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Northshore October 2025
Doneeca Thurston was born and raised in Lynn. She knows it as a city rich in diversity, with vibrant Black, Latinx, and immigrant populations. Yet, in professional settings, she has often felt alone as a Black woman. "I sometimes feel like I am only person of color in the room and I know that’s not an accurate depiction of our community," says Thurston, the first person of color to serve as director of the Lynn Museum. "Lynn’s Black history is Lynn’s history, and we need to claim it and celebrate it as such." It is this spirit that drives the Lynn Museum's ongoing exhibition Untold Stories: A History of Black People in Lynn. The e
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