Khalilah L. Brown-Dean

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Kevin Chang Barnum |Khalilah L. Brown-Dean |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Megan Fitzgerald

By Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Megan Fitzgerald Published May 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM EDT Tyler Russell / Connecticut PublicOluwaseyi Oluborode is part of a youth-led campaign that advocates for SB 12243, a bill that would provide fare-free bus public transportation services for high school students and veterans.

2 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Kevin Chang Barnum |Khalilah L. Brown-Dean |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Megan Fitzgerald

By Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Megan Fitzgerald Published May 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM EDT Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images North AmericaCrews use concrete saws, jackhammers and excavators as they continue to dismantle the Black Lives Matter Plaza street mural on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.

3 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Kevin Chang Barnum |Khalilah L. Brown-Dean |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Meg Dalton

By Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald Published May 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM EDT Student journalists have been in the spotlight in recent years. In 2024, amidst massive on-campus protests, people turned to student outlets like Columbia University’s WKCR for the most up to date reporting. But practicing journalism as a student comes with risks. Those risks have become even more clear in recent weeks.

4 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Kevin Chang Barnum |Khalilah L. Brown-Dean |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Megan Fitzgerald

By Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Megan Fitzgerald Published May 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM EDT April 30th marked 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. The war looms large in U.S. culture— it’s been the subject of countless books and movies. These works have often focused on American soldiers, but not so much on the experiences of everyday Vietnamese people living through the war.

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Kevin Chang Barnum |Khalilah L. Brown-Dean |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Meg Dalton

By Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald Published April 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM EDT Oral history preserves the past by recording people’s real voices. It’s not just about recording the stories people tell. It’s also about the way they tell them. Oral history is about memory and humanity. It’s a form of history that anyone can be a part of.