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For over two decades, Emma Jones has committed to three practices: every Monday she sits where her son Malik Jones was shot and killed by police. On the fourteenth of every month she engages in an action in support of a victim of police violence, and every year she holds an event on the anniversary of Malik’s murder.
Everything changed for the Jones family on April 14, 1997, when 21-year-old Malik Jones was brutally gunned down by East Haven, Conn., police officer Robert Flodquist. “I said very clearly when Malik was murdered, that but for racial profiling, Malik would be alive today,” Jones said in a conversation with
New Haven-area musicians struggle through pandemic to keeping golden era of jazz alive
Owen Doody
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Greater New Haven has a vibrant jazz scene, although the pandemic has put a dent in performances. Here, Dr. Joe and Friends perform at The Kate in Old Saybrook in this file photo.Mara Lavitt / New Haven RegisterShow MoreShow Less
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Greater New Haven has a vibrant jazz scene, although the pandemic has put a dent in performances. Here, the New Haven Jazz Festival’s concert on the New Haven Green in 2013 featured Wayne Escoffery and his quintet.Mara Lavitt / New Haven RegisterShow MoreShow Less
Low- and middle-income families with children would receive their largest state income tax break in nearly a decade under a new proposal to be unveiled Tuesday by the new co-chairman of the legislature’s tax-writing panel.
Low- and middle-income families with children would receive their largest state income tax break in nearly a decade under a new proposal to be unveiled Tuesday by the new co-chairman of the legislature’s tax-writing panel.
Black leaders in CT see MLK s teachings turning the corner on racial division lmtonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lmtonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.