LA Police Inflicted Death Blows on Rodney King In 1991

King’s Physical Death Was Finalized in 2012

Roger Smith, actor, brought the story to a New Haven stage in 2015. Only by reading the well-written NHI article can you decide: What’s the purpose? How is language appropriated? Are there benefits and costs of using certain words, and to whom do these benefits and costs accrue?

How do we, the readers, appropriate our time?  What’s important to us and why? It often takes…

Tyrell Trimble Was Killed in 2012. Branden Harper Is Sentenced In 2015. Young Black Lives Lost. Harper has been sentenced to 12 - 15 years.

Tyrell was black, and Harper is black. Those in the NH Court House for this sentencing were all black people.  Tyrell Trimble no longer walks the earth. Many lives have been damaged, and if this NHI article is evidence of the future, more lives will be lost and…

In the Nov. 21, 2014 New Haven Independent we read an article titled: No On Called 911.

“Help! Help!” Bret Bird screamed. A dozen or more bystanders could see him being attacked. They could hear him. The article began.  It is written by Paul Bass; the article is extensive, and as is often the case deals with many more issues than just a…

Activist, filmmaker and writer, Crystal Emery has written a very insightful and thought-provoking article in the New Haven Independent. It is an article we should all read.

In the NHI Article titled:  “Who Is Raising Our Children” Ms Emery wrote the following:

“Truth be told, if we are not around, there is no way of knowing what kind of unhealthy world view and moral code our kids…

“She Hugged Her Son When She Got Home” is the title of a Nov. 7, 2014 article in the New Haven Independent. The article is honoring Sgt. Elisa Tuozzoli as Cop of The Week.  As is so often the case with articles written by Paul Bass-- this article is filled with the type of information that forces readers to think carefully and broadly.

In one story about a…

A recent article in the New Haven Independent revealed “Eight out of eight cops seeking to become captains passed the civil-service exam, leaving it up to the chief to pick five to promote.

The Civil Service Commission revealed and ratified the results of the exam at its monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon at 200 Orange St.’  The entire article is linked in this blog.

Police Chief Dean…

“Colon cancer is a common and lethal disease and the second leading cause of cancer death. ⁽¹⁾ “Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer found in men and women”.⁽²⁾

The risk of colorectal…

“The Board of Education is looking to create a committee to discuss ... the Board of Education.

The New Haven Independent reports "At the board’s Tuesday night public meeting, members discussed a plan to create a new Governance Committee that would “guide and prioritize the focus…

Graves Brings “Obama Scholars” Back To The Classroom

The Nine Boys in this Session are…

Harp Names New Community Services Chief

Mayor Toni Harp has lured behavioral health expert Martha N. Okafor (pictured) back to Connecticut from Georgia to serve as New Haven’s new head of the Community Services Administration.

Okafor will start her position on May 28, according to a press released the mayor’s office issued Tuesday evening. In her new…

The epidemic of gun violence, of Black on Black crimes in New Haven is, in fact, an accumulative massacre!  This is not too strong a statement.  Between Jan. 2009 and April 3, 2014, if someone had descended into various areas of the black New Haven community and gunned down 107 young  black people the rage could not be contained; and it would be justified.  This is exactly what has happened except the killers are from within the community!

On March 24,…

The Autism Spectrum – with OneWorld’s Marc Palmieri

Autism Spectrum Disorders is…

A OneWorld Progressive Institute’s CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Program

Meet New Haven’s Mayor- Toni Harp; the first female mayor in New Haven’s 375 year history, and the second African American to occupy the office. John Daniels was the first in 1989.

The glass ceiling has been broken in a major way. Share Mayor-elect Harp's interview with your children; it is truly…

ONEWORLD'S EDUCATION AGENDA: DROP IN 3^RD GRADE TEST SCORES CONNECTED TO DEMOGRAPHICS!!!

Thanks to the NHI for another VERY enlightening article.  Please read the entire article linked here.  We have copied the sections below to be highlighted because the information provided by those interviewed, even though coded (somewhat), provides very important information for parents, teachers, education advocates, PTAs, education…

For The Third Time, Immigrant Cleared In Cop-Attack Case - NHI

by Thomas MacMillan | Jul 30, 2013 6:13 pm

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Keitazulu Blazes His Own Campaign Trail. He Brings Something Special to The Political Table

The entire article in the New Haven Independent is worth reading.  We encourage you to do so.  The link is at the end of this short blog.

New Haven NEEDS an effective collaborative government.

This is a form of governance in which leaders…

Looney Leads The Charge  (Dealing with GUNS in our Community)

“We need to shine a light on better mental health care for younger children,” Looney said.

Each of the three working groups—mental health, gun violence and school security—are working against a Feb. 15 deadline to recommend legislation to the overall task force they are part of. At that point, Looney will be key…

This is a Very interesting article.  The images speak volume.

My Gun Vs. Your Safety

by marcia chambers | Jan 17, 2013 1:52 pm

“I feel as passionate about not owning a gun as you feel about owning one,” declared Gail Corbett, who oversees 14 classrooms, at six different schools in a nearby city.…

Magnet School Lottery Odds Revealed

This is a MUST READ for Parents with School-age Children

Applications for admissions to NHPS for the 2013/2014 school year are due Feb. 15, 2013.  The lottery takes place on March 12, 2013.  Students accepted will start school Sept. 2013.

We applaud the New Haven Independent (NHI) and Melissa…