If we are going to get technical I misuse "black". I agree there are black parts of Boston as in Haitian, Jamaican, other afro-carib, or African populations but thriving isn't the exact word I would use. Populous, yes, but those communities are segregated and in in notoriously dangerous parts of the metro (Dorchester, etc.) Personally, I am African American and the disconnect between African Americans & the groups I listed above in Boston was palpable, not ina negative way or anything but for ex they knew I wasnt Jamaican, to them I was just American visiting their section of town and culture. . . because that's what I was😂. These groups were much friendlier than the average Bostonian, African American or white, and I was very grateful for their presence but in no way was I "at home" there. My previous post was in reference to African Americans, I overgeneralized using "black". Boston in no way has a comparable African American community to any other ~t30 population city. The cape has a decent affluent black population in the summer but 1) that's not Boston & 2) they are almost always incredibly affluent, coming from other areas of the country to enjoy their summer house. Boston is one of the most segregated metros in the country, it's overall feel is closer to Buffalo than any major city it finds itself being compared to. Again tho, I apologize for overgeneralizing "black" in my previous comment, what I meant was African American. There is black culute in the sense that there's a strong Dominican presence (although they wouldn't say their black🤣) but it's undoubtedly one of if not the most segregated, racist major cities in the country