/tags/black-voices Black Voices en-US Copyright Thu, 01 May 2025 21:31:44 GMT /news/2025-05-01/a-moral-cry-for-justice-hundreds-in-ct-join-may-day-marches-against-cuts-that-hurt-workers The pro-worker marches come as º£½Ç»»ÆÞ nursing home union members are set to strike in mid-May. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:31:44 GMT /news/2025-05-01/a-moral-cry-for-justice-hundreds-in-ct-join-may-day-marches-against-cuts-that-hurt-workers Daniela Doncel /news/2025-04-29/ct-mayor-says-hamden-revaluation-crisis-will-spread-across-the-state Hamden’s new property assessments are pushing tax bills sharply higher despite a cut to the mill rate. Mayor Lauren Garrett says the damage could spread across º£½Ç»»ÆÞ. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:35:09 GMT /news/2025-04-29/ct-mayor-says-hamden-revaluation-crisis-will-spread-across-the-state John Henry Smith /show/disrupted/2025-04-25/oral-histories-preserve-the-stories-of-communities-that-might-otherwise-be-lost This hour, we learn from oral historians about a Black person imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp and the history of º£½Ç»»ÆÞ's Puerto Rican communities. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:12:00 GMT /show/disrupted/2025-04-25/oral-histories-preserve-the-stories-of-communities-that-might-otherwise-be-lost Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald /news/2025-04-23/what-ct-homeowners-should-know-about-basement-fire-safety Your finished basement might feel cozy, but if it lacks a second exit, it could be a deadly fire trap. West Haven officials explain how to stay safe — and legal. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:46:13 GMT /news/2025-04-23/what-ct-homeowners-should-know-about-basement-fire-safety John Henry Smith /news/2025-04-21/yale-divinity-school-professor-addresses-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-dismissal-against-ny-church Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman's gender discrimination lawsuit against New York's Abyssinian Baptist Church was dismissed in late March. Turman doesn’t see it as a defeat, but as shedding light on a larger issue. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 21:23:22 GMT /news/2025-04-21/yale-divinity-school-professor-addresses-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-dismissal-against-ny-church Eddy Martinez /show/disrupted/2025-04-11/julia-bullock-and-terence-blanchard-are-changing-how-we-understand-opera We talk to legendary jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard and classical singer Julia Bullock, two musicians who are changing the world of opera. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:15:00 GMT /show/disrupted/2025-04-11/julia-bullock-and-terence-blanchard-are-changing-how-we-understand-opera Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald /news/2025-04-08/hartford-launches-new-program-to-increase-homeownership-among-black-and-brown-residents A new program in Hartford will transform vacant lots into new housing. Mayor Arunan Arulampalam says the goal of the program is to boost homeownership opportunities among "Black and Brown" residents. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:00:54 GMT /news/2025-04-08/hartford-launches-new-program-to-increase-homeownership-among-black-and-brown-residents Abigail Brone /news/2025-04-03/gender-bias-suit-by-yale-professor-dismissed-over-lost-bid-to-be-top-pastor-of-famed-black-church The Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman, a Yale Divinity School professor and former assistant pastor at Abyssinian, was among the candidates interviewed in the search for a successor to longtime senior pastor Calvin O. Butts III, who died in 2022. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:24:19 GMT /news/2025-04-03/gender-bias-suit-by-yale-professor-dismissed-over-lost-bid-to-be-top-pastor-of-famed-black-church David Crary / Associated Press /news/2025-04-03/complicity-in-injustice-new-haven-church-wrestles-with-its-connection-to-slavery-200-years-later A church connected to Lucy and Lois, documented as the final two enslaved people sold in New Haven in 1825, recently held a service to honor their stories and resilience. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:11:01 GMT /news/2025-04-03/complicity-in-injustice-new-haven-church-wrestles-with-its-connection-to-slavery-200-years-later Sujata Srinivasan /show/disrupted/2025-03-28/martha-s-jones-explores-racial-identity-by-looking-at-her-own-family-history While writing The Trouble of Color, historian Martha S. Jones saw how the complexities of her racial identity had been part of her family for generations. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:46:28 GMT /show/disrupted/2025-03-28/martha-s-jones-explores-racial-identity-by-looking-at-her-own-family-history Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald