Our Mission
North Shore Juneteenth Association Inc.
is a group of
community leaders seeking to create awareness about the Juneteenth holiday, educate the broader community about positive aspects
of Black American culture, and dismantle racism by
using events and programming as a tool for change.
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. This was the last group of enslaved Black people to learn of their freedom! Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom. Is a day to reflect on how far we have come and how we will continue to move forward.
Juneteenth is
a day to focus on the complexity of
the Black American experience.
N.S.J.A BOARD MEMBERS
Nicole McClain
Founder/President
Adriana Paz
Vice President
Tamara Kenney
Treasurer
April Deaver
Senior Planning Member
WendyJoseph
Clerk
Our first Juneteenth Celebration and Juneteenth Flag Raising 2017
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