HAMDEN — A large black bear was spotted on Brooksvale Avenue in Hamden early Tuesday morning, according to local police. The bear entered an open garage of a Hamden resident before leaving the area, ...

Pratt and Tanisha M. Sullivan will receive awards at the MBLA Annual Gala on April 11. COURTESY PHOTOS For the past 51 years, the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA) has gathered to ...

in the Founder’s Office inside the new Black Achievers Historical Museum at 1490 Jefferson Avenue last Wednesday afternoon, soon after the ribbon was cut to officially open the museum.

“The black business community is in dire straits right now,” BECMA Director Segun Idowu told the Banner. Idowu added that many black businesses lacked stable investments from the city or state. Now, ...