Doreen Wade, the founder and president of Salem United, has been organizing Negro Election Day in Salem since 2014, which has included the parade since 2016. Salem United didn’t host the event ...

SALEM — On Saturday, Salem residents celebrated Negro Election Day with music, barbecue, speeches, and the annual parade from Shetland Park to Salem Willows — 282 years after the first ...

SALEM, MA — Federal election monitors will be in Salem on Tuesday as part of the U.S. Justice Department's efforts to ensure general election voting rights are protected. Salem is one of eight ...

Jul. 14—SALEM — Where many may say "mission accomplished," Salem United says "time for the next mission." The 281st anniversary of Negro Election Day will run at Salem Willows this Saturday ...

Signed and delivered thanks to Gov. Charlie Baker and the state Legislature: Negro Election Day will be celebrated in Massachusetts on the third Saturday in July, starting in 2023.

The other seven cities are Everett, Fitchburg, Leominster, Lowell, Malden, Methuen and Salem. Massachusetts is one of 27 states where the Justice Department is assigning monitors on Election Day ...