Shewanda Daniels-Williams and Kimberly Whittaker. Courtesy photo

Nashua residents plan to celebrate Juneteenth and the Black community

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“We get the day off, state buildings are closed, that’s all great and good, but do people really know why?” she said. “It’s about freedom. We broke free from the chains of slavery. That was a time when black people … came together to build community amongst each other and for each other, so if people now in this day and age know what it really was and [what] people did, then maybe it will force us to come back together as a people and unite and just be stronger.” 

Dreaming Black Art: Gateways to a New Awareness Juneteenth Celebration

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Here in New Hampshire, Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) is partnering with the Currier Museum of Art and Seacoast African American Cultural Center (SAACC) to host celebratory events in Manchester and Portsmouth on June 7, 13, and 19, 2024. Programs include an art exhibit and reception, an in-person and virtual in-depth panel discussion, children’s drumming workshop, African drumming, and more.