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Black Americans are 50% to90% more likely to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer than other racial groups, and experts say there are a number of factors contributing to that..

The Hartford Puerto Rican Parade Committee is hosting the 2024 Maria C. Sanchez awards banquet this weekend. The awards go out to individuals or organizations that exemplify Sanchez’s pioneering spirit.

A new mosaic mural is coming to downtown Hartford. It will be located on the side of a LAZ Parking garage on Pearl Street. Ellis Echevarria, a Hartford native, was selected by the Greater Hartford Art Council to design the mural. “From the moment we looked at different artist in our region, Ellis came to the top,” said Greater Hartford…

This is the first general election in Connecticut where voters can head to the polls early.  “We have an opportunity in the State of Connecticut to embrace early voting, which is really great for marginalized communities or individuals in our circle that we would like to encourage to vote,” Greater Waterbury NAACP President Wendy Tyson-Wood said.  From Monday, October 21…

Students at Maloney High School in Meriden have started a newscast in Spanish at school.  

Dr. Jackelynne Silva-Martinez works in Houston, Texas at the NASA Johnson Space Center, as an Artemis Mission Integrator for the Moon to Mars program.

Jackelynne Silva-Martinez, also known as Jacky, was born and raised for most of her adolescence in Cusco, Peru.  “It was a lot of fun activities growing up there, going to cultural sites every weekend and learning what we had in the past,” Silva-Martinez said. Early on, Silva-Martinez remembers her parents exposing her to different educational opportunities. Her mom was...

Dominguez fell in love with the sport and knew he wanted to give back to the community that helped him swim in high school and at the collegiate level at Southern Connecticut State University.

The beginning of the school year marked a special moment for twin sisters Haley and Katelyn Reis. A few weeks ago, they participated in their first swimming meet of the season.  “It’s really nice to be around a ton of people, it is very energetic too,” swimmer Katelyn Reis said.   “After every meet, I always have a sense of...

“I wanted to take an opportunity of the Hispanic Heritage Month to bring some of the music to this community, the music that I grew up listening to,” said Nadia Aguilar. Aguilar is a member of Opera Connecticut, a group that has been around since 1991 and offers affordable, live opera performances. She is also a full-time music professor at…

Opera Connecticut is going to the community to raise awareness about a Latin tradition. Nadia Aguilar celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month through singing.

Mr. Fortune is being honored at the North End Recreation Center. 

Cities and towns around the state are struggling to find people to run for local boards. Yet, in many towns, people of color are rarely tapped to run for those openings. “The political environment isn’t built for underdogs, and it is not built for people of color and women to lead,” said Mayor Danielle Wong (D, Bloomfield), one of...

A farming education program here in Connecticut is assisting Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) who are farmers just breaking into the profession.

A farming education program here in Connecticut is assisting Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) who are farmers just breaking into the profession.  It’s in its second year and those associated with it say it’s moving the needle in diversifying the field of farming in Connecticut and Rhode Island. “I would say, Freedom, this has all been an...

Gabriel Boyd was born and raised in Philadelphia. His wife and business partner, PJ DeCordova-Boyd, is from Connecticut and has Jamaican roots.

Discover how the City of New Haven’s unique arts and cultural organizations are using creativity and special events to uplift, inspire, and make positive improvements in their community.

A local designer will get to showcase his fashion pieces and styling skills in The Worn on Wall Street fashion show. The fashion show is one of the events being hosted by the Black Wall Street Festival on Thursday at CITA Park on Chapel Street from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.  Jayden Pressey, also known as Style Strizz, is...

A local designer will get to showcase his fashion pieces and styling skills in The Worn on Wall Street fashion show.

A fairly new sport in the Olympic games has athletes quite literally reaching for the top. One athlete is using her platform to raise awareness about the lack of diversity in sport climbing.