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Venture Smith's narrative provides key insights into the history of slavery in the North and in Connecticut. His descendants are working to keep his story alive.
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A phone call from a stranger would link a Connecticut woman with ancestors enslaved before the American Revolution — and reshape her view of patriotism.
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There’s a deeply-rooted perception that the North was home to the “good guys,” the abolitionists. The truth is far different.
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This hour on Disrupted, we analyze the U.S. government's response to COVID-19 and discuss problems with health equity that started long before the pandemic.
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We're talking with local creators in the food space: Kat Ashmore, the chef behind @katcancook, and David Milton, aka @thedamgram and @thedamtok. Plus, we drink traditional chai with siblings who turned the Muslims of the World (MOTW) Instagram community into a local café.
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There are more records to dig through that could shed more light on the lives of those laid to rest in what’s now known as Spruce Bank Cemetery.
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Connecticut-based artist Andre Rochester talks about social consciousness in art, and designer Busayo Olupona discusses her journey from being an attorney to working in fashion.
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Connecticut’s textile industry, dependent on the labor of enslaved Black people, fueled northern support for the preservation of slavery. However, the Amistad’s arrival began to change sentiments on slavery throughout New London.
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In this hour of 'Disrupted,' Elizabeth Ito, creator of 'City of Ghosts,' discusses using people's real voices in her work, and Bethonie Butler talks about her book 'Black TV.'
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A recent poll suggests that fewer Black Americans will vote for President Joe Biden this time around. In this hour of the Wheelhouse, we dig deeper than the numbers—and look at why issues like global conflicts are upending the way we think about how people vote.