Zaporah Price
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ZAPORAH PRICE, RAZEL SUANSING & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
Chauvin verdict reignites conversations about police reform in New Haven

As the news of Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict captures the attention of the nation, public officials and organizers are reflecting on possible police reforms for […]

April 21, 2021

MADISON HAHAMY & ZAPORAH PRICE
Three assistant professors join African American studies department, hiring searches continue

On the coattails of two senior faculty hires in African American studies, three additional scholars have received appointments in the department and will begin teaching […]

April 16, 2021

TALAT AMAN & ZAPORAH PRICE
Activists demand Yale professor Valerie Horsley resign from Hamden Legislative Council

Hamden and New Haven activists are demanding the resignation of Hamden Legislative Councilwoman and associate professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Valerie Horsley from […]

April 16, 2021

SYLVAN LEBRUN & ZAPORAH PRICE
‘He was our artist’: Winfred Rembert, acclaimed artist and New Haven resident, dies at 75

Winfred Rembert, a nationally known Black artist, died two weeks ago in his New Haven home at the age of 75. The long-time Elm City […]

April 14, 2021

ZAPORAH PRICE
UP CLOSE | ‘Why bother?’: A look at University resources for addressing discrimination and harassment

April 13, 2021

ZAPORAH PRICE
Difficult Conversations: Navigating Politics at Yale and Online

On March 12, Ryan Schiller ’22 woke up from a nap around 11 p.m. to a random ping on his phone from the app, Clubhouse. […]

March 25, 2021

NATALIE KAINZ & ZAPORAH PRICE
‘She was unapologetically herself’: Communities mourn Rachael Shaw-Rosenbaum ’24

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for those looking to help someone else. To speak with a certified […]

March 24, 2021

ROSE HOROWITCH & ZAPORAH PRICE
The progress — and ways to go — toward diversifying Yale’s faculty

Meghan Gupta ’21 can count on one hand the number of Native faculty members throughout all of Yale, which is four, according to the Office […]

March 23, 2021

ZAPORAH PRICE & ISAAC YU
‘Every last door’: Fair Haven organizers continue vaccination campaign

After Fair Haven Community Health Care saw a massive swell of support at its new vaccine campaign kick-off event on Saturday, community members continued to […]

March 15, 2021

Fair Haven residents Darlene Casella and Sofia Tecocoatzi, who met for the first time on Sunday, teamed up to offer vaccine appointments to their neighbors in both English and Spanish.
LARISSA JIMENEZ, ZAPORAH PRICE & MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
‘Our communities need to be a priority’: COVID-19 vaccine rollout in communities of color

Having effective COVID-19 vaccines will do little to end the pandemic if shots are not equitably distributed to reach the communities who need them the […]

March 15, 2021

An illustration of someone getting a shot.
ZAPORAH PRICE
Local Black sorority chapters celebrate Women’s History Month

As people across the country celebrate Women’s History Month, two Black New Haven sorority chapters are hosting a series of events and encouraging women to […]

March 12, 2021

Members of the New Haven Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated pose for a picture prior to the pandemic.