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Leonard Gelin

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Testing my new lens (18-150mm)

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Been a min since I gave y’all a cover so why not a full one?

#boston #morethanafeeling #pianocover #reel #content

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Happy Sabbath. Blessed to start off September right and it the right sport of worship.

09/05/26 📸

Shot by @kingleogel754_ X @blck_butterflies_

#templesalemsdachurch #templesalemsda

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I was all over Boston filming most of this yesterday…needless to say it paid off.

#boston #brandnewday #cinematography #shortfilm #content

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Black culture in Boston is not just one neighborhood, one era, or one history lesson. It is a story that stretches from Beacon Hill’s Black Heritage Trail to Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Nubian Square, Blue Hill Ave, Grove Hall, Codman Square, Dudley, Uphams Corner, Franklin Field, and communities all across Greater Boston.

It is the African Meeting House, the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial, the Harriet Tubman statue, the Malcolm X House, the murals, the restaurants, the churches, the barbershops, the schools, the community centers, the Caribbean markets, the African food spots, the block parties, the parades, and the people who kept the culture alive through every generation.

Boston is known around the world for colleges, hospitals, sports, politics, and American history, but Black Boston has always had its own impact on the city.

Its own food.

Its own music.

Its own art.

Its own neighborhoods.

Its own leaders.

Its own athletes.

Its own public servants.

Its own legends.

From activists like Crispus Attucks, Phillis Wheatley, Melnea Cass, Mel King, Ruth Batson, Elma Lewis, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s Boston connection, to athletes like Bill Russell, Reggie Lewis, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Terrence Clarke, and AJ Dybantsa, the influence is much bigger than people realize.

This post does not cover every person, every business, every neighborhood, or every part of the story, but it is a powerful reminder that Black culture is a major part of Boston’s identity.

Not just during Black History Month.

Not just in the past.

Right now.

Every day.

Which slide stood out to you the most?

📍 Boston, Massachusetts

Credit to @kingleoge1754_ for the original work and research.

#Boston #BlackBoston #BlackCulture #BlackHistory #BostonHistory

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Jam session with my bro @kingleogel754_
#saxophones #gospelmusic #gospel #jamsession

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#boston #blackhistory #blackculture #mural #blackboston

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This is a break of tradition for me (I’m not a rapper) but I had some grievances to air out #trump #disstrack #fdt #boston #reel

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Joseph and Isidor kabrit mwen yo 🥹

Masterclass on how to play football 🇭🇹🤌🏾 we may have been eliminated from the World Cup, but we made sure our last lap was something different. @fhfhaiti you’ve inspired the next generation to dream bigger 🔥🔥 see you 2030?? Until then, grenadye alaso forever ❤️‍🔥💯

#haiti #worldcup2026 #edit #boston #reel

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I needa start posting my production work more here, y’all have been showing crazy love on TikTok and I appreciate y’all fr ❤️‍🔥💯

#diaspora #worldcup2026 #remix #boston #magicsystem

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Scenes frm the Boston Haitian Flag Day Parade 🇭🇹🇭🇹 we was OUTSIDE
Happy Haitian Flag Day! 🇭🇹 - LeoFrm508

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PT.2 for our Haitian flag day parade!

📸 @kingleogel754_

#haitianflagday #haitianflagday🇭🇹 #templesalemsda #templesalemdrumcorp

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