Hamden schools work to implement new ways to teach Black history, but, true to Black history itself, there have been challenges along the way.
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Connecticut is pushing marijuana legalization legislation statewide, while local Hamden and New Haven representatives try to ensure the approved bill takes care of marginalized communities.
Flags are flying lower than normal all around Hamden in remembrance of the Americans who have died from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discussion about legalizing marijuana is aflame at the Connecticut State Capitol this year and State Representative Josh Elliott, a Democrat from Hamden, is spearheading the issue as a way to remedy the injustices caused by the War on Drugs. The legalization of recreational cannabis in Connecticut is “almost certain to happen” by the end of…
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Suffering Still.
By: Kaye Paddyfote 1 in 1,125 Black Americans has died (or 88.4 deaths per 100,000) according to APM Research Lab. That is the highest amount for any race in America. This is a problem because the health care system is failing Black Americans because they are dying of this virus at higher numbers.
Talk about the worst possible timing. Quinnipiac University has 75 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, as of Oct. 30. That’s an increase of 74 cases from when the month started. That’s not even the scariest part — 19 of the 75 came in those last two days. For the first time since testing started, the university…
Artists are selected to create murals weekly in result of the New Haven Chalk Festival being cancelled.
Quinnipiac cases continue to rise as the semester reaches its halfway point.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every yearly tradition in its path so far. Is Halloween next?
After cancelling its trash pick up service, Hamden street-sides are being filled with garbage and litter.