Town of Brookline Invites Community To Juneteenth Celebration

BROOKLINE, MA — The Town of Brookline is inviting the community to a Freedom March and Juneteenth Celebration at the Brookline Avenue Playground on Sunday, June 19.

A Freedom March will begin at the Florida Ruffin Ridley School, located 345 Harvard Street, at 10 a.m. and proceed to the Brookline Avenue Playground, located at 575 Brookline Avenue.

From there, a celebration will be held starting at 11 a.m. and feature free food, entertainment, games, crafts, raffles, and music by DJ Money Greene.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of African-American slaves on June 19, 1865. The day was first recognized as a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law.

For more information on the history of Juneteenth, click here.