Sabrina Herrera
Latino Initiative EditorSabrina Herrera has held many roles at Connecticut Public, including Community Engagement and Social Media Editor, where she laid the groundwork for the Latino Initiative, and built the station’s first social media team. Sabrina joined Connecticut Public as the social media editor back in 2021.
Today, Sabrina is the Editor of Connecticut Public's Latino Initiative, ¡Somos Connecticut!.
Somos Connecticut aims to uplift Latine stories and increase Latine representation in news coverage through bilingual reporting, resource-oriented and expanded programming as well as community engagement events.
Sabrina is also host of the narrative podcast, "Generation: Barney."
Sabrina serves on the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) New England Chapter Board.
Sabrina loves the arts, improv comedy, and people. She is a social person who loves to connect with folks on topics around audience & community engagement, diversity in the news industry, and things to do in Connecticut. She can be reached at sherrera@ctpublic.org.
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As federal immigration agents make arrests, Connecticut children and families are feeling the effects. Hear from two teenagers whose parents have been deported by ICE.
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CT State Community College Capital keeps Hispanic heritage celebrations going with its Herencias Latinas initiative, a segment of the Hartford Heritage Project which offers learning opportunities with local area partnerships. -
SOMOS CT curates a list of songs our Latino staff is listening to right now. Music is a common thread in our Latino cultures — it's an important way we connect with ourselves and each other. This Hispanic Heritage Month, we're celebrating the music that gets our Latino staff going. -
Carlos Maldonado Valle, a 21-year-old student at Cape Cod Community College, was on a domestic flight from Puerto Rico that stopped in Bermuda for a medical emergency. -
The rally comes after ICE agents last week entered the Meriden courthouse and arrested a man. -
Helena Martinez is a speech language assistant in Springfield, Mass. When she's not helping her students, she's busy crafting and planning her next community event, including Hartford’s annual Día de los Muertos celebration. -
Questions about the operation remain unanswered, including what authority the agents had to enter the building. -
The late Latino sociologist Gilberto Cardenas is being honored with a student-curated exhibit at Central Connecticut State University for Hispanic Heritage Month. -
Multiple concussions and persistent symptoms put the former UConn player’s career at risk, but specialized therapy helped pave the way back. -
Connecticut Public is restoring and publishing a production that explored identity, racism, and community life from the perspective of the Puerto Rican experience in the United States.
