President Joe Biden made Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S., a federal holiday in ...

A group of activists seeking prison reform chose Juneteenth to speak out about what they called the inhumane treatment people endure while incarcerated by the Connecticut Department of Correction.

Juneteenth is more than just a day off from work—it's a time to remember the struggles and triumphs of African Americans ...

These are the top news stories in Connecticut for June 19, 2025 at 10 p.m.

Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned ...

Across Connecticut, communities celebrated the Juneteenth holiday. Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday. Federal ...

A historic Black family is getting recognition in Simsbury this Juneteenth. In the 1770s, a man named Peter Jackson was ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday.

Juneteenth celebrations are taking place across the state today, despite efforts from the Trump administration to roll back ...

Some parts of the U.S., such as Phoenix, Arizona, are famously hot without the mugginess. Phoenix and nearby desert regions ...