LATEST NEWS

Two Killed In Judson Avenue Shooting

August 5, 2026 0

by Thomas Breen Looking east on Judson Avenue from Mead Street on Wednesday morning. (Updated) New Haven saw its second double homicide of the summer Tuesday night — after someone shot and killed a 19-year-old New Havener and a 25-year-old West Havener on Judson Avenue in the West River neighborhood. The New Haven Police Department (NHPD) announced those shooting deaths in a...

Entertainment

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ prison release date updated again after fight with fellow inmate

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

by Francis Akhalbey, Face2FaceAfrica.com Sean “Diddy” Combs’ prison release date has been pushed back after he got into a fight with a fellow inmate. Per TMZ, records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons indicate that Combs’ prison release date has now been pushed back to February 20, 2028. That was after the 56-year-old’s prison release...

Uncategorized

Fair Haven Library To Close For Pipe Repairs

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

by Dereen Shirnekhi The Fair Haven Branch Library will be closed for most of August, after a late July rainstorm damaged an old pipe. City Librarian and New Haven Free Public Library (NHFPL) Director Maria Bernhey provided that update to patrons on Tuesday. The 182 Grand Ave. library will close on Friday,...

Sports

Williams sisters will be doubles partners at Cincinnati Open

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

by Francis Akhalbey, Face2FaceAfrica.com The organizers of the Cincinnati Open on Monday announced that Serena Williams and her sister, Venus, will be doubles partners at the tournament. The Cincinnati Open is scheduled to take place from August 8 to August 23. The organizers said the Williams sisters received a doubles wild card entry into the tournament. Venus...

Local News

DSA Grows, Weighs Who’s An Ally

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

by Paul Bass Núñez Garcia Tuesday at WNHH FM. Paul Bass Photo Democratic Socialists of America call for higher taxes on millionaires. Josh Elliott is running for governor calling for higher taxes on millionaires. DSA is backing candidates running for office in Connecticut this year. Josh Elliott is not among them. Therein lies...

Local News

City Has Paid $121K So Far For Corrupt Cop’s Defense; Mayor Steps Away From City’s Legal Argument At Trial

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

by Laura Glesby Stefon Morant spent 21 years in prison for a double murder he never committed. His wrongful conviction is one of many poised to cost the city. New Haven has so far paid outside attorneys nearly $1.15 million for legal defenses in Stefon Morant’s wrongful conviction lawsuit — including...

Local News

At Season’s Start, Steelers Set Sights High

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

by Lisa Reisman Members of the 13U New Haven Steelers at pre-pads summer practice including Romeo Ojeda, Kendrix Kelly, Noah Concepcion, David Gaskin, offensive coordinator Demelle Turner, William E.J. McClary, David Gaskin, Jomar Rodriguez, Kayden Wells, Davian “Brodie” Colon, Derrick Greene, Khalil Wooten, Andre Martin, and Landon Murphy. On a recent...

- Advertisement -

NATIONAL NEWS

Continue to the category

National News

Grambling State University marching band to lead 57th African American Day Parade

Inner City News - August 5, 2026 0

by AmNews Staff Report The famed Grambling State University (GSU) Tiger Marching Band is scheduled to lead the 57th African American Day Parade (AADP),...

National News

Father of Georgia school shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison in landmark murder case

Inner City News - August 5, 2026 0

Winder, Georgia (CNN) — Colin Gray, the Georgia father whose teenage son Colt killed four people in a 2024 school shooting, was sentenced Thursday...

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Celebrates New North Atlantic Regional Director

National News Inner City News - August 4, 2026 0

By Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Source: Washington Informer Dr. Tonja L. Ringgold, an educator and Life Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® (AKA), was...

21 Savage and Leading By Example Foundation host 10th Annual Issa Back to School Drive in Stone Mountain

National News Inner City News - August 4, 2026 0

By Atlanta Daily World 21 Savage and His Leading By Example Foundation Host Their 10th Annual “Issa Back To School Drive” at Wade Walker Family...

ICE to stop reporting deaths of recently released detainees amid scrutiny

National News Inner City News - August 4, 2026 0

ICE will no longer report deaths within 30 days of detainees’ release, ending a Biden-era policy as deaths in federal immigration custody rise and...

Furious Trump is considering removing Pirro over Reflecting Pool filing, sources say

National News Inner City News - August 4, 2026 0

President Donald Trump is considering removing Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, over a Justice Department conclusion that problems with...

Father of Georgia school shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison in landmark murder case

National News Inner City News - August 4, 2026 0

Winder, Georgia (CNN) — Colin Gray, the Georgia father whose teenage son Colt killed four people in a 2024 school shooting, was sentenced Thursday...

Kennedy, Oz Contend Fraud Crackdown, Not Skyrocketing Prices, Led Millions To Leave Obamacare

National News Inner City News - August 4, 2026 0

by Julie Appleby, KFF Health News The Trump administration credits its fraud control efforts for the disappearance of millions of people from Obamacare rolls rather...

COMMENTARY: Jim Crow 2.0 at the Pentagon

National News Inner City News - August 3, 2026 0

By Wade Henderson Source: BlackPressUSA Pete Hegseth insists that he is restoring "merit" to the United States military. But after months of dismissals, blocked promotions, and...

Gov. Newsom Signs New Affordable Housing Legislation

National News Inner City News - August 3, 2026 0

By Bo Tefu, California Black Media Source: Wave Community Newspapers Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed new legislation aimed at expanding affordable housing, reducing construction costs and...

- Advertisement -

Digital Paper

Weekly Video

- Advertisement -

OPINION

COMMENTARY: You Are Already Paying for the AI Boom

August 3, 2026

COMMENTARY: You Are Already Paying for the AI Boom

August 2, 2026

COMMENTARY: We Lived It: Why a Different World Still Matters Today — an Ode to HBCUs

August 2, 2026

COMMENTARY: If You Don’t Count It, You Don’t Have to Fix It

August 2, 2026

OP-ED: The AI Industry Is Overlooking Its Greatest Untapped Workforce

July 30, 2026

OP-ED: No More Broken Promises to Black America

July 30, 2026

From My Desk: Don’t Wait for a Crisis

July 13, 2026

COMMUNITY: What Trump’s Presidency Means for Black Economic Mobility

July 12, 2026

OP-ED: 250 Years of America – Progress on the Promise?

July 7, 2026

- Advertisement -

BLACK HISTORY

Clement Morgan, a Harvard first, attorney and activist

Inner City News - February 20, 2024

BLACK HISTORY

The marvelous Dr. John Cordice Jr.

Inner City News - April 6, 2023

BLACK HISTORY

Black History They Never Taught You: The Rich History of African Medicine

Inner City News - February 4, 2026

BLACK HISTORY

Althea Gibson

Inner City News - February 23, 2026

BLACK HISTORY

Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784)

Inner City News - February 2, 2025

Gov. Newsom Signs New Affordable Housing Legislation

Inner City News - August 3, 2026

Share our site

- Advertisement -

Business

Surveillance Pricing Fight: State Senate Debates Bill Banning Retailers from Using AI to Set Prices Based on a Buyer’s Profile

July 29, 2026

Meet the 12-year-old twin entrepreneurs turning plastic into profit with their 3D toy company

July 22, 2026

From Madam C.J. Walker to the Billionaires Club: How Black Wealth Reached Historic Heights

July 13, 2026

Fractional CFO Services Are Unlocking Capital for Black Businesses

June 25, 2026

Master AI or get left behind, but at what cost to Black and Brown businesses?

June 18, 2026

Musk and the $1 Trillion SpaceX Promise

June 16, 2026

How Sam’s Club CEO Latriece Watkins Became One Of The Most Powerful Women In Business

June 5, 2026

View All Business

- Advertisement -

Local News
Latest

Local News

Two Killed In Judson Avenue Shooting

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

by Thomas Breen Looking east on Judson Avenue from Mead Street on Wednesday morning. (Updated) New Haven saw its second double homicide of the summer Tuesday night — after someone shot...

Local News

DSA Grows, Weighs Who’s An Ally

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

by Paul Bass Núñez Garcia Tuesday at WNHH FM. Paul Bass Photo Democratic Socialists of America call for higher taxes on millionaires. Josh Elliott is running for governor calling for higher...

Local News

City Has Paid $121K So Far For Corrupt Cop’s Defense; Mayor Steps Away From City’s Legal Argument At Trial

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

by Laura Glesby Stefon Morant spent 21 years in prison for a double murder he never committed. His wrongful conviction is one of many poised to cost the city. New Haven...

Local News

At Season’s Start, Steelers Set Sights High

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

Local News

2 Arrested For 2024 Murder

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

by Thomas Breen Wicker’s girlfriend Mary Orta: “I was only five months pregnant when my whole world fell apart.” The late Niygere Wicker. Nearly two years after 21-year-old New Havener Niygere Wicker...

Local News

Forbes Top HBCUs 2026: Howard, NC A&T Lead List

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

courtesy of HBCUNEWS.com Forbes Top HBCUs 2026 is here, and it’s the first ranking the publication has ever built just for historically Black colleges and universities. The list highlights 20 schools...

Local News

Ely Center Shines A Spotlight On Young Artists

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

Jarelis Calderon The reception in action. Jarelis Calderon Photos. As artists and art lovers alike walked into the Ely Center of Contemporary Art (ECoCA) on a recent Friday evening, stories...

Local News

A Century Strong: Albertus is Right on the “Money”Albertus Once Again Included in Money’s prestigious “Best Colleges in America” List

Inner City News - August 5, 2026

New Haven, Conn., August 5, 2026 – As Albertus Magnus College prepares to embark on its second century of excellence, it celebrates another milestone: earning a spot once again...

Local News

State Rolls Out $8.5M Food-Aid Program

Inner City News - August 4, 2026

by Thomas Breen Connecticut residents who have been kicked off of food stamps since last December thanks to new federal work requirements can now apply for a one-time $300 state...

Local News

Please Pass The Shado Bene — Plus A Story

Inner City News - August 4, 2026

by Janday Wilson Diaspora distinctions: At the inaugural Sunday Supper Club. Credit: Benita Nnachortam @benitannachortam / NXTHVN Posted inArts & Culture Sunday Supper ClubNXTHVN169 Henry St.New HavenAug. 2, 2026 We nibbled on...

Local News

New NHPS Admin Roles Detailed, Debated

Inner City News - August 4, 2026

by Maya McFadden The city’s teachers union president and a veteran local educator spoke up at last week’s Board of Education meeting to criticize the district for expanding the number...

Local News

Arrested Ex-Police Chief’s Criminal Case Continued

Inner City News - August 4, 2026

by Dereen Shirnekhi Former New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson had a minutes-long court hearing on Tuesday, where his lawyer said that they are still waiting for a report from...