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With baby formula increasingly hard to find on store shelves, concerns are growing for Black and Hispanic parents and low-income families who have less access to the products — and in some cases, greater need — than their white counterparts.
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The report found that New Yorkers who are Black, Indigenous and people of color were disproportionately harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic due to an unequal ability to access affordable health care.
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Vanessa Avery is a graduate of Yale and Georgetown University. She became an assistant U.S. Attorney for Connecticut in 2014, and an associate attorney general for the state in 2019.
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For some military families who get orders to relocate to a new base, concern about racism can upend family life and careers.
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The average income of a Black Connecticut resident is about two thirds of what white residents make. But data shows the gap is much narrower among state employees.
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UConn junior Shazeda Khatun and senior Zena Saleh said they were walking to their dorm Monday night when a man screamed racial slurs at them, including the N-word.
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A Firebirds Society representative said the city's current recruitment drive allows only a short time for applicants to prepare for the Candidate Physical Ability Test.
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Darien’s school board voted last week to reject its participation in the Open Choice program for the 2022-2023 school year. Now, state and local officials want them to reverse the decision.
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Nassau County Police officials recently blamed people from outside the county to explain racial disparities in policing. But a data analysis by WSHU and WNYC/Gothamist found those disparities persisted independent of where people came from.
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With a large wave of retirements expected throughout Connecticut state government next year, discussions are underway about how to ensure many of those soon-to-be vacant positions will be filled with more diverse workers, in addition to making sure the state can continue to adequately provide services.