Community Action

The U.S. Justice Department has awarded Connecticut $2.4 million to help fund gun violence prevention programs in the state.

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.

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.

The Community Investment Fund will help revive micro-loan programs and create start-up funding to establish small businesses throughout the state.

In Hartford, a new center is opening to help at-risk youth avoid guns and other forms of violence.

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…