On Friday, June 19, cultural organizations around Boston came together to celebrate Juneteenth with song, dance, spoken word, panel discussions and visual art.
This year’s celebration reached corners of the art world all across the city, creating one of the largest collective Juneteenth celebrations ever in the Boston art community.
The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists in Roxbury continued its annual tradition of recognizing Juneteenth, this year with a Facebook Live event including music performances, a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation and recognition of community members.
Other black-run arts organizations like Castle of Our Skins also took to the internet to rally community on Juneteenth.
The Museum of Fine Arts, in collaboration with BAMS Fest, put its eighth annual Juneteenth celebration in the hands of Boston’s black artists for panels, readings, artist talks and live artmaking.