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The history of African Americans begins on the African continent where diverse empires thrived for thousands of years and traded gold, ivory and salt with people from other civilizations. But in the majority of classrooms K-12 across the U.S., students learn about the African American heritage starting with the enslavement in the U.S. colonies, a system that erased the...

A national conversation on racial injustice is bringing new scrutiny to how African American history is taught in schools around the country

A New Haven veteran is one of only a few surviving African-American service members who were used as human experiments during atomic bomb testing after WWII.

Hartford Firehouse, Engine Co. 4, Ladder Co. 1, has served the city of Hartford for over a century. Monday was its final day in operation. While firefighters were at the ready Monday morning, most activity at 275 Pearl St. involved those moving heavy equipment. Clearing out the 64,000-square-foot building was easier than clearing the memories built there. Retired Hartford Fire…

Hartford officially closed a firehouse on Monday after it had served the city for nearly 100 years.