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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...