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 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.

Saturday, June 19 is Juneteenth. It is marked by African American families across the nation with cookouts, parades, community festivals, and other events. Communities across Connecticut are celebr… ...

Juneteenth commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — when slaves in ... Every year, African Americans in Connecticut celebrate the holiday with parades, parties, music, dancing and prayer ...

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 ...

Juneteenth is a recognition of a people’s ability to rise above centuries of discrimination and disparity, as well as an acknowledgment that the struggle endures. Get Connecticut public policy ...

Juneteenth commemorates the day when the last Black enslaved people in Texas were freed in 1865. Search Query Show Search. ... Connecticut celebrates Juneteenth with a weekend of events ...