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The U.S. Justice Department has awarded Connecticut $2.4 million to help fund gun violence prevention programs in the state.
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Black-owned businesses are highlighting how systemic racism continues to hurt their post-pandemic recovery efforts. Young Black entrepreneurs are turning toward crowdsourcing to keep their businesses open.
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A large crowd of community activists, led by high-profile civil rights attorney Ben Crump, marched down the city's Dixwell Avenue almost two miles to the steps of the New Haven police station, demanding justice for Randy Cox.
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The Community Investment Fund will help revive micro-loan programs and create start-up funding to establish small businesses throughout the state.
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In Hartford, a new center is opening to help at-risk youth avoid guns and other forms of violence.
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The murder rate around the nation spiked in 2020. New FBI data shows there were nearly 5,000 more homicides than the year before.Connecticut and Long…