The Storyline

Conversation on Race is personal for Rev. Florence Clarke of New London

This week, we spoke with Rev. Florence Clarke of New London, a longtime civil rights activist and member of the city's Public Safety Policy Review Committee, about her thoughts on Wednesday's Conversation on Race discussion, and why the ongoing struggle for equity for Black Americans matters to her. 

Covering UConn basketball in Covid Times

The Day has been covering the UConn women's and men's basketball teams for decades, but we've never seen a season like this. In the latest edition of The Storyline, sportswriters Vickie Fulkerson and Gavin Keefe talk about how they've managed to cover the two teams during the pandemic. 

The Day launches the Norwich Times

Community editor Lee Howard talks about The Norwich Times, the latest weekly community newspaper launched by The Day

Artist Diane Barcelo on the intersection of her art and the recent social unrest

Reporter Rick Koster talked to New London installation artist and art instructor Diane Barcelo about how her studio practice has intersected with the social unrest that has gripped much of the country this summer.

How absentee voting expansion will present challenges for local officials

As the state expands provisions for absentee voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, city and town clerks are dealing with an unprecedented amount of ballots and ballot applications during this election cycle. 

Reporter Sten Spinella talked to a town clerk and registrar, and a college professor who has studied the use of mail-in ballots to get a sense of what can be expected during the primary and general election in Connecticut. 

Jazz pianist and pastor Jack Madry talks about how rhythm imbues everything including the BLM protests

Jack Madry, jazz pianist and pastor at Madry Temple Church, talked to Rick Koster about how music has inspired him throughout his life, how music played a big part during the civil rights movement and how he finds rhythm imbued within so much of the world, including the recent Black Lives Matter protests.

A teacher and playwright on finding inspiration and hope in these times of unrest

As part of our ongoing conversations with local artists of color, reporter Rick Koster speaks with Michael Bradford, head of the Dramatic Arts Department at UConn and artistic director of the Connecticut Repertory Theatre, about how he finds inspiration and hope during the current period of civil unrest.

Health, economic disparities and their impact on the COVID-19 pandemic

Reporter Sten Spinella spoke with Connecticut College economics professor Mónika López Anuarbe about how long-standing healthcare and economic disparities have exacerbated the COVID-19 pandemic for communities of color, in particular, the Hispanic community.

Poet and educator José B. Gonzalez on the immigrant experience, poetry and education

Poet and educator José B. Gonzalez talked to Rick Koter about immigration, the power of poetry to inspire, and what it means to not see an accurate representation of yourself in popular culture.

Social worker speaks about racial trauma and ways to cope

Social worker Janelle Posey-Green spoke to reporter Julia Bergman about the trauma of racism and what she is doing to help the black community cope.