Thursday is Juneteenth, and on Wednesday, state leaders and local activists held an event in Hartford recognizing the day.

Milan Campbell proudly holds up a Juneteenth flag during Stamford's Juneteenth celebration at the Stamford Government Center ...

Connecticut banks and credit unions are "not obligated to close" on legal holidays, including Juneteenth, and they can chose ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist ...

Plus: All Set in Silver Spring to offer Juneteenth-inspired menu; Häagen-Dazs celebrates Gaithersburg opening Saturday with ...

Elizabeth Freeman’s life was amazing. There was nobody like her and there will never be another like her," said the play's co ...

A groundbreaking is scheduled in Virginia for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches. The Juneteenth ...

Although the holiday has long been celebrated in the Black American community, Juneteenth has not always had federal ...

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee Day” or “Freedom Day” and gathered in homes, parks and communities to ...