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Extensive Data Shows PunishingReach of Racism for Black Boys By EMILY BADGER, CLAIRE CAIN MILLER, ADAM PEARCE and KEVIN QUEALY MARCH 19, 2018 Black boys raised in America, even in the wealthiest families and living in some of the most well-to-do neighborhoods, still earn less in adulthood than white boys with similar backgrounds, according to a sweeping new study that traced […]
After Two Deaths, HPD Heeds Parents’ Demand for Crossing Guards Denise Fillion, School Crossing Guard Supervisor for the Hartford Police Department (HPD) Traffic Division, sent a letter to the Milner School office dated August 22, 2017, informing the school that two crossing guard posts associated with the school would be closing. Fillion cited “low […]
Four States Create Regional Gun Safety Coalition by Christine Stuart | ctnewsjunkie.com HARTFORD, CT — Absent federal action on guns, the governors of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island said they’re going to improve their data sharing in order to limit the number of firearms getting into the wrong hands. “We can’t wait for the […]
Hartford among Five Connecticut Cities Winning Grants in ‘Working Cities Challenge’ Hartford is among five cities in Connecticut to win a competition for grants of $450,000 that will fund programs focused on increasing opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents. In addition to Hartford, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston will announce Tuesday that Danbury, East Hartford, Middletown and Waterbury […]
Meet Bessie Blount Griffin, a physical therapist, inventor, and forensic scientist who invented an electronic feeding device in 1951 to help amputees feed themselves. She also invented the cardboard disposable emesis basis. A physical therapist working with wounded soldiers during World War II, Griffin realized that soldiers struggled with feeding themselves. She programmed a tube to […]
Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt movement in Kenya in 1977, which has planted more than 10 million trees to prevent soil erosion and provide firewood for cooking fires. A 1989 United Nations report noted that only 9 trees were being replanted in Africa for every 100 that were cut down, causing serious problems with deforestation: soil runoff, […]
Charlotte Forten was born into a prominent African American family in Philadelphia. Her father, Robert, was the son of James Forten (1766-1842), was a businessman and antislavery activist who was a leader in Philadelphia’s free black community, and his wife, also named Charlotte, identified in census records as “mulatto.” The elder Charlotte, along with her three daughters […]
Have you had your flu shot this year? The best time to get a flu shot is NOW, because flu season runs from mostly October through May, and it takes a couple of weeks after getting the shot for it to become effective. WHY SHOULD PEOPLE GET VACCINATED AGAINST THE FLU? Influenza is a serious […]
What Happens to Your Body When You Overeat? Click HERE for a graphic that shows what happens.
These 9 Tax Deductions Are Going Away in 2018 Learn what the tax bill just took away from taxpayers. The new tax reform bill is now law, and taxpayers can expect a lot of changes to take place in 2018. Reduced tax rates, higher standard deductions, and higher child tax credits for families are just a […]
Octavia E. Butler Author(1947–2006) Octavia E. Butler was born on June 22, 1947, in Pasadena, California. She studied at several universities and began her writing career in the 1970s. Her books blended elements of science fiction and African American spiritualism. Her first novel, Patternmaster (1976), would ultimately become one of the installments in the four-volume Patternist series. Butler […]
Players and Owners Take the Next Step in Cooperating on Social Justice Initiatives By PETER KING January 23, 2018 si.com The NFL will announce today the latest step in its seven-year, $90 million commitment to players’ social-justice issues, forming a committee of five players and five owners to further advance what the league […]
In the wake of Equifax, there’s a fourth credit bureau you might want to contact To find out if your personal data was compromised in the Equifax breach — which, according to the company, exposed Social Security numbers, birthdates and addresses of at least 143 million Americans — visit www.equifaxsecurity2017.com. Consumers considering security freezes at the […]
Looking for Books for Young People? Check out these books – nominees and winners – from the National Book Awards list: Elana K. Arnold, What Girls Are Made Of Robin Benway, Far from the Tree Erika L. Sánchez, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Rita Williams-Garcia, Clayton Byrd Goes Underground Ibi Zoboi, American Street Samantha Mabry, All the Wind in the World […]