a&gt;: late night curated groves, with Afro House and global sounds (curated by DJ Real P and a slate of great DJs).&lt;br /&gt;
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Make your &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.opentable.com/booking/restref/availability?lang=en-US&amp;correlationId=638a50e1-a8b1-41f8-87dd-32763d88d3a4&amp;restRef=1483036&amp;otSource=Restaurant%20website&quot;&gt;reservation&lt;/a&gt; at their stellar rooftop bar today. &lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.comfortkitchenbos.com/&quot;&gt;Comfort Kitchen&lt;/a&gt; is off to a blazing start to their summer: CK was once again named to The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/04/magazine/the-neighborhood-best-restaurants/&quot;&gt;Boston Globe&lt;/a&gt;’s Best of the Best 2026 list as a neighborhood restaurant we can’t live without! And Executive Chef Sāsha Coleman is featured in Edible Boston’s Summer 2026 &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.edibleboston.com/blog/2026/6/4/scha-coleman-comfort-in-the-kitchen&quot;&gt;issue&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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Founder Biplaw Rai was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DXuIrisD-eQ/&quot;&gt;named&lt;/a&gt; to the inaugural Open Table 2026 Ambassador Council, and is continuing on as a Restaurant Fellow with the Boston Ujima Project!&lt;br /&gt;
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In just the past few weeks, Comfort Kitchen hosted a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DXhy7O4G0Wd/&quot;&gt;Juneteenth Dinner&lt;/a&gt; at Powisset Farm in Dover, MA; a collaboration dinner with Portuguese restaurant Baleia on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/baleiaboston/p/DY2HNXbu2oh/&quot;&gt;June 24th&lt;/a&gt;; and their own Nepali Thali series &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/comfortkitchenbos/p/DZGuy2AlN8t/?img_index=1&quot;&gt;on June 30th&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://bostonwhileblack.com&quot;&gt;Boston While Black&lt;/a&gt; (BWB) built a momentous summer this year, as co-hosts and Brand Activation Partners for the World Cup watch parties at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/Dak-ZHOB3Pq/?hl=en&quot;&gt;Boston Fan Zone&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;

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They also recently launched new merch, &lt;a href=&quot;https://bostonwhileblack.com/shop&quot;&gt;live online&lt;/a&gt;! Pick up a t-shirt, fan, and other items to show love and rep BWB.&lt;br /&gt;

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Boston While Black is currently &lt;a href=&quot;https://hiring.bostonwhileblack.com&quot;&gt;hiring&lt;/a&gt;! Check out their &lt;a href=&quot;https://bostonwhileblackcareers.com/&quot;&gt;career center&lt;/a&gt; for more opportunities, as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://commonwealthkitchen.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Commonwealth Kitchen&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;recently spotlighted &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DY4sqMUEbtu/?img_index=1&quot;&gt;Gebeta Catering&lt;/a&gt;, one of our food vending partners for this year’s We Create The World Juneteenth Festival at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://juneteenth.ujimaboston.com&quot;&gt;ICA&lt;/a&gt; location! And they’re now popping up at SoWa’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DZQFF_ARXqa/&quot;&gt;Open Markets e&lt;/a&gt;very Sunday from 11am–5pm, at 450 Harrison Avenue. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Our Good Business Alliance Team &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DZnbBD1RnuP/&quot;&gt;dropped by in June&lt;/a&gt; to present Commonwealth Kitchen with our Good Business Alliance sticker, for their work in supporting local food vendors and Boston’s small business ecosystem. &lt;br /&gt;
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They recently joined the &lt;a href=&quot;https://seatthetable.org&quot;&gt;Seat the Table coalition&lt;/a&gt;, a national coalition advocating for work permits for long-term immigrants across the food system&lt;br /&gt;

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Commonwealth Kitchen is also launching the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DalRbONxE2A/&quot;&gt;CommonTable Fund&lt;/a&gt; pipeline, connecting local farmers, CWK entrepreneurs, and YMCA programs to ensure that young people are fed. Donate today to support this &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.commontablesf.org/give&quot;&gt;initiative&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;a href=&quot;https://shantiboston.com&quot;&gt;Shanti&lt;/a&gt; is winning awards left and right this spring: Named a &lt;a href=&quot;https://bostonchamber.com/press-release/chamber-announces-2026-small-business-of-the-year-honorees/&quot;&gt;Small Business Champion&lt;/a&gt; by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, and voted the #1 spot for takeout in Roslindale Village Main Streets’ &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DYU-c0bp9em/&quot;&gt;latest poll&lt;/a&gt;, Shanti is suffering from success!&lt;br /&gt;
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Shanti was also named to the Boston Globe’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://apps.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2026/06/best-of-the-best-restaurants-things-to-do/&quot;&gt;best of the best&lt;/a&gt; list for cheap eats in 2026!&lt;br /&gt;
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Additionally, Shanti participated as a vendor in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DaRCi8-j7bO/&quot;&gt;Boston Harbor Bites&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DZVXpjLoHrj/&quot;&gt;Dorchester WatchFest&lt;/a&gt; for the 2026 World Cup.&lt;br /&gt;

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Join them &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.shantiboston.com/reservations&quot;&gt;in-person&lt;/a&gt; to get a taste of the talk of the town.</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>Yamacu founder Salimata Bangoura has shut down the juice company and is founding a new beverages venture, Juice Rebel, exploring a different model for revenue. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Juice Rebel recently supported Cupcake Therapy on the launch of their brick and mortar location with a mocktail menu, circulating knowledge across the Good Business Alliance.</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;span class=&quot;caption-photos&quot;&gt;The Spark FM Online crew (from left) Antoinette Johnson, Segun Idowu, Former City of Boston’s chief of economic opportunity and inclusion; Danielle Johnson, Trystin Johnson. Courtesy of Spark FM.&lt;/span&gt;</image:caption>
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                                            <image:caption>&lt;span class=&quot;caption-photos&quot;&gt;Boston While Black’s 2025 Family Reunion. &lt;/span&gt;</image:caption>
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