Barbershop • hair cuts • beard trims • braids

African Restaurant • Come enjoy a taste of back home!

Discover unique, handcrafted treasures: jewelry, housewares, Adinkra symbols, clothing created by Ebenezer Akakpo.

Wool dryer balls, (an eco-friendly, dryer sheet alternative)

Farm

We believe that thriving communities are ones that embrace diversity, connect and encourage the next generation of business leaders, educate and inspire its workforce, and advocate for commerce. There is work to be done here. We see energy, momentum, and enormous potential, and we hustle each day to make Maine a great place to live, work, and play. Together with our membership, we build, lead, thrive.

Radio Station

Keasha D. Marescot, M.D., F.A.A.P.  Pediatrics (Pediatrician)

Kristin H Parris, MD, Internal Medicine physician.

Experience the beauty of naturally dyed rambouillet and alpaca/rambouillet yarns, lovingly sourced from our farm and other regional small farms. Our commitment to quality also leads us to offer other exceptional wool yarns we find in our ongoing search. We believe in knowing your yarn's origin – the wool in our collection comes directly from our farm and nearby small producers. Our wool is minimally processed with a gentle, certified organic wash, resulting in a truly natural feel. We use only natural dyes, derived from plants and insects chosen for their lasting color. Many of our dye plants are even grown on our farm during the growing season. Our colors are vibrant yet naturally balanced, designed to complement each other beautifully. 

Our mission is to expose Black and multiethnic travelers and organizations to the cultural beauty, richness and delightfully friendly people of the gorgeous State of Maine. Our custom curated cultural tours will highlight everything from the arts, entertainment and the spectacular food Maine has to offer visitors from around the World in hopes to help dispel the age old myth of, "why go there it is too cold and too white."

The Abyssinian Meeting House was constructed by free blacks who came together to seek opportunity and refuge. The Meeting House became the cultural center of the community. Meetings, church services, concerts, and a segregated public school, throughout the 19th century. Its members and preachers included former enslaved people, leaders of the Underground Railroad, and unspoken advocates for the abolition of slavery in the United States.  The Meeting House closed in 1917 and was remodeled in 1924 as tenement apartments. Eventually, the City of Portland seized the building for unpaid taxes. The building sat vacant and deteriorating, nearly forgotten, until Deborah Cummings Khadraoui founded the Committee to Restore the Abyssinian Meeting House, and the building was bought in 1998 from the City.