Interactive Voting Guide
How to vote: The Times created an interactive guide to help you register and cast your ballot.
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Which Version of History Were You Taught?
October 12 is Columbus Day for some, Indigenous People’s Day for others. Early in the morning of October 12, 1492, a sailor on board the Pinta sighted land, beginning a new era of European exploration and expansion. The next day, the ninety crew members of Columbus’ three-ship fleet ventured onto the Bahamian island that he named San Salvador (now…
Read More Which Version of History Were You Taught?One of America’s Wealthiest States Might Pass Up an Opportunity to Tackle Housing Segregation
Connecticut is one of the most segregated places in the country. Despite widespread protests over racial inequities, Gov. Ned Lamont and other leaders are resisting calls to address the state’s affordable housing crisis. This article was produced in partnership with the Connecticut Mirror, which was a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network in 2019. by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, The…
Read More One of America’s Wealthiest States Might Pass Up an Opportunity to Tackle Housing SegregationDeemed “Suspicious” For Sitting Outside A Library, Autistic Black Teen Has Been In And Out Of Jail Since
By C. Dixon (from The Autism Site) Reginald “Neli” Latson is a young black man on the autism spectrum whose life changed forever after a stranger called the police on him when he was 18. This incident occurred in 2010. In the 10 years that have passed, Latson has still not achieved total freedom. His mental…
Read More Deemed “Suspicious” For Sitting Outside A Library, Autistic Black Teen Has Been In And Out Of Jail SinceJimmie Blanton
October 5 marks the 102nd birthday of one of jazz’s most overlooked pioneers: the late great bassist Jimmie Blanton. Though his professional recording career was cut short by his untimely passing, Blanton’s two-year stretch fundamentally changed how the bass is played in jazz. Listen to playlist HERE.
Read More Jimmie BlantonUnrest in Avon? Trump’s message of law and order, loaded with racist undertones, takes aim at safety and security in Connecticut suburbs
By ELIZA FAWCETT HARTFORD COURANT |OCT 14, 2020 AT 10:28 AM In the eyes of President Donald Trump and some Republicans, electing the Democrats in 2020 would lead to a clear and frightening outcome: tranquil suburbs in Connecticut and elsewhere would be overrun by crime, violent protests, and social decay. “Donald Trump’s appeal to European-American suburban women voters is intended…
Read More Unrest in Avon? Trump’s message of law and order, loaded with racist undertones, takes aim at safety and security in Connecticut suburbsFed Up, These Black Americans Say It’s Time To Get Out Of The U.S.
Emily Peck Senior Reporter, HuffPost October 10, 2020 Devon Kitzo-Creed, a 28-year-old African American woman, always planned on leaving the United States to live abroad. Definitely before she had children, but probably not until she was in her 30s. 2020 pushed up her timeline. Now she and her husband, who live in Wilmington, Delaware, are planning on relocating to Ecuador right after…
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