Afrimerican Culture Initiative Inc.

Afrimerican Culture Initiative Inc., or ACI, is a Hyde Park educational nonprofit that researches, develops and leads Boston’s Trail of Tears tour series. The three guided experiences explore African American displacement in Boston through redlining, urban renewal and gentrification. Alongside the tours, the organization offers workshops and speaking engagements, extending the same subject matter to audiences beyond the tour groups themselves.

The organization’s broader work focuses on cultural diversity, equity and inclusion, which it abbreviates as CDEI, in Boston’s multicultural communities, an approach it pairs with what it calls Restorative Project Management. Its educational programs run through the Afrimerican Academy, and it produces media through Afrimerican TV. It also collaborates with local institutions, describing its mission as engineering restorative bridges in underserved multicultural communities.

What to Know

• Young people can apply to become youth summer tour guides.
• Meet Boston lists the tours as walking and guided tours suited to groups.
• The organization is also listed under meeting services in the Meet Boston directory.