Making Juneteenth a federal holiday was a step in the right direction long overdue. It’s our nation’s oldest commemoration of what’s supposed to be slavery’s end in the United States 156 years ago.

As the number of dead and dying trees along our streets has increased in the past few years, Eversource has documented an increase in the number of Connecticut property owners who are refusing to provide permission to address these hazardous trees.

As Juneteenth approaches, we are experiencing a furious attack on “critical race theory.” Instead of marking the long, unfinished struggle for Black freedom, today’s slavery apologists think they have found another way to erase the sins of the past.

One day in May the CDC had decided that it was safe for fully vaccinated individuals to remove their masks in public.  For many this was a joyous occasion. For some, however, this historic moment appears to come with much confusion, hesitation and fear.

Today the need, and where the country is truly divided, is by class.  Those who live in improvised zip codes do not have equal opportunity or equal treatment.  In 2021 the evidence points to the position that “Class is the new “Race.”  That’s where our energies need to be spent in order to create real social change,