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Opinion: Christopher Columbus has no place in Bridgeport

By Gemeem Davis, Calabria Gale Heilmann It’s hard to believe that we are here. Again. But as they say, those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, while Mr. Floyd was handcuffed, lying face down in the street,...

Beyond the Rollercoasters: How Fixing Fathers is Building a Foundation for Hamden’s Youth

HAMDEN — On a late August day that felt like the final, triumphant exhale of summer, a massive DATTCO bus idled on the pavement, its doors open to a group of young people and families ready for a day of escape. But for the organizers at Fixing Fathers Inc.,...

Landlord Orders Westville’s Manjares To Leave

by Brandon Cortes At Manjares’ 10-year celebration in 2019. Maya McFadden Photo Credit: Maya McFadden file photo Manjares, the Latin American restaurant and café that has anchored Westville Village’s corner of West Rock and Whalley avenues in Westville since 2009, has been told it must vacate its space by Sept. 30...

To Woonerf, Or Not To Woonerf?

by Laura Glesby Which is the best way to respect the history of the New Haven Green: Pedestrianizing the part of Temple Street that runs through the middle or keeping the road open to cars? The Historic District Commission found itself divided on that question at a Thursday special meeting about...

Stephen A. Smith’s problem isn’t his opinions. It’s accountability

By Joseph Williams NABJ called him out over Black women. His response suggests Smith can dish it out but can’t take it. Stephen A. Smith says NABJ’s Thumbs Down Award was “Christmas arriving early.” But his furious reaction to criticism from an organization he once embraced reveals something more interesting about...

Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections

by MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters are expected on the National Mall on Friday for a rally in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm elections, following a wave of changes to voting laws and redistricting that civil rights groups have...

Young Black Men Suffering in Silence A curse that can be Broken

Source: BlackPressUSA Newswire By Dominic Boston As a young Black man, this topic is personal to me. When people discuss mental health, they usually don’t picture someone who looks like me. Instead, Black men are often seen as strong, tough, or able to handle anything life throws at us. Growing up, I was...

Stephen A. Smith’s problem isn’t his opinions. It’s accountability

By Joseph Williams NABJ called him out over Black women. His response suggests Smith can dish it out but can’t take it. Stephen A. Smith says...

Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections

by MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters are expected on the National Mall on Friday for a rally in support of...

Young Black Men Suffering in Silence A curse that can be Broken

Source: BlackPressUSA Newswire By Dominic Boston As a young Black man, this topic is personal to me. When people discuss mental health, they usually don’t picture someone...

Spruce Street Baptist Church to Posthumously Honor Renowned Gospel Artist Sir J. Robert Bradley “Mister Baptist”

By Tn Tribune Source: Black Press USA Wire NASHVILLE, Tennessee – During Gospel Music Heritage Month, the Spruce Street Baptist Church Music Department will present “Songspiration,”...

COMMENTARY: Our Voices: Budget Season Begins

By Mayor Eric L. Johnson Source: Black Press USA Wire Dallas is building its next budget on a strong foundation focused on public safety and government...

IN MEMORIAM: Dolly Parton Dead at 80 — How She Built a Legacy of Love and Earned Her Place in Black Culture

By Alexandria Green-Jones Source: BlackPressUSA Newswire Before some of us knew Dolly Parton as the Queen of Country Music, we knew her as the woman behind...

AI’s data center boom keeps finding Black communities

by Willy Blackmore Word in Black The pattern is becoming a little too familiar: The artificial intelligence boom is fueling an unprecedented demand for data...

Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony’s request for new trial in deadly stabbing at track meet

by JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge denied a new trial for Karmelo Anthony on Saturday in the stabbing death of...

NYS takes on ICE with $7.25M toward legal services for unaccompanied minors

by Tandy Lau In 2015, then-NYC Public Advocate Letitia James personally represented a tenth grader whom she identified only as “Keybi” in immigration court. The...

Trump underwater in 47 states and DC, new projection finds

A new YouGov/Economist projection shows President Donald Trump has negative net job approval in 47 states and Washington, D.C., with only Wyoming, Idaho and...
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ICE reportedly arrested nearly 100 people across Connecticut this week: What we know and don’t know

By Joshua Eaton, Staff Writer Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 100 people across Connecticut this week, according to the immigration rights group Danbury Unites for Immigrants...

Beyond the Rollercoasters: How Fixing Fathers is Building a Foundation for Hamden’s Youth

HAMDEN — On a late August day that felt like the final, triumphant exhale of summer, a massive DATTCO bus idled on the pavement, its doors open to a...

Landlord Orders Westville’s Manjares To Leave

by Brandon Cortes At Manjares’ 10-year celebration in 2019. Maya McFadden Photo Credit: Maya McFadden file photo Manjares, the Latin American restaurant and café that has anchored Westville Village’s corner of...

To Woonerf, Or Not To Woonerf?

by Laura Glesby Which is the best way to respect the history of the New Haven Green: Pedestrianizing the part of Temple Street that runs through the middle or keeping...

Schools Scramble To Keep Kids Cool Before Opening Day

by Laura Glesby Chief of School Operations Paul Whyte goes through the school buildings in need of A/C fixes at Monday’s hearing. Credit: Laura Glesby Photo Several schools will lack proper...

Schools OK $656k Math Curriculum

by Maya McFadden New Haven’s school board unanimously approved locking in another year of online math programming amid concern over how long students spend on screens all day. The unanimous vote...

Flooding Pushes 4 Lincoln-Bassett Classes To Wexler-Grant

by Laura Glesby Four early elementary Lincoln-Bassett School classes will start off the school year in Wexler-Grant classrooms, after a burst sprinkler flooded parts of the building earlier this week. New...

Bysiewicz Decries “Lawless” ICE “Fear Campaign”

by Paul Bass Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz returned from Connecticut Ground Zero of the Trump Administration’s renewed deportation campaign with a verdict: The feds are defying decency and the law...

4,000 Cars Illegally Pass School Buses Over Summer Break

by Dereen Shirnekhi As the start of the school year nears, the number of drivers caught on camera illegally blowing past school buses has grown to 12,000 — with half...

State Leaders Celebrate Women’s Progress, But Say There’s Still Work to Be Done

by Jamil Ragland HARTFORD, CT — On a day to commemorate women’s suffrage, a bipartisan group of state leaders celebrated the progress women have made over the last 100 years...

CT Sues Postal Service Over Mail-In Voting Rules

by Donald Eng HARTFORD, CT — Connecticut is part of a 25-state coalition filing a lawsuit against the United States Postal Service (USPS) challenging its new rule that purports to...

Two Rembert “Guardian Angels” Watch Over Bassett Street

By Lucy Gellman Katro Storm climbed onto a section of bright green scaffolding, the surface glowing in the sun-drenched summer morning. Crouching down, he stopped at a stitch of...
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Stephen A. Smith’s problem isn’t his opinions. It’s accountability

By Joseph Williams NABJ called him out over Black women. His response suggests Smith can dish it out but can’t take it. Stephen A. Smith says NABJ’s Thumbs Down Award was...

Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections

by MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters are expected on the National Mall on Friday for a rally in support of...

Young Black Men Suffering in Silence A curse that can be Broken

Source: BlackPressUSA Newswire By Dominic Boston As a young Black man, this topic is personal to me. When people discuss mental health, they usually don’t picture someone...

Spruce Street Baptist Church to Posthumously Honor Renowned Gospel Artist Sir J. Robert Bradley “Mister Baptist”

By Tn Tribune Source: Black Press USA Wire NASHVILLE, Tennessee – During Gospel Music Heritage Month, the Spruce Street Baptist Church Music Department will present “Songspiration,”...

COMMENTARY: Our Voices: Budget Season Begins

By Mayor Eric L. Johnson Source: Black Press USA Wire Dallas is building its next budget on a strong foundation focused on public safety and government...

IN MEMORIAM: Dolly Parton Dead at 80 — How She Built a Legacy of Love and Earned Her Place in Black Culture

By Alexandria Green-Jones Source: BlackPressUSA Newswire Before some of us knew Dolly Parton as the Queen of Country Music, we knew her as the woman behind...

AI’s data center boom keeps finding Black communities

by Willy Blackmore Word in Black The pattern is becoming a little too familiar: The artificial intelligence boom is fueling an unprecedented demand for data...

Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony’s request for new trial in deadly stabbing at track meet

by JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge denied a new trial for Karmelo Anthony on Saturday in the stabbing death of...

NYS takes on ICE with $7.25M toward legal services for unaccompanied minors

by Tandy Lau In 2015, then-NYC Public Advocate Letitia James personally represented a tenth grader whom she identified only as “Keybi” in immigration court. The...
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