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New Report: Shocking Low Turnout by Black and Latino Voters in this Year’s Chicago Mayoral Race
Brandon Johnson’s election this past April as Chicago’s new mayor has been hailed across the country as an electrifying victory by progressive Democrats. But a detailed analysis of vote tallies – one that I and Matthew Wilson of the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois Chicago conducted – has found a startling gap in voter turnout along racial and ethnic lines in Chicago. Our review of all 1,291 voting precincts throughout the city revealed that a mere 29 percent of registered Black voters and just 20.5 percent of registered Latinos cast a ballot in the April run-off, a far lower figure than the 61.1 percent of Chicago’s registered white voters who turned out. For Latinos, in particular, these figures become even more disturbing given that a significant percentage of Latinx resident aged 18 and over are either legal permanent residents or undocumented, and thus are ineligible to [...]
Connecticut State Library Receives $249K Grant For Digital Inclusion Efforts
HARTFORD—Over the next two years, the Connecticut State Library (CSL) will design and apply a replicable system that shares digital navigation services to underserved communities across the state. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded the CSL’s Division of Library Development a National Leadership Grant of almost $250,000 to run this initiative that will be largely executed in the next year. Eight public libraries will be collaborating in this effort—including the Bridgeport Public Library, Derby Public Library, Hamden Public Library, Howard Whittemore Memorial Library, Naugatuck, New Haven Free Public Library, Wallingford Public Library, West Haven Public Library, and Woodbridge Town Library. The National Leadership Grant for Libraries Program looks to support a variety of projects, including those that strengthen library services to address the critical needs of its surrounding communities, according to the IMLS website. The State Library of Connecticut’s Regional Navigator Sharing Plan includes distributing [...]
Latino Population Growing In The Suburbs, Buying More Homes But Continue To Face Hardship
Little Village, Humboldt Park, and Pilsen are just some neighborhoods that exemplify communities known for high-volume of Latinos. When asked to point to where Latinos in Illinois live, one might describe 26th Street, adorned by the famous terracotta arch. But while Chicago is undeniably rich with Latino culture, more than 50% of Illinois’ Latinos reside in the suburbs. Latinos in the Suburbs: Challenges & Opportunities is a collaborative project by the Latino Policy Forum, Metropolitan Planning Council and UIC Great Cities Institute which studied issues Latinos living outside of the city limits face, their growth compared to non-Latino neighbors and what improvements can be made. The organizations and community members met at Elgin Community College Thursday to present key findings of the report. 1.2 million Latinos currently live in the suburbs, which has happened at a rapid pace. From 2010 to 2020, only 16% of the Latino population growth [...]
Is Outdoor Recreation And Education Enough To Prevent Childhood Obesity In Communities Of Color?
A version of this story, Can getting kids to exercise fight obesity in communities of color?, was originally published online by the Center for Health Journalism (CHJ) at the University of Southern California. Written by CT Latino News Reporter and Editor Belen Dumont, the column introduces her project for the CHJ’s 2023 National Fellowship. Obesity rates across the United States have risen steadily over the past several decades, and nowhere is the trend more apparent than in communities of color in Connecticut. Black, Hispanic, and Native American residents of the state have some of the highest rates of obesity on the East Coast. Intervention and prevention are urgently needed, and many experts agree that targeting youth should be a main focus. Although the prevalence of obesity is lower among children than adults, a 2014 report in the Proceedings of the Nutrition Society noted that children should be the priority [...]
Downtown Meriden Dominican salon offers services for all hair types
MERIDEN — When she moved to New York City in 1994, Senia Martínez would have never thought of opening her own hair salon. The original plan was to pursue a career as a police officer, but now Martínez has 24 years of hair styling experience and is the owner of a Dominican hair salon, Senias Hair Salon Boutique & Spa, in downtown Meriden. Born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Martínez, 53, spent three years working toward the goal of becoming a police officer in New York City. She got her security guard license. Prior to that, she studied nursing in Santo Domingo. “Then, all of a sudden, I felt as though something was telling me to do hair,” she said. “I told myself I would never do hair, but that quickly changed.” Senia Martínez, owner of Senias Hair Salon Boutique & Spa, on Wed. July 26, 2023. Photo by [...]
Over Half of CT Boost Fund Loans Have Gone To Minority-, Women-Owned Organizations
CT Latino News covers the social determinants of health—among the state’s diverse Hispanic-Latino populations. Economic stability and housing security are essential to one’s life and well-being. After 16 years of operation, Lil’ Sunshine Home Daycare—a 24-hour child care facility in Bridgeport, Connecticut—has plans to expand to a second location with the financial support of the CT Small Business Boost Fund. “It was my first time applying for a business loan,” shared Lil’ Sunshine Owner Kamara Moodie. “I’m expanding my child care services from a family child care to a small center, and the funds will be used for working capital.” Launched last summer, the fund was intentionally designed to address financial and technical barriers that specifically affect small organizations in underserved communities. Currently, about 61.3 percent of loans funded by the CT Small Business Boost Fund have gone to Minority- and Women-owned Businesses. As of late June, the CT [...]
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