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 the is 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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The Ramon Santiago Salsa Meets Jazz Festival had to drop their youth ensemble last year. This Sunday, they’re bringing young musicians back for their 15th annual performance. -
A mother-daughter duo is putting on their 4th annual festival called PerúFest on Saturday, July 25 ahead of Peruvian Independence Day. -
The Connecticut Hispanic Democratic Caucus has announced its endorsement for Gov. Ned Lamont in his campaign to seek a third term. -
88-year-old José Buscaglia Guillermety is working with the University of Connecticut’s Puerto Rican Studies Initiative to catalog his art for the next generation. -
Thousands gathered to celebrate Puerto Rican culture at the annual event in Bridgeport, drawing attention to the island’s history and ongoing challenges with energy, water and financial oversight. -
Advocates asked for U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal to go to the immigration court in Hartford to watch for violations of due process. -
The Puerto Rican attorney is the president of the National Immigration Law Center and lives in New Haven, where she served as deputy mayor. -
East Hartford immigration attorney Erin O'Neil said the court’s ruling "goes to the core fundamental foundation" of the 14th Amendment. “That, thank God, has been preserved,” she said. -
Community members mobilize after reports of loved ones trapped in collapsed buildings and barefoot evacuations. -
Nearly 85% of the residents of Casa Otoñal in New Haven are Puerto Rican and have access to a network that provides various community services.
