by Laura Glesby The New Haven independent
Imam Bajwa: There is power in the prayer of the oppressed.
Rabbi Schaefer: Spreading light to others doesn’t deplete the flame.
Rev. Scott Marks of New Haven Rising: “I think about my ancestors ripped away from everything they knew, brought to this country to be tortured as slaves” — a life in which “you could...
by Viktoria Sundqvist
More than 20 new Connecticut laws will take effect in whole or in part on Jan. 1, 2026.
Laws passed by the legislature have effective dates of July 1, Oct. 1 and Jan. 1 each year, and certain parts of a law can have effective dates at different...
by Viktoria Sundqvist CTNewsJunkie
HARTFORD, CT — The Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services paid out more than $10,000 in unapproved overtime to an exempt employee, a recent audit has found.
The audit, covering fiscal years 2023 and 2024, also noted that the department paid out 83 hours of overtime...
Whitney Literary Society to Debut at New Haven Museum
New Haven, Conn. (December 19, 2025) –While July 4, 1776, is considered the birthdate ofAmerica, it is the events prior to and since that define much of our shared history. On Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., the New Haven Museum will debut the Whitney Literary Society,...
by Staff Report CTNewsJunkie
HARTFORD, CT — Senate President Martin Looney (D-New Haven), Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk), and senators Martha Marx (D-New London) and Paul Honig (D-Harwinton) in a statement Friday denounced the Department of Homeland Security’s recent U.S. Coast Guard policy revision that removed the explicit designation of...
By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent
The U.S. labor market showed further signs of strain in November, with new federal data revealing rising unemployment, steep losses in government jobs, and worsening conditions...
By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent
Jackson, Mississippi native Evan Turnage, a 33-year-old antitrust lawyer and former top Senate counsel, formally entered the race for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District on December 17,...
Rev. Dr. Johnnie Green, Jr., the President and CEO of Mobilizing Preachers and Communities (MPAC), issued the following statement ahead of tomorrow’s expected Housing...
Black Art In America™ (BAIA) is proud to announce the acquisition of two significant artworks by a Fortune 500 corporation for its permanent corporate fine art...
By Shantay Robinson Article courtesy of blackartinamerica.com
The heavily publicized incidences of racism in this country in recent times are weighing on the consciousnesses of museum curators. They...
One Republican lawmaker called Trump's post "inappropriate and disrespectful."
ByLauren Peller and Hannah Demissie
Rob Reiner's streak of hit films was a 'miracle,' critic saysFilm and...
By Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer
In our workplaces, in our communities and in our government, the right to vote is how working people make our...
NEW YORK, NY (December 15, 2025) -- Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), today slammed President Trump’s comments over...
by Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku, Face2FaceAfrica.com
The White House is fighting against calls to restore live American Sign Language interpretation at press briefings, arguing in court that such a requirement would...
by Isaac Morgan, BlackDoctor.com
San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against 10 major food and beverage companies, accusing them of selling ultraprocessed foods that city officials...
By BlackHistory.com
Everybody knows who Martin Luther King, Jr. is, and what he did as a civil rights hero to contribute to freedom and equality for...
by BlackDoctor.org
When we think about remarkable changes in the world, it’s clear that Black women have played a significant role, ranging from fashion trends to...
by Laura Glesby The New Haven independent
Imam Bajwa: There is power in the prayer of the oppressed.
Rabbi Schaefer: Spreading light to others doesn’t deplete the flame.
Rev. Scott Marks of...
by Viktoria Sundqvist
More than 20 new Connecticut laws will take effect in whole or in part on Jan. 1, 2026.
Laws passed by the legislature have effective dates of July...
by Viktoria Sundqvist CTNewsJunkie
HARTFORD, CT — The Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services paid out more than $10,000 in unapproved overtime to an exempt employee, a recent audit...
Whitney Literary Society to Debut at New Haven Museum
New Haven, Conn. (December 19, 2025) –While July 4, 1776, is considered the birthdate ofAmerica, it is the events prior to and since that define...
by Staff Report CTNewsJunkie
HARTFORD, CT — Senate President Martin Looney (D-New Haven), Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk), and senators Martha Marx (D-New London) and Paul Honig (D-Harwinton) in a...
by Mona Mahadevan
The Trump administrati
on’s sudden funding cuts to groups that support school-based social services in low-income communities has imperiled after-school sports, reading help, and mental health services at...
by Thomas Breen The New Haven independent
NHPS Athletics Director Erik Patchkofsky (right) with student athletes Chauncey Caver, Deanna Moore, and Gerome Barnes.
New court, new track.
Dozens of student athletes, school...
by Brian Slattery
Caribbean Indigenous Resistance / Resistencia indígena del Caribe ¡Taíno Vive!Peabody MuseumThrough June 21, 2026
Archeologist and curator Stephanie Bailey explained that in her Puerto Rican family, her grandmother...
by Maya McFadden The New Haven independent
Unlike in Hartford, Waterbury, East Haven, Hamden, New Canaan, Westport, Branford, and North Haven, New Haven’s public schools will return from winter break...
by Dereen Shirnekhi The New Haven independent
HANH Prez Draughn, confident that housing authority will close on clock shop property.
The ex-clock factory, in September. Credit: Thomas Breen file photo
The Housing...
by Laura Glesby The New Haven independent
Starting in 2026, New Haveners exiting prison will be dropped off at Goodwill of Southern Connecticut’s office at 61 Amity Rd. — instead...
by Maya McFadden The New Haven independent
New Haven Academy’s Fana Hickinson: “I have felt both extremely proud and also extremely disrespected by the process.”
On the second floor of City...
by Julie Martin Banks
A Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a South Windsor Democratic candidate for Town Council who said he was denied a seat despite...
by Donald Eng
HARTFORD, CT — Those struggling the most as a result of federal budget cuts to support programs will get some relief, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.
Lamont on...
by Donald Eng
WEST HARTFORD, CT — Connecticut could see more than 800 new housing units in 13 communities through a round of state brownfield remediation grants totaling $28.2 million.
State...
Lucy Gellman
Emma Kreidler and Glow Torres. Lucy Gellman Photos.
The king was dead, but the porter didn’t know that yet, and the knocking all seemed like a bit much this...
by Pauline W. Mansfield Courtesy of BlackArtinAmerica.com
The highly acclaimed artwork of story quilter Phyllis Stephens has graced the walls of collectors and major art galleries worldwide for forty-five years. Ms. Stephens...
by Thomas Breen
With the city’s zoning director and four downtown-area alders arrayed around him, Mayor Justin Elicker signed into law a zoning update designed to encourage the development of...
by Thomas Breen
The head of a Norwalk-based nonprofit has asked the Board of Alders to extend a previously approved tax break before it expires on Dec. 31 — to...
by Mona Mahadevan
One of the new homes on Hazel Street.
One of the light-filled, airy living spaces.
Jim Paley: “Bridgette inspires people to want to own their homes.”
Over the last...
By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent
The U.S. labor market showed further signs of strain in November, with new federal data revealing rising unemployment, steep losses in...
By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent
Jackson, Mississippi native Evan Turnage, a 33-year-old antitrust lawyer and former top Senate counsel, formally entered...
Rev. Dr. Johnnie Green, Jr., the President and CEO of Mobilizing Preachers and Communities (MPAC), issued the following statement ahead of tomorrow’s expected Housing...
Black Art In America™ (BAIA) is proud to announce the acquisition of two significant artworks by a Fortune 500 corporation for its permanent corporate fine art...
By Shantay Robinson Article courtesy of blackartinamerica.com
The heavily publicized incidences of racism in this country in recent times are weighing on the consciousnesses of museum curators. They...
One Republican lawmaker called Trump's post "inappropriate and disrespectful."
ByLauren Peller and Hannah Demissie
Rob Reiner's streak of hit films was a 'miracle,' critic saysFilm and...
By Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer
In our workplaces, in our communities and in our government, the right to vote is how working people make our...
NEW YORK, NY (December 15, 2025) -- Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), today slammed President Trump’s comments over...
by Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku, Face2FaceAfrica.com
The White House is fighting against calls to restore live American Sign Language interpretation at press briefings, arguing in court that such a requirement would...