Black History Month events in the Bridgeport area go virtual
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The Wexler Grant Community School hosts a community dinner to celebrate the close of Black History Month in New Haven, Conn., on Thursday Jan. 28, 2019.. The dinner, sponsored by the Family Resource Center and Title I, is called A Night of Soul. The evening featured student entertainment by the Wexler Grant Dance Team and the Wexler Grant Drum Line. Other highlights included poetry readings, a step dance team and music by Wexler Grant alumni Derrick Gaskins.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
We’re more than a week into Black History Month and events are still being planned throughout the region to celebrate and honor the accomplishments of the Black community.
On the website, users can find step by step instructions including how to create an email account and register on VAMS.
“They need to find a place online to make the appointment, they need to figure out how to set up an email account, they need to go through a three step process to get their appointment,” Sue Starkey, Director of Health for the Northeast District Department of Health said.
The students are also helping make the instructions more user friendly by addressing language barriers.
“One of the primary goals with developing the website was also making it accessible to the Spanish speaking population in Connecticut,” Luis Serrano said.
UConn reports 23 new COVID cases
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A sign leads to check-in for the student dorms at the UConn Stamford branch in Stamford, Conn. Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Health experts say active screening for COVID-19 is critical in preventing college outbreaks.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
STORRS The University of Connecticut reported 23 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, according to UConn spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz.
The majority of the new cases - 17 - were found among students living off campus and attending Storrs. The remaining six cases were found among students living on campus. No additional cases were found among UConn employees and affiliates.
“The current figures include residential students’ on-site testing during move-in weekend Jan. 16-17, plus results of ongoing testing conducted since that time for on-campus students and commuters who have to be on campus for classes, work or research,” Reitz said.
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In honor of Black History Month, the Weston Historical Society is hosting, “African Americans and the Impact of the Great Migration in the North and South”, a virtual lecture with guest presenter, Dr. Stacey Close of Eastern Connecticut State University on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 6:30pm via Zoom. The event is free, but registration is required. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/african-americans-impacts-of-the-great-migration-in-the-north-and-south-tickets-139033644373
Please consider supporting the Weston Historical Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, with a suggested donation of $5. Donate at: www.westonhistoricalsociety.org.
As a lead-in to the Weston Historical Society’s 1920s exhibit, which will open later this year, the society is organizing a virtual lecture series that will explore events that influenced and shaped the Roaring 20s. One such event is the migration of millions of African