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