Erica McIntosh

By Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Erica McIntosh, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Megan Fitzgerald Published July 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM EDT In 2012, Connecticut voters chose Chris Murphy as a replacement for retiring senator Joe Lieberman. He was the youngest U.S. senator serving at the time. And in the years since, his national profile has grown. He's been a vocal advocate for gun reform and become a high-profile critic of the Trump administration.

By Erica McIntosh, Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Megan Fitzgerald Published June 12, 2026 at 9:10 AM EDT The 1905 Emancipation Day parade makes its way down Main Street in Richmond, Virginia, with a streetcar sitting in the middle of the crowd. At the time of this photograph, Black Richmonders were in the midst of a sustained boycott of the city’s segregated streetcars, walking to school, work, and church rather than paying for second-class treatment.

By Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Erica McIntosh, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Megan Fitzgerald, Talei Ricketson Published June 5, 2026 at 9:10 AM EDT Ryan Caron King / Connecticut Public Miriam Cruz dances to the Bomba Sica rhythm during the adult Bomba class held by Movimiento Cultural at Viva Dance and Fitness Center for the Arts in West Haven, Connecticut on February 3, 2026.