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6 Teens From Region Held Mock 'Slave Auction,' Made Racist Comments On Social Media: DA 6 Teens From Region Held Mock 'Slave Auction,' Made Racist Comments On Social Media: DA
6 Teens From Region Held Mock 'Slave Auction,' Made Racist Comments On Social Media: DA Six Hampden County eighth-grade students have been charged in juvenile court after chat logs were discovered where they made threats against minority students, used racist slurs, shared racist memes and comments, and held a mock "slave auction" for two black classmates, authorities said.  Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni held a press conference on Thursday, March 14, explaining his decision to charge the Southwick Regional School students. He called their online chat "vile, cruel, and contemptible" in a news release.  Hatred and racism have no place in this community. …

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by Josh Lanier
News
CT City Meeting On Zoom Disrupted By Antisemitic, Racist Remarks, Officials Say CT City Meeting On Zoom Disrupted By Antisemitic, Racist Remarks, Officials Say
CT City Meeting On Zoom Disrupted By Antisemitic, Racist Remarks, Officials Say Alleged racist and antisemitic remarks made during a city meeting on Zoom are being investigated by police in Fairfield County and have caused an outcry by the mayor and other officials.  The incident took place in Norwalk on Tuesday, Jan. 16 during the public comment period of the meeting of the Ordinance Committee which was discussing a redistricting ordinance, the sale of city property, and blight prevention. "I unequivocally condemn these ignorant, racist individuals for their anti-semitic, racist statements made during last night's Ordinance Committee meeting," sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
'Keep CT White': Supremacist Social Media Post Under Investigation In Bristol, Police Say 'Keep CT White': Supremacist Social Media Post Under Investigation In Bristol, Police Say
'Keep CT White': Supremacist Social Media Post Under Investigation In Bristol, Police Say Authorities in Connecticut are conducting an investigation into a white supremacist group after discovering a racist social media post, police said.  The investigation was started after the unnamed group posted a video on social media depicting individuals holding up a sign with racist text, the Bristol Police Department announced on Thursday, Aug. 24.  According to police, the post depicted several people holding flares and a sign that stated, "Keep CT White." Authorities now believe the video was filmed in Bristol around Saturday, Aug. 19 in the area of Route 72 and Todd Street.…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Residents Outraged Over Racist Flyers Left In Driveways In CT City Residents Outraged Over Racist Flyers Left In Driveways In CT City
Residents Outraged Over Racist Flyers Left In Driveways In CT City Residents and government officials are up in arms after racist, antisemitic flyers were left in the driveway of homes in several Stamford neighborhoods over the weekend. The flyers which contained offensive anti-semitic information were left in driveways in the Pepper Ridge, Belltown, and Springdale neighborhoods in Stamford on Saturday, March 11, and Sunday, March 12. The Stamford-New Canaan-Darien branch of the United Jewish Federation said the flyers were allegedly left by the Nationalist Social Club or NSC-131. This is a New England-based neo-Nazi group with chapters in New Hampshire, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
NY Post Fires Employee For False, Racist, Violent Content Targeting Politicians NY Post Fires Employee For False, Racist, Violent Content Targeting Politicians
NY Post Fires Employee For False, Racist, Violent Content Targeting Politicians A series of racist, violent headlines that were posted on the website and Twitter account of the New York Post on Thursday, Oct. 27, were carried out by an employee, Variety reports.  In a statement to the outlet, a spokesperson for the Post said an investigation had revealed that the “unauthorized conduct” was an inside job and the employee responsible has been fired. “This morning, we immediately removed the vile and reprehensible content from our website and social media accounts,” the spokesperson said. The news organization did not reveal the employee’s name. The New York Post ha…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
Americans 'Self Silencing' In Record Numbers, New Study Reveals: Here's What It Means Americans 'Self Silencing' In Record Numbers, New Study Reveals: Here's What It Means
Americans 'Self Silencing' In Record Numbers, New Study Reveals: Here's What It Means If you’ve ever found yourself hiding your true opinion just to avoid ruffling feathers, you’re not alone, according to a new study from the think tank Populace. Researchers wanted to find out how prevalent self-silencing, or preference falsification, is - defined as saying what you think others want to hear rather than what you truly believe. What they found is a tendency for people of all demographics to succumb to social pressures to have the “right” opinion when it comes to hot-button issues like abortion, mask wearing, and discussing gender identity in schools, despite their true feelin…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Homeowner Speaks Out After Enfield HS Football Player Is Called Racial Slur Homeowner Speaks Out After Enfield HS Football Player Is Called Racial Slur
Homeowner Speaks Out After Enfield HS Football Player Is Called Racial Slur Residents in a northern Connecticut town are speaking out after an Enfield High School football player was called a racial slur during his team's annual fundraising program. The player approached a home to sell a "fundraising item" when the homeowner called the player a racial slur among other statements on Saturday, Aug. 13, Enfield Superintendent Christopher J. Drezek said in a statement. The student then called his coach and parents who arrived at the scene shortly after. "Although this did not happen in a school, it happened to one of our kids during a fundraiser for one of our athlet…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
CT Man Threatened Walmart Employees With Knife, Racist Language, Police Say CT Man Threatened Walmart Employees With Knife, Racist Language, Police Say
CT Man Threatened Walmart Employees With Knife, Racist Language, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested for allegedly threatening Walmart employees with a knife and racist language. The incident took place in New Haven County around 3:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1 in Milford, at the store on Boston Post Road. Officers responded to the store for a threatening complaint where employees said that Anthony Kane, age 32, of Milford, approached them with a knife in his hand, said Milford Police. Kane threatened to kill the employee and called them a racial epithet, police said. He also spit at them but missed and threatened another employee, police said.  Police locat…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Yelling Racial Slurs When Asked To Fix Mask In Southington Man Accused Of Yelling Racial Slurs When Asked To Fix Mask In Southington
Man Accused Of Yelling Racial Slurs When Asked To Fix Mask In Southington A Connecticut man faces a bigotry charge for allegedly spitting, and yelling racial slurs, over a COVID-19 mask policy at a package store. Hartford County resident Daniel Henderson, age 57, of Stonington, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 27. According to Lieutenant Keith Egan, of the Stonington Police Department, Henderson had an active warrant stemming from an incident that occurred at Lefty’s Package Store in April. During the police investigation, Henderson admittedly entered Lefty's package store without fully wearing a face mask and got upset when the victim as…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Police Investigate Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti At Yale University Police Investigate Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti At Yale University
Police Investigate Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti At Yale University An investigation has been launched at Yale University after two separate instances of anti-Semitic and racially charged graffiti that was discovered at a construction site on campus. The Yale Police Department launched an investigation into anti-Semitic and racist graffiti that were reportedly spray-painted inside the construction site for Kline Biology Tower in New Haven County, which has been closed since work began at the site, according to Yale Police Chief Ronnell Higgins. Higgins said that on Monday, Sept. 20, members of the construction crew working in the area found the graffiti spr…

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by Zak Failla
News
Glastonbury Teen Charged In Yearbook Vandalism Case Glastonbury Teen Charged In Yearbook Vandalism Case
Glastonbury Teen Charged In Yearbook Vandalism Case A teenager in Connecticut is facing charges for allegedly vandalizing his school’s yearbook to include quotes from Adolf Hitler, drugs, and a message from Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, authorities announced. Hollister Tryon, age 18, who was forbidden from attending his graduation in Hartford County from Glastonbury High School for allegedly altering the school’s yearbook, is now facing criminal charges, according to police. Specifically, Tryon was charged with two counts of third-degree computer crimes for accessing a database used by students to alter classmates’ entries in the…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Teachers, Staff Demand More Discipline For CT Principal Accused Of Using Racial Slur Teachers, Staff Demand More Discipline For CT Principal Accused Of Using Racial Slur
Teachers, Staff Demand More Discipline For CT Principal Accused Of Using Racial Slur Staff members from a Connecticut school district are calling on additional discipline for a magnet school principal who was recently demoted and removed from her position after allegedly using a racial slur. Earlier this month, the New Haven Board of Education voted 4-3 to reassign Brennan-Rogers Magnet School Principal Laura Roblee from her position after she allegedly used the racial slur this winter during a workshop on racism and inclusion. According to reports, Roblee is being assigned as an assistant principal at a different district school. However, the demotion and public outcry wa…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Students Walk Out Of Class At CT High Schools After Racist Post Students Walk Out Of Class At CT High Schools After Racist Post
Students Walk Out Of Class At CT High Schools After Racist Post Groups of high school students in Fairfield County walked out of class to protest recent racial incidents that came to a head following a racist social media post earlier this month. On Monday, May 24, students at Fairfield Warde High School orchestrated a mass walkout of hundreds of students that were also in collaboration with students across town at Ludlowe High School. In total, upwards of 600 students reportedly walked out in Fairfield on Monday, which lasted a few hours, featuring speeches and some of the teens sharing their own experiences with race in the area. According to the o…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Teen Accused Of Making Racist Online Post Targeting Fellow CT HS Student Teen Accused Of Making Racist Online Post Targeting Fellow CT HS Student
Teen Accused Of Making Racist Online Post Targeting Fellow CT HS Student A teenager in Fairfield County is facing a lengthy suspension and possible expulsion after allegedly making a racist online post that targeted another student. Police in the Town of Fairfield and the NAACP were called in to investigate allegations that the student at Fairfield Warde High School shared the racist online post. According to reports, the student - whose name has not been released - posted a picture of the victim along with a racist comment that states he “should be in chains.” It is unclear why the student shared the message. “I am writing to inform you of a racist incident …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Racist Remarks Made At CT Meeting Being Investigated As Hate Crime Racist Remarks Made At CT Meeting Being Investigated As Hate Crime
Racist Remarks Made At CT Meeting Being Investigated As Hate Crime A hate crime investigation is underway in one Fairfield County town after an unknown person joined a video conference meeting and allegedly made racist remarks. The incident took place on Thursday, April 22, during a meeting of the Racial Equity and Justice Task Force in Fairfield, Police Chief Robert Kalamaras said. According to Kalamaras, the task force was hosting a virtual meeting among its members when an unknown person who had joined the meeting began to share a screen using images of slaves before making racial epithets and racist remarks to the group.  "Some of the r…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Sale Of Six Dr. Seuss Books - Including 'Mulberry Street' - To End Due To Racist Drawings Sale Of Six Dr. Seuss Books - Including 'Mulberry Street' - To End Due To Racist Drawings
Sale Of Six Dr. Seuss Books - Including 'Mulberry Street' - To End Due To Racist Drawings Two beloved - and four obscure - books that were written by Dr. Seuss will no longer be sold due to their inclusion of racist and insensitive imagery. The announcement was made by Dr. Seuss Enterprises on Tuesday, March 2, on the anniversary of the author’s birthday. The two popular books that will be discontinued are “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo.” “McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!,” and “The Cat’s Quizzer” will also no longer be sold. In a statement, Dr. Seuss Enterprises explained that the move reflects the organizati…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Right-Wing Extremist Kicked Out Of UMass Is Arrested For Hoax Bomb By BLM Sign Right-Wing Extremist Kicked Out Of UMass Is Arrested For Hoax Bomb By BLM Sign
Right-Wing Extremist Kicked Out Of UMass Is Arrested For Hoax Bomb By BLM Sign A local man who was kicked out of UMass Amherst last year for being racist was recently arrested after planting a fake bomb alongside a Black Lives Matter sign in New York. Louis Shenker, 22, who told police that he lives in Amherst, called Brooklyn Police around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 5, to arrange for his surrender, according to the Daily News. Shenker has also lived in  Longmeadow. Shenker may have filmed himself leaving the fake bomb. Shenker was expelled from UMass in 2018 after taunting participants of a rally against white supremacy, racism, and Donald Trump, according to a l…

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by Kristin Palpini
Politics
CT Congresswoman's Zoom Meeting Interrupted By Racial Slurs CT Congresswoman's Zoom Meeting Interrupted By Racial Slurs
CT Congresswoman's Zoom Meeting Interrupted By Racial Slurs A Connecticut congresswoman was the victim of a “Zoom Bomb” where she was targeted with racial slurs and offensive music. Congresswoman Jahana Hayes hosted a virtual meeting with Newtown residents this week, when she was interrupted by someone who interfered and used derogatory terms and flooded the conversation. Earlier story - COVID-19: CT Congresswoman Jahana Hayes Tests Positive “I’m so sorry to the people of Newtown who had to sit through this zoom bombing episode,” Hayes posted on social media on Monday, Oct. 12. "During our virtual conversation, these people continued to call me the…

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by Zak Failla
News
Being Black: Racism Against Springfield College Students Is Aired On Instagram Being Black: Racism Against Springfield College Students Is Aired On Instagram
Being Black: Racism Against Springfield College Students Is Aired On Instagram Black At Springfield College, a new Instagram account, is shining a spotlight on racist incidents students allege happened on campus or in connection to the school community. The account @blackatspringfieldcollege, which was started in late August, features mostly anonymous, written statements. The social media postings are similar to other "black at" accounts popping up at American colleges and universities. The 30 or so anonymous statements tell of instances where students were called racial slurs or singled out and treated poorly because of their skin color. Meanwhile, Springfield Colle…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Farmington Police Investigate 'Malicious' Mail Sent to Racial Equity Taskforce Farmington Police Investigate 'Malicious' Mail Sent to Racial Equity Taskforce
Farmington Police Investigate 'Malicious' Mail Sent to Racial Equity Taskforce Farmington Police are investigating ‘malicious’ racist mail that has been sent to a member of the Farmington Racial Equality Taskforce. The Farmington Town Council announced Tuesday, July 28, that a member of the task force was targetted by hateful mail, describing it as both “disgusting” and “malicious.” The Town Council put out a statement decrying the offense. “The actions of the individual are not a representation of the Farmington Comunity and we feel it is imperative that the Town publicly and vehemently denounces this behavior and take all available action,” the statement said. “We s…

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by Kristin Palpini