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A Hartford museum honors Black horsemen and horsewomen we may have forgotten

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TaShun Bowden-Lewis makes history as Connecticut’s new top public defender

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Why smearing bodily fluids on roommate’s things—and avoiding a criminal record—is peak white girl privilege

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Pastor shot outside church while putting out Memorial Day flags

theGRIO REPORT – A Connecticut pastor was shot Sunday while putting up flags outside of his church for an upcoming Memorial Day celebration…
/ May 25, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Conn. slave who died in 1798 called ‘child of God’

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Abused in life and death, an enslaved man known as Mr. Fortune will be honored with an elaborate funeral more than 200 years after he died in Connecticut…
/ September 13, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Hartford mayor tells heckled Dave Chappelle: Quit whining

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The mayor of Hartford, Conn., says comedian Dave Chappelle should “quit whining” about being heckled…
/ September 5, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Dave Chappelle strikes back at city after hecklers

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) — Comic Dave Chappelle has struck back at a U.S. city five days after he was heckled at a show there and refused to perform his set…
/ September 5, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

On lacrosse field, inner city kids dream big

NBC NEWS – Though lacrosse has a reputation as an elite sport, the National Federation of State High School Associations says it’s been the fastest growing team sport in the nation over the past five years…
/ November 30, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Latifah Veal, 19, missing after release from Hartford Hospital for psychiatric treatment

CONNECTICUT – Latifah Veal, 19, of Hartford, was released from Hartford Hospital Saturday after receiving psychiatric treatment, according to Hartford police. She was sent off in a medical taxi, but never made it home, police said…
/ February 27, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

'Cosby Show' comes back to Connecticut

CONNECTICUT – He will appear in Hartford on Friday night to help a magnet high school raise $100,000 for college scholarships for its students…
/ January 13, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Young, decorated soldier killed in Afghanistan

NEW YORK – The 26-year-old soldier is survived by his wife, three children, father and mother…
/ August 15, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Connecitcut mother leads police on fatal chase

NBC HARTFORD – Asilin Dorsey, 31, is dead after police say she lost control and crashed into a tree during a police pursuit…
/ July 18, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Woman accused of sex chat harassment

CONNECTICUT – Kinciata Smith, 29, accused of posting another woman’s personal information on a sex chat website is apologizing…
/ July 6, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Suspects sought in West Hartford bank robbery

CONNECTICUT – Police are looking for two men who robbed a West Hartford bank and assaulted a security guard on Thursday…
/ July 5, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Conn. teen arrested for slain 74-year-old man, store clerk

CONNECTICUT – A Hartford teenager arrested Tuesday for the murder of a 74-year-old man is also a suspect in a May 22 Manchester shooting that killed a convenience store clerk…
/ June 17, 2011

Suspect named in drive-by shooting of Hartford mother

HARTFORD – The mother of two was killed while standing outside of her home…
/ April 6, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Muslims ask for equality from Hartford council

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) – The decision to replace a scheduled Islamic prayer with an interfaith moment of silence before its meeting sends the wrong message to Connecticut’s Islamic community…
/ September 14, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Caught on tape: Taxi cab shoot out

Dash cam video from a state trooper’s car in Connecticut caught a dramatic shootout between the officer and a suspected gang member. The tape of the January 10th incident was just released today…
/ December 17, 2009
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

NAACP seeks federal review of Conn. teen's shooting

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The NAACP’s Connecticut branch wants a federal review of the case in which an all-white jury exonerated a white Hartford detective who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager…
/ December 14, 2009

Activists allege racism in Connecticut child welfare agency

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Commissioner Susan Hamilton said she is concerned there is “a collective effort to interfere” with some of the child protection functions of [the Department of Children and Families].”
/ November 9, 2009