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INCARCERATED/DETAINED YOUTH – AN EXAMINATION OF CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT Read the report “INCARCERATED/DETAINED YOUTH – AN EXAMINATION OF CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT” published by the CT Office of the Child Advocate HERE. This report discusses what happens to young people who are detained or incarcerated in CT. The report was published in January 2019. OJJDP Bulletin Summarizes Juvenile Arrests […]
Suicides are at the highest rate in decades, CDC report shows Suicide is rare, but it’s increasing in America. By Julissa Treviño Nov 29, 2018, 7:30 pm EST The suicide rate is the highest it’s been in decades, the latest warning sign of a worsening public health issue in America that needs far more attention. According to a new […]
Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Is Delayed Until Trump Leaves Office, Mnuchin Says By ALAN RAPPEPORT Under a proposed redesign of the $20 bill, Harriet Tubman would have replaced Andrew Jackson. Universal History Archive/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Harriet Tubman — former slave, abolitionist, “conductor” on the Underground Railroad — will not become the face of the $20 […]
Watch Dolester Miles here. Do You Know Dolester Miles? Birmingham, Alabama’s Dolester Miles won the 2018 James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef. In honor of her big win (and her restaurant, Highland’s Bar and Grill, we’re sharing our profile of her from our May/June Southern issue, where we name Dolester as one of 10 Southern Bakers You Should Know. […]
Did you know that the Doc Hurley Scholarship Fund came into existence through the joint efforts of Faith Congregational Church and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving? Rev. Stephen Camp of Faith and Linda Kelly, the former president of the Hartford Foundation, worked together to make this happen. Did you know that Faith gave a […]
Hartford History Center TRUDE MERO (1927- 2013) Mero was active in Hartford politics and was a founder of Project Concern in 1966, one of the first voluntary school integration programs. She was a longtime employee of the Connecticut Department of Human Resources and served as executive administrative liaison to three administrations, including Gov. William A. […]
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In one of the earliest examples of reparations, an ex-slave named Belinda petitioned the government and was granted an annuity. By: Matthew Wills On February 14, 1783, an elderly ex-slave known only as Belinda submitted a petition to the Massachusetts legislature. She asked for an annual pension for herself and her invalid daughter, Prine, to be […]
By: Matthew Wills Shirley Chisholm made history as the first black female U.S. Representative, elected in 1968 by the voters of New York’s 12th Congressional District. Then she did it again as the first major-party black candidate for President in 1972. She was also the first female Democratic Party candidate for that office (Senator Margaret Chase […]
The Changing Definition of African-American How the great influx of people from Africa and the Caribbean since 1965 is challenging what it means to be African-American By Ira Berlin SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE February 2010 … [a] knot of black men and women—most of them technicians at the station—were talking about emancipation and its meaning. Once I was drawn […]
Faith Church and Other Leaders Take Historic Civil Rights Trip Read the article here and the CT conference article at the link below: https://www.ctucc.org/newsdetail/selma-trip-12667367
Achy Hips, Knees or Back? For easy exercises to deal with the pains of getting older, or perhaps you are just out of shape, click HERE for an AARP article. Physical therapists share their stretching and strengthening moves.
Community Conversation on Drones & Surveillance Technology Read more about drones in Hartford HERE and HERE. Read about the ACLU position on drones HERE.