Boston Black Market and Enricment Center

Boston Black Market and ​Enrichment Center is a Black owned retail and arts enrichment center located in the Northwest, Logan section of Philadelphia. We are the Philadelphia headquarters for No Question No Secret Fashions and artwork by local visual artist and arts educator Jihan A. Thomas. We offer a variety of creative arts experiences for both youth and adults.

Address: 1028 W. Rockland Street
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 1:30pm-6:00pm
Email: bostonblackmarket20@gmail.com
Instagram: @bostonblackmarket20

Our Story

BBM opened it's doors in the summer of 2020. Opening a store during a pandemic and racial uprisings wasn't easy, but we decided to make the aggressive decision to empower ourselves and contribute to the economic, creative and cultural fabric of our neighborhood and community.

Black Placemaking:
We Are Here for the Hood

BBM recognizes the importance of Black placemaking. Historically these spaces are where Black and Brown people can gather, ideate and share stories, information and happiness despite the structural barriers that face our Black and Brown communities of color.

BBM strives to be a part of the fabric that continues this legacy and offer a space that serves the community through collective economics, creativity and Black spatial resistance.

Our Foundation

At the Boston Black Market and Enrichment Center our structure is based in the NGUZO SABA. These are the seven principals of Kwanzaa. These principles include: Unity, Self-Determination, Collective Work and Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity and  Faith. These principals offer us a spectrum of ways to develop and enhance our humanity in relationship to our community, Philadelphia and the world.

Ujamaa: Cooperative Economics and Kuumba: Creativity are the principals that help guide the work we do.