Racial Disparities

Racial disparity in traffic stops by Connecticut state and local police declined in 2022, according to a preliminary report released by the state’s Racial Profiling Prohibition Project.

A new study from DataHaven found that Black residents, including infants, are more likely to die from preventable illnesses in Connecticut due to disparities in the state's healthcare system.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Jessika Harkay to discuss her article, “How CT’s college-readiness system leaves students of color behind,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Top students at some Connecticut high schools are finding that they’re not fully prepared for university courses.

Connecticut State Police have incorrectly reported more than 25,000 traffic stop records in recent years.

As Juneteenth approaches, activists in Connecticut want to keep the impact of gun violence on the Black community at the center of attention.

Almost 1% of Connecticut’s population is on probation. That’s 30,000 people — and three times the amount of people incarcerated in the state. It’s also high compared to most other northeastern states.

Connecticut’s education commissioner visited a Fairfield’s McKinley Elementary School, which has the town’s most diverse student population, on Tuesday to highlight an example of how suburban school districts can better cater to a diverse student population.

A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of all Black and Latino drivers in Nassau County claiming local police act with racial bias when they make traffic stops.

A judge has ended the nearly 50 years of federal oversight of police in Hartford, Connecticut. That comes amid criticism by observers that the department still hasn't hired enough minority officers to reflect the city's population.