An Op-Ed Submitted byElijah El-Hajj-Bey of the Tuscarora Mitchell Clan Why have you forsaking me, when it was you that begotten me. Have I ever turned my back on you? What is it you want me to do? You have done everything to call me out my name. Never once have I’ve been ashamed. You …
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Hartford, CT – At Gov. Lamont’s request, he met with Connecticut’s Black Press recently at the Hartford Club in Downtown Hartford. After a location change from the Governors Mansion. During a lunch meeting the Gov. was relaxed and then briefed on black media and their effectiveness. Present were fellow black media; Northend Agent, Access TV, …
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Contact: Kelly Mattox, VP of Marketing & Communications, Horizons NationalPhone: 203-928-9983, Email: kmattox@horizonsnational.org Sarah Barr, Media Communications Specialist, Albertus Magnus CollegePhone: 860-559-8581, Email: Sbarr1@albertus.edu NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Today, joined students, teachers and parents from Horizons at Albertus Magnus College and Horizons at The Foote School in a showcase of summer learning and its critical role in pandemic recovery. Joining these elected officials on …
By Dwight Bachman, Public Relations Officer, Eastern Connecticut State University Aiyanna Ward, a Biology major from Waterbury who graduated in May from Eastern Connecticut State University, is headed to the University of Miami to pursue a Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences. Ward, daughter of Derek and Danay Ward, was an outstanding scholar-athlete in high school and college …
Waterbury Native to Study Biomedical Sciences at the University of Miami Read More »
Today we commemorate the day our tribe was acknowledged by the federal government after a long tedious journey which started in 1978. We acknowledge the work, time, and effort it took to obtain Federal Acknowledgement. The same year the Office of Federal Acknowledgment was created is the same year we submitted our letter of intent …
Bloomfield, CT – Can resident of Bloomfield trust that the Town Councilors and Administration will support projects that are in the best interests of their residents with respect to town-owned property on 15 Douglas Street?A obtained a study entitled Bloomfield’s Market Rate Housing that suggested Bloomfield is (1) currently experiencing significant gentrification and (2) an …
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By Glynda Carr The Supreme Court just dealt a devastating blow to reproductive rights. With its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, five Republican-appointed Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court swept away half a century of progress and eviscerated women’s rights and equality. After last month’s leaked opinion, we knew this moment could come, but that …
Black Women will Suffer the Harshest Consequences After the Overturn of Roe Read More »
Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Recognizing Juneteenth as a Legal State Holiday (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law Public Act 22-128, which establishes a new legal state holiday on June 19 known as Juneteenth Independence Day. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is the oldest known …
Juneteenth Now A State Holiday. Let Freedom Ring? Read More »
By Dwight Bachman, Public Relations OfficerEastern Connecticut State University Two African American women—Bobbi Brown, a Communication major from Hartford, and Aiyanna Ward, a Biology major from Waterbury—were among the more than 950 Eastern Connecticut State University students who graduated on May 18 at the XL Center. Both have left an indelible print on the university. Brown, …
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New Haven – Vanessa Roberts Avery, 47, of West Hartford, was sworn in today as the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut by Chief U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in New Haven. President Joe Biden nominated Ms. Avery to serve as U.S. Attorney on January 26, 2022, and the U.S. Senate confirmed …
VANESSA ROBERTS AVERY SWORN IN AS UNITED STATES ATTORNEY Read More »
Inquiring News began 50 years ago with one goal in mind, to provide the African American community in the Northeast with news that’s specifically for them. After all, there’s a bustling community of African Americans in New England, Connecticut, and Springfield.
