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Why Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act is back in front of state lawmakers

by Tandy Lau A bill overturning case law preventing innocent New Yorkers from challenging their guilty pleas with non-DNA evidence resurfaced in the state legislature May 19. Lawmakers originally passed the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act back in 2023 but Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed the legislation in the 11th hour. “How could we accept a system that allowed innocent people to spend...

URBAN AGENDA: Stroke Ain’t No Joke

by Dr. Olajide A. Williams Nearly two decades ago, while leading the newly certified Primary Stroke Center at Harlem Hospital, I partnered with hip hop pioneer Doug E Fresh and the National Stroke Association to develop Stroke Ain’t No Joke. Dougie’s rap song, brought to life through an animated cartoon...

Pope Leo XIV Apologizes For Vatican’s Role In Legitimizing Slavery

By Black Information Network “It is impossible not to feel deep sorrow when contemplating the immense suffering and humiliation endured by so many in stark contrast to their immeasurable dignity as persons infinitely loved by the Lord,” Pope Leo XIV wrote in his first encyclical, per the Associated Press. “For...

Victoria Mboko, 19, responds to report of being Serena Williams’ potential doubles partner

 by Francis Alkhaybey, Face2FaceAfrica.com erena Williams made headlines on Monday when she announced that she’ll be making her professional tennis comeback at the Queen’s Club tournament next week.  Williams, 44, will reportedly be competing in the tournament’s women’s doubles, though she’s yet to announce her partner, PEOPLE reported. But a Monday report from The Athletic stated that Queen’s...

Sisters’ Journey June Survivor of the Month:

My name is Cheryl Lee Raye and my life took a turn in a direction that I did not plan on going. The date that my health GPS started rerouting was September 21, 2022. I had a routine mammogram scheduled at Midstate Medical Center. This is what I’ve been doing...

Why Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act is back in front of state lawmakers

by Tandy Lau A bill overturning case law preventing innocent New Yorkers from challenging their guilty pleas with non-DNA evidence resurfaced in the state legislature...

URBAN AGENDA: Stroke Ain’t No Joke

by Dr. Olajide A. Williams Nearly two decades ago, while leading the newly certified Primary Stroke Center at Harlem Hospital, I partnered with hip hop...

Pope Leo XIV Apologizes For Vatican’s Role In Legitimizing Slavery

By Black Information Network “It is impossible not to feel deep sorrow when contemplating the immense suffering and humiliation endured by so many in stark...

Asian Store Owner Found Not Guilty in Shooting of Black Teen Over a Water Bottle

By courtesy of BlackNews.com Chikei Rick Chow, an Asian convenience store owner accused in the 2023 fatal shooting of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton, who is Black, was found...

‘I regret’: Ex-head of Iowa schools says as he’s sentenced for falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen 

by Dollia Okine, Face2FaceAfrica.com Ian Roberts, the former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, was sentenced to two years in prison on May 29. Roberts admitted...

National Leaders in Miami for First Black-Jewish Alliance in More Than 25 Years

By BlackPressUSA Newswire Historic gathering launched emerging national alliance to combat antisemitism, racism, and division through renewed Black-Jewish solidarity TV personality Van Jones and media executive...

Missing Black Girl, 16, Found Hanging from Tree in N.C.

LOS ANGELES WAVE — Area resident Kenneth Tolbert said he was near the United House of Prayer for All People Church on May 8...

Ledisi Gives Voice to Fats Waller’s ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’

By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Darlene Donloe, Contributing Writer | Los Angeles WAVE LOS ANGELES — Grammy Award-winning singer Ledisi, is showing off her talents in the...

How Doulas Are Supporting Black Mothers in Bakersfield, Where the System Falls Short

By BlackPressUSA Newswire Advocates say doulas are an answer to a nationwide maternal health crisis By Cecil Egbele | Contributing Writer | Bakersfield News Observer It was...

Black Babies Used for Medical Trials by Feds, Lawsuit Filed

By BlackPressUSA Newswire A federal lawsuit filed by prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump alleges that two Black infants were used as subjects in a...
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Nearly 100,000 CT Residents To Have Medical Debt Erased

by Donald Eng HARTFORD, CT — Nearly 100,000 state residents will be receiving letters in the mail starting this week informing them that some or all of their medical debt...

Data: Suicide Among CT Adolescents And Young Adults Fell 18% Since Hotline Launch

by Kate Santini ROCKY HILL, CT — Since the launch of the 988 hotline in 2022, the country has seen an 11% decrease in suicide rates among people aged 15...

CT Joins Six Northeastern States In Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Project In NY

by Donald Eng FILE PHOTO — A test turbine generates power, while in the distance, a row of transition pieces awaits turbine installation at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project,...

The Amistad Center Celebrates 35 Years of Juneteenth

    With a Three-Day Community Celebration Across Greater Hartford       HARTFORD, CT — June 2026 — The Amistad Center for Art & Culture invites the public to...

Ned Lamont claims he eliminated income tax for working families in CT. Is that accurate?

By Paul Hughes, Staff Writer Gov. Ned Lamont continues to campaign on providing big income tax breaks to working families. Lamont, featured here, speaks at the Connecticut Democratic Convention on...

Maestra Gabby Meets The Band Room Boogie

Lucy Gellman Eighth grader Gabrielle Hilton raised her hands and looked over the musicians assembled in front of her, the faintest hint of a smile tugging at the edges of...

City Food Policy Director Fired, Admin Suspended Over Credit-Card “Misuse”

by Thomas Breen The Elicker administration has fired city Food System Policy Director Latha Swamy after finding that she allegedly made at least $5,000 in personal purchases with her city-issued...

“A Neighborhood Anchor” — & Braised Oxtail Dumplings

by Lisa Reisman At Grill-Mon Island on Grand Avenue, customers have fallen hard for Eulita Clarke’s braised oxtail, her jerk chicken and, more recently, her curried goat and honey-fried shrimp....

Young Artists Get “Lost In The Sound”

Ruby Szekeres | May 28th, 2026 Student riffs on Lender's Bagels, once a beloved New Haven business. Ruby Szekeres Photo.   It’s the bagels, rendered in fluorescent pinks and rich...

Residency-Requirement Waivers Established

by Laura Glesby Department heads across City Hall can now request permission from the Board of Alders to live outside of New Haven. On Monday night, the Board of Alders voted...

Panel Rejects DeLauro Challenger’s Convention Complaint

by Thomas Breen A state Democratic Party panel has declined to order a redo of U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro’s endorsement vote — after finding that the “flaws” that occurred during...

Maestra Gabby Meets The Band Room Boogie

By Lucy Gellman Eighth grader Gabrielle Hilton raised her hands and looked over the musicians assembled in front of her, the faintest hint of a smile tugging at the edges...
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Why Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act is back in front of state lawmakers

by Tandy Lau A bill overturning case law preventing innocent New Yorkers from challenging their guilty pleas with non-DNA evidence resurfaced in the state legislature May 19. Lawmakers originally passed...

URBAN AGENDA: Stroke Ain’t No Joke

by Dr. Olajide A. Williams Nearly two decades ago, while leading the newly certified Primary Stroke Center at Harlem Hospital, I partnered with hip hop...

Pope Leo XIV Apologizes For Vatican’s Role In Legitimizing Slavery

By Black Information Network “It is impossible not to feel deep sorrow when contemplating the immense suffering and humiliation endured by so many in stark...

Asian Store Owner Found Not Guilty in Shooting of Black Teen Over a Water Bottle

By courtesy of BlackNews.com Chikei Rick Chow, an Asian convenience store owner accused in the 2023 fatal shooting of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton, who is Black, was found...

‘I regret’: Ex-head of Iowa schools says as he’s sentenced for falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen 

by Dollia Okine, Face2FaceAfrica.com Ian Roberts, the former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, was sentenced to two years in prison on May 29. Roberts admitted...

National Leaders in Miami for First Black-Jewish Alliance in More Than 25 Years

By BlackPressUSA Newswire Historic gathering launched emerging national alliance to combat antisemitism, racism, and division through renewed Black-Jewish solidarity TV personality Van Jones and media executive...

Missing Black Girl, 16, Found Hanging from Tree in N.C.

LOS ANGELES WAVE — Area resident Kenneth Tolbert said he was near the United House of Prayer for All People Church on May 8...

Ledisi Gives Voice to Fats Waller’s ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’

By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Darlene Donloe, Contributing Writer | Los Angeles WAVE LOS ANGELES — Grammy Award-winning singer Ledisi, is showing off her talents in the...

How Doulas Are Supporting Black Mothers in Bakersfield, Where the System Falls Short

By BlackPressUSA Newswire Advocates say doulas are an answer to a nationwide maternal health crisis By Cecil Egbele | Contributing Writer | Bakersfield News Observer It was...
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