Juneteenth festivities are rooted in cookouts and picnics. Originally celebrated as Black Americans’ true Independence Day, outdoor events allowed for large, raucous reunions among formerly ...

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...

Several Juneteenth celebrations are expected to be held in Connecticut this week. “It very important to come together to help make change,” Sylvia D. Reid, an attorney and attendee of the ...

Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday. Federal legislation signed by President Joe Biden in 2021 officially marked the day, with the state of Connecticut following suit in 2022.

Today is Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday marks June 19, 1865, when Union Army Major General Gordon ...

Thursday is Juneteenth, and on Wednesday, state leaders and local activists held an event in Hartford recognizing the day. Texas defunds border wall Brad Pitt Says He Would Collaborate With Tom ...

Several Connecticut College faculty, staff and students will be actively participating in a series of Juneteenth events this weekend. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is an annual commemoration ...

Jodi Hill-Lilly, the head of Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families, wants state residents to focus on mental health this Juneteenth holiday.

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Thursday is Juneteenth, and on Wednesday, state leaders and local activists held an event in Hartford recognizing the day. A flag raising ceremony, live music and panel ...