Our Mission
North Shore Juneteenth Association, Inc. is committed to celebrating Juneteenth by centering Black American culture and recognizing the interconnected cultures of the African Diaspora. We use education, storytelling, and community programming to confront racism, elevate Black voices, and inspire social change rooted in truth, equity, and cultural pride.
North Shore Juneteenth Association Inc. is a not-for-profit 501c(3) organization. Your contribution is tax deductible. 100% of your donation goes directly toward program and operating costs.
What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth is an American Holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865, the date that enslaved Black people of Galveston, Texas, learned that President Abraham Lincoln had freed enslaved people in rebel states two and a half years earlier. 250,000 Black Americans learned of their freedom on that day!
Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom.
Juneteenth is
a day to focus on the complexity of
the Black American experience.
2026 Events
All Are Welcome!
21
February
2026
Family Friendly Paint Event
Old Tyme Italian
612 Boston St.
2-4:30 pm
location
Lynn, MA
28
February
2026
Reading Frederick Douglass Together
Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church
323 Locust St.
2-5 pm
location
Danvers, MA
N.S.J.A BOARD MEMBERS
Nicole McClain
Founder/President
Tamara Kenney
Treasurer
April Deaver
Interim Vice President &
Senior Planning Member
April Anderson
Membership Management
Gladys Munoz
Community Impact
& Fundraising
Tameca Fowling
Governance
& Fundraising
Elizabeth Figueroa
Volunteer Recruitment & Governance
Daybar Buglar
Fundraising
Our first Juneteenth Celebration and Juneteenth Flag Raising 2017
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