Juneteenth Thinking and Doing Day is June 19 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Kamora’s Cultural Corner, 75 Sterling St. in Hartford. Building garden beds, lunch, open mic, video project, labyrinth and a ...

Juneteenth is an official federal holiday and Connecticut recently established it as a state holiday, which will be legally recognized in 2023.. This year, the holiday will be observed on Monday ...

Check NBC Connecticut’s list of events to see the numerous celebrations taking place across the state: Friday, June 18 Norwich: 32nd Annual Juneteenth Day event at 9:30 a.m….

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, ios being celebrated across the nation Wednesday. Black Americans have celebrated Juneteenth since the 1800s ...

Juneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation of the last group of enslaved people, who were in Texas, 2.5 years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

Blessed Sacrament Church at 275 Union Ave. in Bridgeport is celebrating Juneteenth with a holy hour and proclamations. The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m.

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 ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Today is Juneteenth! This is the third year June 19 is a federally recognized holiday in the United States. Many celebrations took place across the state today.

Several Connecticut towns, including Westport and Fairfield, held events to observe Juneteeth Wednesday. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery, marking the day enslaved Black people in ...

Juneteenth is a paid holiday for state employees in Texas, New York, Virginia, Washington, and now Nevada as well. Hundreds of companies give workers the day off.