In the midst of the pandemic, protests and dramatic change unfolding across the country, a quiet July 4 in Hartford was a chance for some to consider the promise of America with a fresh look toward the future. “On July 4, 1776, people like me, Black people, were not free,” said Alicia Strong, 23, of New Britain, a graduate student at Yale who organized Muslims for Black Lives Matter Saturday at the state Capitol. Advertisement “That`s not our liberty day, our liberation day. And so that`s why today we`re coming out to educate, we`re...
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