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 ...

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is being celebrated across the nation leading up to the holiday on Thursday, June 19. The holiday marks the ...

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….

The House voted 142-1 to designate Juneteenth a legal holiday in Connecticut. The overwhelmingly positive vote belied a difficult debate.

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 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 ...

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.

Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, ... Is Juneteenth a paid holiday in Connecticut? Story by Taylor Delandro • 12h — For more than 150 years, ...

May 4—HARTFORD — The Connecticut House of Representatives passed a bill establishing Juneteenth Independence Day as a legal holiday in the state. The bill was passed 148-1 Wednesday, with two ...

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 ...

Hartford: Juneteenth A March For Justice CT, 2 p.m. A march will celebrate African American culture as well as fight against police brutality. This will be taking place at Bushnell Park at 2 p.m.

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Juneteenth festivities are taking place all across our state as the holiday approaches. “We’re here to celebrate each year and let everyone know the importance of ...