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Juneteenth Jam 2026: Salem Celebrates Freedom, Joy, and Legacy at Charlotte Forten Park
There are days when you can feel a whole city show up for each other — and Juneteenth Jam 2026 in Salem was one of them. On Friday, June 19, Charlotte Forten Park filled up with music, crafts, a Black-owned pop-up market, and a community honoring freedom together. We grabbed our cameras and spent the day soaking it in, and
From Celebration to Change: Honoring Black Business Excellence and Building Lasting Impact Together
Community Catalysts: Celebrating Juneteenth and Empowering Black Business Excellence Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, which is the day enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas finally learned of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It’s a day rooted in delayed justice, hard-won freedom, and the resilience required to keep moving forward. Juneteenth reminds us that freedom isn’t
Local Black Excellence on Display at Lynn City Hall — Meet the Woman Behind the Movement
Author: John, Content Director at Creative Collective, covering community and culture across Essex County’s North Shore. A snowstorm might have delayed the party, but it didn’t slow down the mission. The Local Black Excellence display, curated by North Shore Juneteenth Association Inc. (NSJA), is up right now in the foyer of Lynn City Hall — and it’s well worth a
