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This week as we continue to celebrate Connecticut in Color: Making History, we want to tell you about a hidden gem you may not have realized is here in our state.The Amistad Center for Art and Culture is inside of the Wadsworth Atheneum in downtown Hartford. The center was the backdrop for our most recent episode of Connecticut in...

NBC Connecticut spoke with Kimberly Kersey, the center’s executive director, about what makes the Amistad Center so important.

NBC Connecticut presents an all new half hour episode Saturday, February 27 at 7PM!

In this segment of Connecticut in Color, we meet the people who are making a difference in our community right now.

In this segment of Connecticut in Color, we explore the new Black and Latino Studies curriculum, which all Connecticut high schools will be required to offer starting in the fall of 2022. Plus, we’ll discuss the story of the Canterbury Female Boarding School. Prudence Crandall opened it as one of the first higher education academies for women of color, back...

Gifted One Princes offers autism-related merchandise.

Leslie Mayes talks with DJ Buck about the series and the new episode airing Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 7 p.m. on NBC Connecticut. Visit nbcconnecticut.com/connecticutincolor.

An all new episode of Connecticut in Color airs Saturday, February 27 at 7pm on NBC Connecticut.

Diversity in education has been a hot topic lately, but for one Norwich educator, it has been his sole focus for decades. “It is not just about a short exercise in February every year, where we roll all of the posters back into a closet,” said Leo Butler, director of diversity at Norwich Free Academy. “It is a year long…

Leo Butler has been working for decades to make sure students have equal access and equity to education.

Jay Williams is the President of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

Find out more about this member of the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Throughout the month of February, we are highlighting community leaders working to make a difference. It’s a part of our “Connecticut in Color” Series. Keith Grant has become a trusted voice when people have questions about infectious diseases, especially COVID-19. Grant’s role in the United States Air Force along with some humble beginnings is allowing him to serve his...

Keith Grant is the Senior Assistant Director for Infection Prevention at Hartford HealthCare and one of the faces of COVID-19 education during the pandemic focused on helping inform the public’s understanding of the disease and the vaccine.

The Jamaican-inspired restaurant is now open in its new downtown Hartford location.

Fresh Start Cleaning provides services to Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts.

Chrissy is based out of Connecticut and also has a meal prep service called Vegan Vibes.

Through February, we are highlighting community leaders working to make a difference. It’s a part of our “Connecticut in Color” Series. Firearm safety and education are two top goals for Elbert Gray and he wants to ensure the public understands both the responsibilities and ramifications of gun ownership. Gray is the owner of E.L.G. Firearms Service and Instruction and...

Firearm safety and education are two top goals for Elbert Gray, as an East Hartford gun store owner, and he wants to ensure the public understands both the responsibilities and ramifications that come with owning a gun.