Scene from a previous year’s festival. PHOTO: COURTESY AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF BOSTON
Mireille Tushiminina launched the African Festival of Boston 13 years ago to celebrate the Independence Day anniversaries of many African countries, including her native Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then, the festival has become a community staple, bringing together African immigrants around Boston to celebrate their heritage and their chosen home here in the Hub.
“Most of us came from the continent and Boston is…
