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Thank you to everyone who joined us on February 9 at Hillhouse High School for the latest community conversation about the future of the Goffe Street Armory. We had a strong turnout and heard thoughtful ideas about how the Armory can serve the community moving forward.
Attached is a recap of the meeting, highlighting the key themes, ideas…
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and Connecticut flags lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, March 7, 2026, to honor the life and public service legacy of civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson, who passed away earlier this month.
The tribute will coincide with a homegoing service in Reverend Jackson’s honor that has been scheduled for that day at the Rainbow PUSH…
Governor Ned Lamont today is urging Connecticut residents to prepare for the potential of blizzard conditions impacting the state starting on the night of Sunday, February 22, 2026, and continuing into the morning and throughout the day on Monday, February 23, 2026.
Various weather models right now are forecasting that the southern half of Connecticut may receive anywhere from between 16 to 22 inches of snow, while the northern half of the state may receive between 10 to 16 inches.…
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The Only Products You Really Need for Locs—No, Seriously
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The post Iconic Rap Group Public Enemy To Deliver Career-Spanning Set At ESSENCE Festival 2026 appeared first on Essence.
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The post At Courses Where Black Players Once Fought To Tee Off, This Black-Led Golf Collective Is Proving The Sport Was Always Ours appeared first on Essence.
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The post One Of America’s Oldest HBCUs Just Filed For Bankruptcy. Here’s What It Means For Students appeared first on Essence.
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The post Now That A Sequel Has Been Confirmed, Here’s What We Want To See In The Next Installment Of ‘Michael’ appeared first on Essence.
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The post The Best Gifts Under $100 For The Stylish Moms appeared first on Essence.
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The post The Best Looks From The Billboard Women In Music Awards appeared first on Essence.
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At the height of my success, I was totally depleted. My days started with the phone ringing before the sun came up. Either a driver had called out, or a […]
The post Op-Ed: I Built The Business, Secured The Contracts, And Earned The Respect—But I Was Losing Myself In The Process appeared first on Essence.
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There’s a moment every loc wearer hits: standing in the beauty aisle, overwhelmed, wondering if you need all of this to take care of your hair. You don’t. Locs are […]
The post The Only Products You Really Need for Locs—No, Seriously appeared first on Essence.
Iconic Rap Group Public Enemy To Deliver Career-Spanning Set At ESSENCE Festival 2026
In 1985, on the campus of Adelphi University on Long Island, Carlton Ridenhour and William Drayton Jr. (more commonly known as Chuck D and Flava Flav, respectively) connected for the […]
The post Iconic Rap Group Public Enemy To Deliver Career-Spanning Set At ESSENCE Festival 2026 appeared first on Essence.
At Courses Where Black Players Once Fought To Tee Off, This Black-Led Golf Collective Is Proving The Sport Was Always Ours
Golf has always been clear about who it was built for. The country clubs, the dress codes, the long-running sense that certain people were always welcome while others were merely […]
The post At Courses Where Black Players Once Fought To Tee Off, This Black-Led Golf Collective Is Proving The Sport Was Always Ours appeared first on Essence.
One Of America’s Oldest HBCUs Just Filed For Bankruptcy. Here’s What It Means For Students
For nearly 160 years, Saint Augustine’s University sat on 105 acres in downtown Raleigh as a cornerstone of Black higher education in the South. This week, the school filed for […]
The post One Of America’s Oldest HBCUs Just Filed For Bankruptcy. Here’s What It Means For Students appeared first on Essence.
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“The Lives of Black Infants Matter!” the National Medical Association declared in a recent email update to members and colleagues. The statement referenced 2014 American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, which limit preventative treatment against deadly respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to only premature infants born before 29 weeks. Because black babies are more likely than white babies to face RSV risk factors, the […]NMA Launches “Because Our Lives Matter” Initiative On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
It is truly timely that the National Medical Association launches its “Because Our Lives Matter” Initiative on February 7, 2015, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, during Black History Month. We are grateful to our partners in research and development who have created an entire new generation of HIV/AIDS medications that have saved thousands of […]NMA Releases Call To Action To End HIV/AIDS In Black Community
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The National Medical Association (NMA), the nation’s oldest and largest medical association representing the interest of over 50,000 African American physicians and the patients they serve, and pharmaceutical company Pfizer are working together to raise awareness of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage caused by chronically high blood sugar and is […]Nick Cannon Teams With The NMA For Lupus Awareness
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The National Medical Association (NMA) is the nation’s oldest and largest medical association representing the interest of over 50,000 African American physicians and the patients they serve. The NMA is committed to addressing health disparities and cites gun violence as a disparity. “The President of the United States was on target in his call for […]OUR FRIENDS
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