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Back That Thang Up … Again

by Janday Wilson JuvenileToad’s PlaceNew HavenApril 23, 2026 It seemed like everybody at Toad’s Place was hell bent on reminding me that I’m old. Okay, I’m only 37. Sorry to my actual elders. But truly, it feels like lifetimes have passed since I first heard Juvenile’s song “Back That Azz Up.” Not that I could ever escape it or want to. Nearly...

As Contract Negotiations Continue, Yale Unions Hit The Streets

by Mona Mahadevan Yale nurses are not unionized. Even so, Victoria Atkin-Dahm, a certified nursing assistant at YNHH’s St. Raphael’s campus, decided to show up in solidarity. State Treasurer Erick Russell and Gov. Ned Lamont backed up the unions on Thursday. Diane Lazo loves caring for animals at the Yale Animal Research...

T Officials Celebrate Return Of Cheshire Student Taken By ICE

by Donald Eng CTNewsJunkie CHESHIRE, CT — Stuck in ICE detention after being seized on his way to school, a Cheshire High senior not only managed to assist his legal team in winning his release, he didn’t even fall behind on his homework. The student, identified only as Rihan due to...

Gun Bill That Is Lamont Priority Clears CT House

by Donald Eng CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — A bill increasing restrictions on certain types of guns and gun components cleared the state House Wednesday and will now head to the Senate. House Bill 5043, a priority of Gov. Ned Lamont, passed the chamber on an 86-64 vote after about two hours...

CT Leaders Target Deep Fake Porn

by Jamil Ragland HARTFORD, CT – A bipartisan coalition of legislators and state leaders is seeking to give victims of the sharing of non-consensual intimate images another tool to hold perpetrators accountable. Attorney General William Tong, joined by members of the General Assembly’s Judiciary committee, urged legislators to support House Bill...

‘Slavery Was a Good Thing,’ Black Leader Says MAGA Told Him

LOS ANGELES WAVE — U.S. Rep. James Clyburn reveals that some MAGA Republicans expressed positive views on slavery and desire to reinstitute Jim Crow-era...

Pete Hegseth Was Roasted For Quoting Samuel L. Jackson’s Fake ‘Pulp Fiction’ Verse During Pentagon Prayer

 by Christopher Rhodes, Blavity.com US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026....

New find at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello largely built by enslaved workers shows the property still holds secrets

 by Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2FaceAfrica.com For many years now, archaeologists have been studying Monticello, the 18th-century plantation and home of Thomas Jefferson. They, however, keep making new finds. Not...

House Votes To Restore Protected Status To Haitians In US, Defying Trump

By Christopher Rhodes, President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict legal immigration and paint negative, racist pictures of immigrant communities received a congressional rebuke on Wednesday. Democrats, as well...

Elon Musk summoned in France as X faces serious allegations over deepfakes and abuse material

 by Kofie Oppong Kyekyeku, Face2FaceAfrica.com French prosecutors have called on Elon Musk to appear in Paris this week as part of a widening investigation into activity on the social...

Dr. Erica Schwartz Makes History as the First Black Woman to Lead the CDC.

 BlackNews.com Dr. Erica Schwartz is President Trump’s pick to lead the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention. The nomination comes as vaccine policy...

Building Bridges of Support: How AAPI Equity Alliance Is Strengthening California’s Anti-Hate Network

OAKLAND POST — In May 2022, Patricia Roque said she and her parents were attacked after a late-night stop at a fast-food drive-thru in...

American College of Physicians Names First Black EVP & CEO, LeRoi Hicks

SAN DIEGO VOICE & VIEWPOINT — According to a press release from ACP, Hicks’ selection comes after a national search and recommendations for the...
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Union Election On Tap For Yale Postdocs

by Mona Mahadevan Yale postdocs will hit the polls next week to vote on whether or not to join the university’s graduate student-worker union, UNITE HERE Local 33. That vote is...

As Contract Negotiations Continue, Yale Unions Hit The Streets

by Mona Mahadevan Yale nurses are not unionized. Even so, Victoria Atkin-Dahm, a certified nursing assistant at YNHH’s St. Raphael’s campus, decided to show up in solidarity. State Treasurer Erick Russell...

T Officials Celebrate Return Of Cheshire Student Taken By ICE

by Donald Eng CTNewsJunkie CHESHIRE, CT — Stuck in ICE detention after being seized on his way to school, a Cheshire High senior not only managed to assist his legal...

Gun Bill That Is Lamont Priority Clears CT House

by Donald Eng CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — A bill increasing restrictions on certain types of guns and gun components cleared the state House Wednesday and will now head to the...

CT Leaders Target Deep Fake Porn

by Jamil Ragland HARTFORD, CT – A bipartisan coalition of legislators and state leaders is seeking to give victims of the sharing of non-consensual intimate images another tool to hold...

Consumers Could See Lower Bills As PURA Approves Rate Adjustments

by Kenneth Reed am HARTFORD, CT — Customers may get a little relief from electricity bills, depending on their monthly use, Gov. Ned Lamont and other state officials  announced earlier...

4 Of 5 School Pools Could Open This Summer

by Maya McFadden New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) hopes to have four of its five pools open this summer — assuming its latest $250,000 contract is enough to help make...

Unhoused Activists Protest Warming Center Closures

by Dereen Shirnekhi The New Haven independent Dominique Daniels on the steps of City Hall: Where the bag at? Dominique Daniels and his fellow unhoused activists had a resounding message for...

Tong Targets Tech, Trump

by Mona Mahadevan Attorney General William Tong wants to break up big tech. He told New Haven Democrats that if elected to a third term, he would address the cost-of-living crisis...

Protein Bars & Kimchi & Bagels, Oh My

by Lisa Reisman The New Haven independent Onika Bent, founder of Black Girl Kimchi, winning the inaugural Chris Marcocci Emerging Brand Award. In the end, there was no clear winner. Would it...

FAME Principal To Retire

by Maya McFadden The New Haven independent Marisol Rodriguez plans to retire from her role as principal at Family Academy of Multilingual Exploration (FAME), marking the third time so far this year...

Cofield Eviction Cases Drag On

by Dereen Shirnekhi The New Haven independent Paul Bryan Jr. made his way to housing court Tuesday with hopes that he won’t have to come back again, as lawyers and...
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‘Slavery Was a Good Thing,’ Black Leader Says MAGA Told Him

LOS ANGELES WAVE — U.S. Rep. James Clyburn reveals that some MAGA Republicans expressed positive views on slavery and desire to reinstitute Jim Crow-era policies. WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. James Clyburn,...

Pete Hegseth Was Roasted For Quoting Samuel L. Jackson’s Fake ‘Pulp Fiction’ Verse During Pentagon Prayer

 by Christopher Rhodes, Blavity.com US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026....

New find at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello largely built by enslaved workers shows the property still holds secrets

 by Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2FaceAfrica.com For many years now, archaeologists have been studying Monticello, the 18th-century plantation and home of Thomas Jefferson. They, however, keep making new finds. Not...

House Votes To Restore Protected Status To Haitians In US, Defying Trump

By Christopher Rhodes, President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict legal immigration and paint negative, racist pictures of immigrant communities received a congressional rebuke on Wednesday. Democrats, as well...

Elon Musk summoned in France as X faces serious allegations over deepfakes and abuse material

 by Kofie Oppong Kyekyeku, Face2FaceAfrica.com French prosecutors have called on Elon Musk to appear in Paris this week as part of a widening investigation into activity on the social...

Dr. Erica Schwartz Makes History as the First Black Woman to Lead the CDC.

 BlackNews.com Dr. Erica Schwartz is President Trump’s pick to lead the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention. The nomination comes as vaccine policy...

Building Bridges of Support: How AAPI Equity Alliance Is Strengthening California’s Anti-Hate Network

OAKLAND POST — In May 2022, Patricia Roque said she and her parents were attacked after a late-night stop at a fast-food drive-thru in...

American College of Physicians Names First Black EVP & CEO, LeRoi Hicks

SAN DIEGO VOICE & VIEWPOINT — According to a press release from ACP, Hicks’ selection comes after a national search and recommendations for the...

Advocates call for Mamdani to commit to abolishing the NYPD gang database

by Tandy Lau Organizers against the NYPD’s Criminal Group Database fear Mayor Zohran Mamdani may soften his stance on abolishing the policing tool which almost...
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