(BPRW) CONNECTICUT AWARDED MLS NEXT PRO EXPANSION TEAM André Swanston, Bronx-born Alpha Phi Alpha brother, is principal owner (Black PR Wire) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – In a groundbreaking moment for the soccer fans of Connecticut, MLS NEXT Pro has awarded Connecticut Sports Group (CTSG) the fifth independent MLS NEXT Pro expansion team – Connecticut United Football Club […]
(BPRW) CONNECTICUT AWARDED MLS NEXT PRO EXPANSION TEAM André Swanston, Bronx-born Alpha Phi Alpha brother, is principal owner (Black PR Wire) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – In a groundbreaking moment for the soccer fans of Connecticut, MLS NEXT Pro has awarded Connecticut Sports Group (CTSG) the fifth independent MLS NEXT Pro expansion team – Connecticut United Football Club […]
A Connecticut teen is facing two counts of third-degree computer crimes after he allegedly hacked his school’s database and changed a yearbook caption to an Adolf Hitler quote and changed another to include the name of one of the Boston Marathon bombers. 18-year-old Hollister Tryon, a graduate of Glastonbury High School, was arrested on July […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — A white woman who was charged with a hate crime after being caught on video spitting on a Black woman during a protest in Connecticut was allowed to enter a special probation program Wednesday that could leave her with no criminal record. Yuliya Gilshteyn, 45, was granted accelerated rehabilitation, a special probation […]
It was December 2019 and there were well wishes for the holidays in texts between Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Jordan revealed to ESPN what else was in that exchange. Michael will be inducting Kobe into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday. “I was thinking, at first, I might be a little somewhat […]
The posts include instances of Black students being told they couldn’t get into prestigious universities, students using racial slurs, and double standards for Black students. These were just a few of the allegations made against the school. Some of the comments on the posts from Black students include students saying, “My friends refused to believe […]
A man experiencing homelessness had a golden reaction to receiving an envelope of money raised for him to start a new life. YouTube and TikTok star Phillip Vu handed Mike, a man from New, Haven, Connecticut, a red envelope during the Chinese New Year containing over $1,000 which was the most he could withdraw on […]
“I go inside, I had my TD bank card and my license,” Samuel said. “They were cordial. I’m not even gonna say they were rude.” Samuel waited for few minutes, thinking nothing was unusual. “And I see her over there and I was like, ‘Oh, she looks like she’s going through my account. OK, maybe […]
A Black Connecticut woman said a TD Bank branch, where she’s banked for 16 years, discriminated against her as she attempted to withdraw cash from her account. Gwen Samuel, the founder and acting president of the Connecticut Parents Union, was appalled when she entered a TD Bank branch in Southington and was told that she […]