This week, people across the country will celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Celebrated each year on June 19, the holiday's roots go back to ...

For the first time in state history, Connecticut observed Juneteenth Independence Day as a legal state holiday Monday. Dozens of towns held celebrations over the three day weekend to commemorate the ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were told that they were free, more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The day is ...

Juneteenth celebrations are gearing up in Connecticut. While only recently a federal holiday, Juneteenth was first celebrated all the way back in 1866 by Texans, according to a 2023 Congressional ...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — Across Connecticut, communities celebrated the Juneteenth holiday. Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday. Federal legislation signed by President Joe Biden in 2021 ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut is observing Juneteenth Independence Day as a legal holiday for the first time this year. Juneteenth is also recognized as a federal holiday under legislation ...

As Juneteenth approaches, communities across Connecticut are holding celebrations marking the time when the last slaves in America learned they were free. “It's a beautiful thing to see people in the ...

The head of Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families wants state residents to focus on mental health this Juneteenth holiday. DCF Commissioner Jodi Hill-Lilly said the mental health crisis in ...

BRIDGEPORT — The city partnered with Juneteenth of Fairfield County on Saturday for its 33rd annual parade followed by the Harambee Festival. Juneteenth honors the day in 1865 when enslaved people ...