by Laura Glesby
Mayor Justin Elicker endorsed Eli Sabin on Tuesday in the three-way race for a west-side state House of Representatives seat — splitting from other Democrats who have endorsed 21-term incumbent Pat Dillon.
Elicker announced his endorsement at a press conference outside Mauro Sheridan School.
Sabin, a former downtown alder, is running to represent the 92nd General Assembly District, which...
by Mona Mahadevan
Zion Bridges accepts a promotion certificate from Principal David Diah.
The eighth graders hand sunflowers to people who have been a “source of light” for them in hard times.
Rufus Spearman is bound for Wilbur Cross High School.
When it was Marshall Curry’s turn to collect his promotion certificate from...
by Maya McFadden
Students record while turning their tassels.
Hillhouse Principal Antoine Billy hands off diplomas.
For newly minted Hillhousegraduate Zamira Williamson, her final year of high school wasn’t just about grades and extracurriculars. It was also about consistency — and proving to herself, her grandparents, and her 2-year-old daughter that she...
by Adele Haeg
Abigail Melendez waited for her brother Jonathan Cruz after the ceremony, basket in hand.
Sonya Bethea filmed school principal Jennifer Jenkins’ performance of the national anthem.
As a New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) security guard, Sonya Bethea got close-up access to her granddaughter’s graduation from Betsy Ross Arts and...
by Staff Report
HARTFORD, CT – The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, a sovereign nation, has been given permission to enter Connecticut’s cannabis market under a new compact signed by its tribe chairman and Gov. Ned Lamont.
The compact recognizes the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe’s regulation of its own cannabis industry on tribal lands...
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...
President Donald Trump has given the Medal of Honor to three veterans, honoring acts of heroism in Vietnam and Afghanistan
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by BILL BARROW Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights and were beaten by Alabama state troopers...
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...
by Thomas Breen
East Rock/Fair Haven Alder Caroline Tanbee Smith announced on Tuesday that she plans to step down from her local-legislative role in August now that she and her...
by Laura Glesby
Mayor Justin Elicker endorsed Eli Sabin on Tuesday in the three-way race for a west-side state House of Representatives seat — splitting from other Democrats who have...
by Mona Mahadevan
Zion Bridges accepts a promotion certificate from Principal David Diah.
The eighth graders hand sunflowers to people who have been a “source of light” for them in hard...
by Adele Haeg
Abigail Melendez waited for her brother Jonathan Cruz after the ceremony, basket in hand.
Sonya Bethea filmed school principal Jennifer Jenkins’ performance of the national anthem.
As a New...
by Staff Report
HARTFORD, CT – The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, a sovereign nation, has been given permission to enter Connecticut’s cannabis market under a new compact signed by its tribe...
by Kate Santini
HARTFORD, CT — Could public service be the key to engaging disconnected youth? A municipal webinar tomorrow will explore just that strategy, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.
Disconnected...
by Staff Report
HARTFORD, CT – A nationally recognized nonprofit executive and lifelong champion of young people is bringing her nearly two decades of progressive leadership to the Boys &...
by Jamil Ragland CTNewsJunkie
HARTFORD, CT — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, and housing advocates urged passage Monday of a bipartisan housing bill the senator said has been years in...
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,...
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...
by Judy Lee
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Blaze lunged at his mom’s plate of brownie crumbs. After this plan failed, he regrouped by silently staring at his...
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...
By The Allen Lewis Agency
Southfield, Mich. (June 17, 2026) – General Motors (GM) recognized Chemico as a 2025 Supplier of the Year in the category of Industrialization during GM’s...
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...
President Donald Trump has given the Medal of Honor to three veterans, honoring acts of heroism in Vietnam and Afghanistan
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by BILL BARROW Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights and were beaten by Alabama state troopers...