by Thomas Breen
The City Plan Commission voted unanimously Wednesday evening to approve the construction of 242 new affordable apartments atop adjacent ex-industrial properties in Newhallville.
The “Elm City Lofts” project will see the conversion of an existing five-story former Winchester Arms factory building at 89 Shelton Ave. into 98 new apartments. That industrial building has long been occupied by artists,...
by Staff Report
WINDSOR, CT — Leonard Lockhart of the Windsor Board of Education was recently elected president of the National School Boards Association for 2026-27, according to the group.
Founded in 1940, the association’s mission is to ensure each student everywhere has access to excellent and equitable public education governed...
by Kate Santini
NEW LONDON, CT — As the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2026 prepared to receive their diplomas, a crowd outside the academy was protesting the ceremony’s keynote speaker, President Donald Trump.
About 100 protesters gathered at McKinley Park in New London, located down the road from the...
by Donald Eng
The state Department of Correction is investigating the death of an incarcerated person at Osborn Correctional Institution this morning.
According to the department, at approximately 8:13 a.m. on May 21, 2026, a medical emergency code was called for an incarcerated individual who was in respiratory distress. The man,...
Connecticut municipalities have received a boost in battling two health concerns — lead and PFAS in drinking water — as a result of a $37 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
“These funding announcements will help communities address two of the most important environmental and human health challenges...
THE ATLANTA VOICE — Amy Sherald’s mid-career retrospective, “American Sublime,” opens at the High Museum of Art, showcasing over 35 paintings and her unique...
It’s a historic night of victories up and down the ballot
Higher Heights for America President and CEO Glynda C. Carr released the following statement...
By The Chicago Defender
The Obama Foundation has announced plans for a large public watch party to celebrate the Grand Opening Ceremony of the Obama...
By Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta Daily World stands as the first Black daily publication in America. Started in 1927 by Morehouse College graduate W.A. Scott....
courtesy of HBCUNEWS.com
The NAACP launched a campaign Tuesday calling on Black student-athletes to boycott Southern colleges in the wake of a Supreme Court decision last month that...
by Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2FaceAfrica.com
ong before the British abolished slave trade in 1833, the first slave trade came to an end due to political and other...
By courtesy of HBCUNEWS.com
Former Atlanta Mayor Moves One Step Closer To Making Georgia History
FAMU alumna Keisha Lance Bottoms has won the Democratic nomination for Georgia...
by Thomas Breen
The City Plan Commission voted unanimously Wednesday evening to approve the construction of 242 new affordable apartments atop adjacent ex-industrial properties in Newhallville.
The “Elm City Lofts” project...
by Staff Report
WINDSOR, CT — Leonard Lockhart of the Windsor Board of Education was recently elected president of the National School Boards Association for 2026-27, according to the group.
Founded...
by Kate Santini
NEW LONDON, CT — As the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2026 prepared to receive their diplomas, a crowd outside the academy was protesting the ceremony’s...
by Donald Eng
The state Department of Correction is investigating the death of an incarcerated person at Osborn Correctional Institution this morning.
According to the department, at approximately 8:13 a.m. on...
Connecticut municipalities have received a boost in battling two health concerns — lead and PFAS in drinking water — as a result of a $37 million grant from the...
Once seen as a Republican contender for Connecticut governor, former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart now faces investigations into alleged misuse of city funds.
Erin Stewart became the youngest mayor...
by Laura Glesby
Mayor Justin Elicker: “Fix the problems, and then, yeah, you can have a moderate increase in rent. But not fixing the problem, that’s just not okay.”
“He gets...
by Mona Mahadevan
Stefon Morant told a federal jury this week that he was hundreds of miles away from New Haven at the time of the Hill double murder that...
by Thomas Breen
The City Plan Commission voted unanimously Wednesday evening to approve the construction of 242 new affordable apartments atop adjacent ex-industrial properties in Newhallville.
The “Elm City Lofts” project...
By Lucy Gellman
Husha Hakimi helps students at a station where they could write their name in Arabic. Lucy Gellman Photos.
When Husha Hakimi walked into her first...
By Kwasi Danso |
Just off of Audubon street, Isabelle Meachen was busy at the front desk of Creative Arts Workshop (CAW), chatting with a printmaking student before pausing to...
by Dereen Shirnekhi
The ex-clock factory. Credit: Thomas Breen file photo
The Housing Authority of New Haven (HANH) intends to finally purchase the dilapidated former Hamilton Street clock factory this month...
THE ATLANTA VOICE — Amy Sherald’s mid-career retrospective, “American Sublime,” opens at the High Museum of Art, showcasing over 35 paintings and her unique vision of Black American life.
By....
It’s a historic night of victories up and down the ballot
Higher Heights for America President and CEO Glynda C. Carr released the following statement...
By The Chicago Defender
The Obama Foundation has announced plans for a large public watch party to celebrate the Grand Opening Ceremony of the Obama...
By Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta Daily World stands as the first Black daily publication in America. Started in 1927 by Morehouse College graduate W.A. Scott....
courtesy of HBCUNEWS.com
The NAACP launched a campaign Tuesday calling on Black student-athletes to boycott Southern colleges in the wake of a Supreme Court decision last month that...
by Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2FaceAfrica.com
ong before the British abolished slave trade in 1833, the first slave trade came to an end due to political and other...
By courtesy of HBCUNEWS.com
Former Atlanta Mayor Moves One Step Closer To Making Georgia History
FAMU alumna Keisha Lance Bottoms has won the Democratic nomination for Georgia...
By Erick Johnson
Black Enterprise, a 56-year-old publication that profiles Black business leaders, entrepreneurship, and wealth management, terminated all contracts of its 15 freelance writers,...