Black History Month

The ancient burying ground is the oldest historic site in Hartford. There are about 400 to 500 graves belonging to those of African decent.

Tamekia Swint is the founder of Styles 4 Kidz, a non-profit salon in Illinois that focuses on textured hair education for transracial adoptive parents and their children.

A series of events were held across the state Saturday as part of Black History Month. They focused on honoring an accomplished judge and politician and the continued pursuit of social justice. “She had an incredible career in public service,” Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz-(D) Connecticut, said. A trailblazing career that defined Judge Constance Baker Motley. She was the first...

A series of events were held across the state Saturday as part of Black History Month. They focused on honoring an accomplished judge and politician and the continued pursuit of social justice.

Several cities across the country will participate by hosting events that include film screenings and highlighting the importance of supporting Black films.

Clover Street Elementary School in Windsor hosted its second African American Read-In Friday. Community leaders and professionals in the Windsor area stopped by the school for a few hours to read to students in multiple classrooms. Organizer and Windsor Schools Humanities Instructional Coach, TaLoria Wilson, said the purpose was to promote literacy and ensure that students are educated on the…

Community leaders read to students at Clover Street Elementary School in Windsor to teach them about African-Americans who have contributed to society. The program is to promote multiculturalism. 

Executive Director of Discovering Amistad Paula Mann-Agnew shared the details of Friday’s event at Connecticut’s Old State House.

Black Girls Cook is a Miami and Baltimore-based nonprofit helping young girls embrace the farm-to-table concept while also learning about Black Diaspora history. 

“I have been cooking my whole life,” Woody’s Wings owner Woody Lacy said. Lacy started his business at home in New Haven several years ago. “So, I started in my backyard with it, me and my wife kept going and building up our clientele. We lucked up and got a brick-and-mortar in Westville and we just took over ever...

Woody’s Wings in New Haven and RostaRant in Hartford are still accepting orders for the big game on Sunday. 

Black Girls Cook is a Miami and Baltimore-based nonprofit helping young girls embrace the farm-to-table concept while also learning about Black Diaspora history. Founder Nichole and her 6-year-old daughter Madison share how the nonprofit has helped more than 3,500 girls and their families learn the importance of cooking and eating healthier meals. Also, Nichole’s student Logan and her mom Winifred...

Shariffah Mason and Harry Amadason Jr. discuss Connecticut’s black-owned business guide and ways to support black-owned businesses in 2024.

The Urban League of Greater Hartford will be hosting a Black History Month Celebration on February 8th.

There are dozens of images inside the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford captured by Connecticut students.  “They spent about 12 weeks making a portfolio of work and this is the result of that,” programs manager Bethani Blake said.  The images are part of the collection “There is Always Something Left to Love.” The contemporary work was created...

Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated February as Black History Month.

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