Tyler Jackson, a project facilitator at Maine Inside Out, raises his hand Friday while others rock out to “If Not Us Then Who,” the title song from the organization’s album premiered at the Juneteenth observance at Kennedy Park in Lewiston. The gathering honored the emancipation of enslaved people in America while recognizing the systems and structures of chattel slavery are still intact. “Today is all about connecting community together and bringing people from different backgrounds together,” Morgan Millett of Maine Inside Out said.  Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Lunah Thomas, left, and Josie Debori, both of Lewiston, slide Friday afternoon in Kenendy Park in Lewiston during Maine Inside Out’s Juneteenth: A Change We’re Waiting For. The event honored the emancipation of enslaved people in America while recognizing that the systems and structures of chattel slavery are still intact today. “Today is all about connecting community together and bringing people from different backgrounds together,” Morgan Millett of Maine Inside Out said.  Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal