by Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this week has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Mississippi.
The death of Kohen Wiley is the latest in a series of troubling encounters with police that have outraged...
By Wave Production
By Erin Kaplan | Guest Columnist
Fifty summers ago, in 1976, journalist and author Alex Haley published his masterwork, “Roots: The Saga of an American Family.”
The timing was exquisite: As the nation celebrated the bicentennial with fireworks and paeans to freedom, “Roots” countered it with a deeply personal,...
The U.S. Supreme Court's Decision On Temporary Protected Status
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 26, 2026) — Melanie L. Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and National Convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR), issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court...
by Karen Juanita Carrillo
New York City’s hot summer temperatures can affect the safety of workers on the job and those exposed to the heat. Ramp agents working on roasting tarmacs, construction crews pouring concrete in exposed sites, delivery workers, street vendors, and warehouse and kitchen staff often have to...
By Michael West, Contributing Writer | Black Press USA Wire
When Isaac Cook sprung into action at San Diego State’s passing tournament this past weekend, the fleet wide receiver did not disappoint. Running effortlessly like a gazelle, Cook caught 4 touchdown passes. From the looks of his highlights on his...
by MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — On Tuesday, South Africa marks the 50th anniversary of the Soweto uprising, when more than 200 young...
By Wave Production
By Erin Kaplan | Guest Columnist
Fifty summers ago, in 1976, journalist and author Alex Haley published his masterwork, “Roots: The Saga of...
The U.S. Supreme Court's Decision On Temporary Protected Status
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 26, 2026) — Melanie L. Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition...
By Michael West, Contributing Writer | Black Press USA Wire
When Isaac Cook sprung into action at San Diego State’s passing tournament this past weekend,...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Many Black investors are in both residential and commercial investing, such as the likes of R. Donahue Peebles. He’s the founder...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — By the end of 2026, U.S. homeowners are projected to put nearly $518 billion toward improving and repairing their homes, according...
By BlackPress of America
By Liz Bell, EdNC.org
Rachel Nelson has worked in child care since she was a 19-year-old college student at the University of...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Golf’s growth is no longer happening only on fairways and driving ranges. In 2025, a record 48.1 million Americans participated in golf,...
by Lisa Reisman
Langley signing her book after this week’s 8th-grade promotion ceremony.
Mortarboard messages on Tuesday.
On her rounds through the halls over the last year or so, King/Robinson Interdistrict Magnet...
by Thomas Breen
Avelo Airlines announced this week that the budget airline is adding a direct route from Tweed New Haven Airport to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico — roughly two-and-a-half years...
by Laura Glesby
Alders Sarah Miller, Caroline Tanbee Smith, and Frank Redente press NHPS leaders on a facilities plan. Credit: Laura Glesby Photo
New Haven Public Schools will soon commission an...
by Thomas Breen
The Connecticut AFL-CIO on Friday endorsed two-term incumbent Gov. Ned Lamont and a slate of other state-office seekers — including New Haven’s Gary Winfield, Pat Dillon, Steve...
by Thomas Breen
The U.S. Attorney’s office announced Thursday that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned a 19-count indictment charging 16 alleged “members and associates” of a New...
by Donald Eng
OXFORD, CT — More than a dozen municipalities and other organizations are in line to receive $5.1 million in state aid to protect homes, businesses and other...
by Donald Eng
HARTFORD, CT — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has added his name to the list of elected officials urging the Connecticut Insurance Department to reject proposed rate filings...
Lucy Gellman
Teichman in action. Lucy Gellman Photos.
A quintet of voices, each of them bright and steady, filled the field house, drifting out toward Sherman Avenue on one side,...
by Dereen Shirnekhi
Assadi with her family, including mom Homa and dad Mohammad Ali, after Metro’s graduation ceremony.
A full house in Fair Haven School’s auditorium.
As Metropolitan Business Academy valedictorian Razia...
by Thomas Breen
City police on Wednesday identified the two men killed in Monday’s double homicide in the East Shore as 18-year-old New Havener Malakai Caraballo and 21-year-old Ansonia resident...
by Mona Mahadevan
Israel and artificial intelligence (A.I.) were on the Democratic-primary ballot in New York on Tuesday — issues that aren’t “quite as resonant” in Connecticut.
That was Gov. Ned...
By Perjah Delgado
“Faith Matters” is a column that features pieces written by local religious figures.
There are moments in grief when nothing anyone says feels like it fits. We often...
by MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — On Tuesday, South Africa marks the 50th anniversary of the Soweto uprising, when more than 200 young people protesting against the apartheid...
By Wave Production
By Erin Kaplan | Guest Columnist
Fifty summers ago, in 1976, journalist and author Alex Haley published his masterwork, “Roots: The Saga of...
The U.S. Supreme Court's Decision On Temporary Protected Status
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 26, 2026) — Melanie L. Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition...
By Michael West, Contributing Writer | Black Press USA Wire
When Isaac Cook sprung into action at San Diego State’s passing tournament this past weekend,...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Many Black investors are in both residential and commercial investing, such as the likes of R. Donahue Peebles. He’s the founder...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — By the end of 2026, U.S. homeowners are projected to put nearly $518 billion toward improving and repairing their homes, according...
By BlackPress of America
By Liz Bell, EdNC.org
Rachel Nelson has worked in child care since she was a 19-year-old college student at the University of...