The Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG), one of Connecticut’s nine regional councils of governments, serving sixteen member towns is seeking qualified, experienced, and motivated candidates for the position of Regional Planner. This position reports to the Director of Regional Planning is responsible (individually or as part of a team) the development of regional plans/ …
Windsor, CT– Patrina Dixon is a longtime advocate of financial literacy. The Certified Financial Education Instructor, International Speaker and Award-Winning Author of the top-selling financial guided series, It’$ My Money™ spends her time inspiring and empowering young adults and their families with the tools and resources they need to save more, earn more and secure …
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Acquisition of Leading Free Streaming Service Featuring America’s 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Expands Allen Media Group’s Streaming Platform Footprintto Reach the African American Consumer Audience Los Angeles, CA – October 26, 2021 Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, LLC (AMG)has acquired HBCUGo.TV from Symonds-Evans Media, LLC. HBCUGo.TV is the leading media provider for the nation’s 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, (HBCUs). …
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Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Ganim joined the Office of Planning and Economic Development to announce that the City of Bridgeport is nearing completion of the Historic Remington Shot Tower Stabilization Project located at 889 Barnum Avenue. The completed progress towards making the structure safe, watertight, and stable include:installation of safety netting over the towerinstallation of structural stabilizing …
Concerned Black Women Issue a Call:Show Us the Money!By Kent Ashworth Hartford – Five Black women leaders concerned for their communities have called on Connecticut’s congressional delegation to investigate whether federal relief funds have reached the human beings and neighborhoods most desperate for support amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Warning of the “possible disparate, economic impact …
By Stacy M. Brown Jonathan “DaBaby” Kirk met with Black leaders and HIV advocates to discuss HIV facts and share personal stories of living and thriving with HIV./By Azhern123 via wikimedia commons National – In a virtual, private meeting with artist Jonathan “DaBaby” Kirk to discuss HIV facts and share personal stories of living and thriving …
Caption: Award-winning artist Lecrae is on a mission to spread awareness on financial education. Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images The Experience Web-Series Will Take You From FOMO to Legacy Building LOS ANGELES (TBD)– Grammy-award-winning recording artist and activist Lecrae is providing the blueprint for building a financial legacy through his new web-series, The Experience, powered …
Chief Court Administrator Patrick L. Carroll III announced today that Judge Dawne G. Westbrook has been assigned to serve as chief administrative judge of juvenile matters.Judge Westbrook (pictured) succeeds Judge Bernadette Conway, who completed a five-year term as chief administrative judge for juvenile matters in August 2018 but agreed to serve an additional three years. …
By Ben Jealous I was proud to work hard for the election of President Joe Biden. And I was proud to protest outside the Biden White House on Aug. 24. Along with other voting rights activists, including our co-organizers at the League of Women Voters, I called on President Biden to do more to protect …
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-Commentary By Dr. Mark Mitchell Pollution from cars, trucks, and buses threaten everyone’s health. Yet the data are clear. African Americans and Latinos in Connecticut breathe in toxic pollution at 30 and 27% higher concentrations, respectively, than white residents. In fact, this disproportionate exposure to air pollution increases the likelihood of death from COVID-19. But …
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