racial disparities

As the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine continues, community leaders want to instill confidence in the distribution system and the shot. Thursday night, state experts are answering questions and anxiety about the vaccine, specifically for folks in the African-American community. The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity, and Opportunity, which advises the legislature, is gathering local Black leaders to educate…

A Connecticut company surveyed more than 1,000 Connecticut residents to get an idea of how the pandemic is affecting people from different races and socio-economic groups.

Racial disparities in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic extend to children, according to two sobering government reports released Friday. One of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports looked at children with COVID-19 who needed hospitalization. Hispanic children were hospitalized at a rate eight times higher than white kids, and Black children were hospitalized at a rate five times...

The Connecticut State Conference of NAACP Branches has released a COVID-19 Action Plan that aims to ensure Black and Brown communities receive resources during the pandemic and to address inequalities that people of color may face during future crises. People of color continue to be impacted at a disproportionate rate by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. According to state data, Black…

The Connecticut NAACP is taking action as the pandemic continues to highlight racial inequalities.

On the steps of the state Capitol, members from Connecticut’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus introduced their “Agenda for Equity” Tuesday. The announcement comes nearly a month after Gov. Ned Lamont called for members of the state’s legislature to meet for a special session to discuss absentee ballots and police accountability after the death of George Floyd. The B.P.R.C....

As state legislators prepare for a special session on issues facing communities of color, members of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus spoke about the need for action.

As the call for transparency for police departments continues, researcher Ken Barone says our state is one of the few in the country that collects and reports police data for racial disparities