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Human Connection > A.I., At Co-Op Graduation

by Mona Mahadevan Thea Jade Barbieto: “Whether you do it confidently or do it scared, time will pass anyway.” Nyota-Uhura Jackson receives her diploma. “Our graduating class is told that art will die, and that the future is bleak because of A.I. But what A.I. cannot replicate is human connection,” Nyota-Uhura Jackson told her fellow 2026 graduates of Cooperative Arts and Humanities...

Drag Queen Bambi Tells a Story

by Judy Lee Drag StorytimeBabes & BeansSpruce CoffeeNew HavenJune 19, 2026 Blaze lunged at his mom’s plate of brownie crumbs. After this plan failed, he regrouped by silently staring at his other friends, before suddenly grabbing at a new friend’s headband. But when drag queen Bambi Olivia Melrose, in her rainbow...

City Budget, Resilience Directors Resign

by Laura Glesby City Hall is losing two directors who spearheaded the budget process and the Community Resilience department, along with a violence prevention program manager, each of whom is taking a new job. According to the city’s latest weekly personnel report, Shannon McCue stepped down from her role as budget...

Black Pride, Shining Brightly, Grows Its Footprint

Linda-Cristal Young   Amidst the red and white sheen of inflatable Poké Balls, greater New Haven was feeling the realness—and the love. At the center of a makeshift stage, a contestant took a beat, lifted her arms, and then strutted forward with the precision of a dancer who had been...

Bermúdez’s Campaign Kickoff Bridges Fair Haven, Heights, Hartford

by Adele Haeg Bermúdez’s friend Iris Rodriguez with a sign touting one of the state rep candidate’s priorities. Bermúdez’s daughter Aveline (right) sang happy birthday to Hartford City Council member and Hartford Hot Several band leader Josh Michtom before they all crossed the bridge. Hill Alder Evelyn Rodriguez held up a handmade...

PRESS ROOM: Chemico Named a 2025 Supplier of the Year by General Motors

By The Allen Lewis Agency Southfield, Mich. (June 17, 2026) – General Motors (GM) recognized Chemico as a 2025 Supplier of the Year in the...

Obama Center opens in Chicago with a call to defend democracy and a celebrity crowd

by SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Former President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday with a call to defend democracy as three former...

Trump presents the Medal of Honor to 3 veterans for heroism in Vietnam, Afghanistan

President Donald Trump has given the Medal of Honor to three veterans, honoring acts of heroism in Vietnam and Afghanistan WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump...

World Cup has arrived, so NYC preps for tourist bump and ICE hassles

by Ariama C. Long By ARIAMA C. LONG The Department of Homeland Security confirmed in May that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would be...

Kash Doll, Fetty Wap, Kierra Sheard to Headline Hart Plaza Juneteenth Celebration

By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Staff Writer | The Michigan Chronicle The Hart of Detroit Festival will return to Hart Plaza on Friday, June 19, bringing together...

COMMENTARY: THE Truth is the Light

By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Rev. Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr. | The Christian Recorder Psalm 145:3 – NRSV – _Great is the Lord, and greatly to...

651 ARTS headed back ‘Outside’ for annual Juneteenth celebration

by MATTHEW ALLEN 651 ARTS, one of Brooklyn’s preeminent organizations for African diasporic performing arts, is set to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 20, with...

Save Harlem Now! is keeping historic preservation relevant

by MICHAEL HENRY ADAMS Save Harlem Now! (SHN!) recently celebrated their 11th anniversary with the landmarked, neo-Gothic Riverside Church as the setting for their third...

On the voting rights trail, bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight

by BILL BARROW Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights and were beaten by Alabama state troopers...

Not Just a Southern Issue: Advocates Say SCOTUS Voting Rights Decision Has Already Started to Reshape Black Political Power

By normanrich | Oakland Post By Edward Henderson, California Black Media U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37), a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) whose district...
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On Juneteenth, Past & Present Meet On The Green

By Lucy Gellman   Sun Queen (at the mic) with Official Juneteenth Coalition of Greater New Haven members Bug Mench (behind Sun), Shayla Streater, Dr. Hanan Hameen-Diagne, Jill Snyder,...

Human Connection > A.I., At Co-Op Graduation

by Mona Mahadevan Thea Jade Barbieto: “Whether you do it confidently or do it scared, time will pass anyway.” Nyota-Uhura Jackson receives her diploma. “Our graduating class is told that art will...

Drag Queen Bambi Tells a Story

by Judy Lee Drag StorytimeBabes & BeansSpruce CoffeeNew HavenJune 19, 2026 Blaze lunged at his mom’s plate of brownie crumbs. After this plan failed, he regrouped by silently staring at his...

City Budget, Resilience Directors Resign

by Laura Glesby City Hall is losing two directors who spearheaded the budget process and the Community Resilience department, along with a violence prevention program manager, each of whom is...

Black Pride, Shining Brightly, Grows Its Footprint

Linda-Cristal Young   Amidst the red and white sheen of inflatable Poké Balls, greater New Haven was feeling the realness—and the love. At the center of a makeshift stage, a...

Bermúdez’s Campaign Kickoff Bridges Fair Haven, Heights, Hartford

by Adele Haeg Bermúdez’s friend Iris Rodriguez with a sign touting one of the state rep candidate’s priorities. Bermúdez’s daughter Aveline (right) sang happy birthday to Hartford City Council member and...

Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley unveils manifesto for slavery reparations

 by Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2FaceAfrica.com Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has announced a new manifesto highlighting what she describes as the moral, ethical and legal case for reparations for slavery. Mottley was speaking at...

Juneteenth On The Green Lifts Up Black History, Present

by Adele Haeg Jeanne Jennings, left, heard about the walk on the radio Friday morning, and decided to come to the Green to learn about the Trittons’ history. Jill Snyder spoke...

Women Vets Cast & Connect

by Lisa Reisman New Haven’s Deborah Rodriguez served four years in the Army. She did all her tours stateside, at Fort Bragg military base. “Peacetime vet,” she said, as she...

On Juneteenth, Ribbon Cut On Dixwell Plaza Redev

by Mona Mahadevan Dixwell Alder Jeanette Morrison: “When you dream, this is what happens.” Dakri and Taya Cox look forward to exploring the new programs at First Haven in Dixwell. State Treasurer...

Mural Brings Fair Haven Into Full View

by Janday Wilson Fair Haven: The World’s Oyster, 2026Site ProjectsGrand Avenue & Ferry StreetNew Haven At first, the people of Fair Haven did not know what to make of the figures...

Shareholders reject anti-DEI push as investors defend diverse workplaces

by Karen Juanita Carrillo As You Sow’s 2023 “Capturing the Diversity Benefit” report found companies with more BIPOC managers saw stronger results in growth, cash flow, profits, and return on...
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