Marjorie-Ann Knight says she noticed Emancipation Day celebrations taking part in other nearby communities but never in Cambridge and wanted to see that change.
Knight co-founded Rhythm and Blues Cambridge in 2018 with the aim to educate and celebrate Black history. The group’s mission is to provide a safe and engaging space to empower, inform and inspire the Black community in Cambridge.
On Tuesday, the group will host its inaugural Emancipation Day celebrations Tuesday at Civic Square outside Cambridge’s City Hall.
“We are here. We have built our homes here, our children go to school here. We need to build a community here,” Knight told CBC News in an interview.
“We
