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Our Mission
The mission of the African-American Affairs Commission (AAAC) is to improve and promote the economic development, education, health and political well-being of the African-American community in the State of Connecticut.
The AAAC accomplishes these goals through information sharing, promoting cultural awareness, community networking, and legislation. [more]
May 23, 2013
Honoring State Representative Douglas McCrory
| Location | Crown Plaza Hotel, Cromwell, CT | | Time | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | | Contact |
(860) 524-4029
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May 23, 2013
Forum
| Location | Legislative Office Building - Room 2B | | Time | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | | Contact |
(860) 240-8555
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Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
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Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
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December 3, 2011
BRIDGEPORT’S BEAUTY IS FOR EVERYONE
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We discuss major successes in our neighborhoods, asking you about future work and generally having a good time.
Food, Drinks, and Games
| Location | 250 Hollister Avenue, Bridgeport, CT | | Time | 1:00 am - 2:00 pm | | Contact |
(203) 773-0747
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Versatile group of musicians and dancers
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Marching band tradition of historically black colleges to The Bushnell stage with explosive percussion, resounding brass and dazzling choreography.
| Location | 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT | | Time | 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm | | Contact |
(860) 987-6000
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focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
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Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
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Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
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December 7, 2011
To improve and promote the economic development, education, health and political well-being of the African-American community in the State of Connecticut, through advocacy, information sharing, cultural awareness, community networking and influencing legislation.
| Location | Old Judiciary Room-State Capitol | | Time | 5:30 am - 7:30 am | | Contact |
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focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
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Early interven��on, dropout prevention program targets low‐income, first‐generation college‐bound
students and is designed to help bridge wide disparities by income, race, and ethnicity in access to and
success in higher education.
| Location | Four Points by Sheraton,Meriden, CT | | Time | 9:00 am - 3:30 pm | | Contact | Wendy Waithe Simmons
(860) 632-1485
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Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
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December 9, 2011
Provide eligibe students with the opportunity to complete an undergraduate college degree. See Attached Flyer..
| Location | 501 Cresent Street, New Haven, CT | | Time | 1:00 am - 2:00 pm | | Contact | Kimberly Crone
(203) 392-9999
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focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
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Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
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Link
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Advance the agenda of equity and social justice for young Black & Hispanic/Latino Males in Connecticut
| Location | Central CT State University | | Time | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Contact | Lauren D. Jones
(860) 632-1485
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Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
|
Link
Close
Oct 8 - Dec 30, 2011
focuses on the lives of people with dual African American and Native American ancestry.
| Location | 110 Pequot Trail | | Time | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | | Contact | Pequot Museum
(800) 411-9671
Email Contact
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Link
Close
Why is Jason Collins coming out a bigger deal than Brittney Griner?
With the nation's attention fixated for much of the last week on Jason Collins becoming the first active male athlete in a major team sport to come out as gay, you might be forgiven for forgetting - if you ever knew - that the number one WNBA draft pick, Brittney Griner, came out a few weeks ago. Or that Sheryl Swoopes did in 2005. Or that Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King did in the 1980s.
How do we explain the difference in media fanfare between Griner's announcement and Collins'? Why is Collins heralded over and over as a Jackie Robinson-type figure, while Griner gets a shrug from much of the press? (Continue)
CHRO'S 70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Date: May 14, 2013
Time: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Place: Capitol North Steps
The CT Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities (CHRO) invites you to attend its 70th Anniversary Celebration. A historical event with multicultural music, food and fun! The event is free and open to the public. See flyer for details or contact: cheryl.sharp@ct.gov or Heather.petit@ct.gov.
AAAC CLASSIC AWARDS
May 17, 2013
6:30 PM - Legislative Office Building - Hartford, CT
RSVP - (860) 240-8555
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Stanley F. Battle
Woman of the Year
Constance J. Coles
Man of the Year
Foday Dumbuya
Youth of the Year
Dionne C. Parker
Youth of the Year
Khalil Harris-Abrams
Lifetime Achievement
George A. Coleman
Business & Economic Development
KJB Associates, LLC.
Karen J. Bellamy
State of Connecticut Supplier Diversity Program |
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State Capitol 210 Capitol Avenue, Room 509 Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 240-8555 Fax: (860) 240-8444
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