connecticut in color

For the first time in South Windsor’s history, there is an African American man serving on the town council. Steven King Jr. became South Windsor’s first Black council member on Monday evening which means you can now add his name to the town’s history books. “It’s a humbling experience,” said King. “Obviously it is historic and archival probably from...

Monday marked the first day for Steven King, Jr. as South Winsdor’s first-ever Black member of the town council.

The program will be held online Saturday, June 19.

A new scholarship has been developed at Sacred Heart University to help support diversity in the brewing industry.

Three Hartford natives who got the opportunity of a lifetime to attend Trinity College on a full scholarship, are graduating this month and are ready to give back to their city and state.

Three Trinity College students are preparing to graduate with their degrees this week but their journey to the finish line began in the fifth grade. Back in 2017, Giovanni Jones, Tiana Starks, and Kiera Flynn found out they would be attending Trinity College on full-ride scholarships. All three graduated from Global Communications Academy in 2017. “We were literally trying to…

Alisa Bowens-Mercado, the owner and brew master of Rhythm Brewing Company in New Haven, is Connecticut’s only Black female brewer and she is working to help diversify the brewing industry.

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the restaurant industry and downtown neighborhoods across the country. But one restaurant based in downtown Hartford has found a way to thrive and even expand to create new opportunities for the community at the same time.

The Russell, a Caribbean restaurant in downtown Hartford, has found a way to thrive even in the face of the pandemic and has expanded its footprint.

Education as we know it has had to evolve because of the pandemic, so why not make other changes to help students of today become more successful in the future? A new University of New Haven initiative aims to support students of all backgrounds so that a more diverse group of people can thrive in engineering careers. “We have a…

Women represent 52% of the student population of the University of New Haven but only about 20% of engineering students. The university wants to change that.

A new grocery store in Milford has created a one-stop-shop for customers who have trouble finding Asian food items.

A Milford grocery store helps provide a taste of home for members of the area’s Asian community looking for food items not found at many local supermarkets.

A group of volunteers in southeastern Connecticut is working together to create public art focused on racial justice and education.

PARJE, short for Public Art for Racial Justice Education, formed this ummer after the killing of George Floyd and the countrywide movement for racial justice.

Founder Nic King is from Darien.

Inside the U.S. there is a homeownership equity gap between different races, according to data from the Urban Institute. Real estate agents of color are looking to bridge the gap. One Hartford relator wants to ensure communities of color have a fair shot at generational wealth. For Adrian Myles, selling homes is more of a second act. He’s also...

One Hartford relator wants to ensure communities of color have a fair shot at generational wealth.

Executive Director Dajuan Wiggins explains how they work to give Connecticut teens and young adults career building opportunities.

One of the most common questions Tiffany Shultz says she hears at work is, “this is really vegan?” Shultz owns Dutch’s, a 100% vegan bakery located in the Pawcatuck section of Stonington. She specializes in vegan junk food: burgers, breakfast sandwiches, cupcakes, ice cream, cookies. All of the items are made without any animal products. She launched her business in…