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Brookline residents urge board to revisit Juneteenth planning, call for a Black and Brown commission
Summary
Multiple public commenters told the Select Board that this year’s Juneteenth planning excluded Black and brown residents and organizers, urged changes to the event location, and called for a standing Black and Brown commission to avoid repeat exclusion.
Several public commenters used the meeting’s public comment period to criticize how the town selected organizers and a site for this year’s Juneteenth celebration, telling the Select Board the process shut out Black and brown residents and will cast an "ugly cloud" over the holiday.
Donnell O’Neil, a town meeting member and advisory committee member, said the…
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