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Carrie Saxon Perry is the first Black woman mayor of a major New England city, achieving the historic mark in 1987 at the age of 56. The former Howard University and community activist used the largely ceremonial role as Hartford’s mayor to address issues such as crime, racial tension, and more. Perry was born in […]

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of…

Remember when Dave Chappelle quit performing his show at the Oddball Comedy Festival in Hartford, Conn., last year after he felt disrespected  by his audience?…

The internet is on fire talking about Dave Chappelle’s performance for a hostile crowd in Connecticut tonight. Chappelle is four dates into the Oddball Comedy Festival he is headlining. Tonight, he met a crowd that wouldn’t quiet down long enough for him to get into his routine. Chappelle reacted by basically shutting down onstage, letting […]