JUNETEENTH NEW HAVEN
In the Spirit of Freedom
June 21, 2025, from Noon until 6 PM | Dixwell "Q" House, 197 Dixwell Ave., New Haven, CT
New Haven's festival of Culture & Resources
for the whole family, featuring:
Vendors Showcase
History and Culture
Health & Wellness
Arts and Crafts
Education Support
Music and Dance
Kids Activities
all day long...
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
for Girls & Boys:
The DIXWELL "Q" HOUSE and
WEXLER GRANT SCHOOL
Prizes will be awarded to participants
Schedule and registration coming soon.
Free Fried Dough
for the 1st 100 Children (Youth - 12)
Parents must check in at the Juneteenth tent to get wristbands for their child(ren).
Explore the Diaspora
The AFRO-PUERTO
INFLUENCE
Explore the Afro-Puerto influence on food, dance and island culture
The JAMAICAN CONNECTION
Connecting Cultures with the Jamaican American Connection (JAC)
GHANA
A showcase of art and history from Ghana
SIERRA LEONE
Learn about New Haven's direct connection to our sister city, Sierra Leone: Art/Culture/History
About the CT 29th
The mission of The Descendants of the Connecticut 29th Colored Regiment C.V. Infantry, is to commemorate and perpetuate the memory and assistances of our ancestors who fought so gallantly in the 29th regiment for their manhood, honor, freedom, and glory. We work to preserve their memory and we honor the African American and Native American soldiers of the Connecticut Regiment who were camped in New Haven (at present day Criscuolo Park) and were a part of Connecticut’s contribution to the Civil War with our millennial concept of freedom: Financial literacy, Responsibility, Employment, Education, Diversity, Opportunity preparedness, and Maintenance of health. The members of the 29th promote cultural awareness in activities throughout the year, culminating in the Juneteenth Festival each summer.
We honor those who fought so bravely for our freedom.
The Kiyama Movement (TKM) was officially founded on May 19, 2005, the 80th anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X. The word “Kiyama” means “Resurrection” in Swahili. Interestingly enough, it also means “Judgment Day” in the same language.
TKM’s primary focus is self-improvement. The founder of TKM – Michael A. Jefferson – believes that self-improvement should be the goal of all human beings seeking to enhance the society in which we live and improve our world as a whole. He believes that the creation of a better society and world begins with the improvement of the individual.
Given the unique challenges confronting Black people in American society, TKM has been expressly designed for this population group. Although TKM places a special emphasis on the development and resurrection of Black males the movement recognizes the need for both individual and collective improvement for men and women of African descent in America and throughout the Diaspora (i.e. wherever men and women of African descent may exist in the world.
About Amistad New Haven
Established in 1988, The Amistad Committee, Inc. is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization. The original Amistad Committee was formed 175 years ago in 1839 to raise funds for the legal defense and return voyage of the subsequently liberated Africans who were involved in the Amistad Incident of 1839.
Over the course of the past 25 years. Amistad Committee Inc. has feverishly organized, advocated, struggled and. triumphed in the tasks of erecting the Amistad Memorial (1992), establishing the Connecticut Freedom Trail (1996), facilitating the launch of the Freedom Schooner Amistad (2000) and scores of achievements in the preservation of African and American history throughout Connecticut.
Alfred Marder, age 90, the longtime President of the Amistad Committee says the Amistad story has a "special connection to the New Haven community and its resurrection and celebration has become a great source of pride.” Marder believes that through each of these efforts, new generations become aware that “the struggle against the legacy of slavery is not over.”
We gather to celebrate the preservation and honoring of African and American history in Connecticut and dedicate ourselves to this important cause. The preservation of this history and its lessons are imperative and shall not be forgotten, diminished, erased or. go unrecognized.
Learn. Gather. Remember. Strengthen.
