Anna Mae Cole
Anna Mae Cole | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Housing activist |
| Organization | Bromley-Heath Tenant Management Corporation |
Anna Mae Cole is a public housing activist in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachsetts.
Cole was a founding board member and the chairman of the tenant management corporation at the Bromley-Heath public housing development in Jamaica Plain established in 1971.[1] The tenant management corporation was the first of its kind in the nation.[2] Cole and the tenant management corporation created a radio station broadcasting exclusively to Bromley Heath residents in 1972.[3] Cole was also a member of the first resident advisory board at the Boston Housing Authority.[4] Cole regularly worked with Mildred C. Hailey, another housing activist, to ensure fair conditions for public housing residents.[5]
Cole was interviewed for the redevelopment of the Mission Extension and Bromley Heath housing project as a former tenant.[6] Cole was a delegate to the National Democratic Party convention representing the 9th congressional district in 1972.[7] Cole narrated a 1978 documentary on the Mission Hill neighborhood and the Bromley-Health public housing development.[8]
The Anna Mae Cole Community Center at the Bromley-Heath public housing development was named after her.[9] The Black Panther Party set up a Breakfast program at the center in 1970.[10]
In 2023, she was recognized as one of "Boston’s most admired, beloved, and successful Black Women leaders" by the Black Women Lead project.[11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ Sims, Carl W. (18 Feb 1971). "Tenant body incorporated to run Bromley-Heath". Bay State Banner. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "How African American Leaders Helped Put People Before Highways in Boston". Jamaica Plain Historical Society. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ Bourne, Kay (12 October 1972). "Community radio available to Bromley-Heath residents". Bay State Banner. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ Boston Housing Authority (2022-09-26). Anna M. Cole, a look at a legend. Retrieved 2025-07-18 – via YouTube.
- ^ Heath, Richard (2016-05-20). "Bromley Heath Homes Renamed for Longtime Housing Leader Mildred Hailey". Jamaica Plain News. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Bromley Heath public housing - Boston TV News Digital Library". bostonlocaltv.org. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "PD43+ » Candidate Profile..." PD43+. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Bromley-Heath history film re-released – Jamaica Plain Gazette". jamaicaplaingazette.com. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ ellie.spinney@tcbinc.org (2023-05-12). "Construction Starts at Mildred C. Hailey Apartments in Boston". The Community Builders. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "The Anna Mae Cole Center Must be Preserved". The United Front Against Displacement. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Black Women Lead". Greater Grove Hall Main Streets. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ Sullivan, Mike (2023-10-04). "Portraits along Blue Hill Avenue honor Boston's Black women leaders". CBS Boston. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ Gaskin, Ed (10 April 2025). Black Women Lead: Boston's Most Admired, Beloved, and Iconic Leaders, 1700 - Present. Independently published. ISBN 979-8317465209.
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