City of Cambridge American Freedmen Commission

The City of Cambridge American Freedmen Commission is a municipal commission established by the Cambridge City Council in 2025 to address the long-term impacts of slavery and related systemic injustices on people descended from those who were enslaved in the United States. Here are the commissioners attending the 2026 Cambridge NAACP Branch MLK Breakfast with: Sumbul Siddiqui, Mayor of Cambridge, Denise E. Simmons, city councilor and former mayor, George ”Chip” Greenidge Jr., chairperson of the City of Cambridge American Freedmen Commission, with fellow commissioners: Paula Paris, Kwame Dance, Jeff Davis, Natassa Mason and Sukia Akiba. PHOTO: CITY OF CAMBRIDGE