Boston Square Neighborhood Association

Victor Willams joins TMS.

“It can be so heavy to be a person of color. People take for granted that we are constantly bombarded with aggressions, micro-aggressions, some are very overt some are not, but it wears on a person, and to live in a constant state of crisis and trauma can be heavy," attendee Kimberly Williams said.

For years, neighbors have asked for increased opportunity to build or launch more black-, brown-, and women-owned businesses. Simultaneously residents voiced the need for more local food options that reflect the neighborhood.

Back in 2017, residents of the Boston Square neighborhood were not pleased with Amplify GR’s community engagement tactics and felt that the nonprofit…