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A video from a dance competitors in Hartford final week has gone viral. The video reveals a dance coach hugging a gaggle of dancers after accepting an award, however not hugging the one Black pupil within the group. The dance studio known as Dance Xpressions and is positioned in Plainville. Melissa Breglia is the mom of 6-year-old Shaniah, the dancer who was disregarded of the hug. “[The coach] gave everybody else a hug except for Shaniah,” Breglia stated. “Shaniah came up to me, and said, mommy, how come [the coach] didn’t give me a hug? She hugged everybody else. She…
Cuomo wins assist from influential Queens lawmakers in mayoral race. File Photograph by Mike Groll/Governor’s Workplace A slew of Queens elected officers has formally endorsed former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral bid, following the backing of the Democratic Group of Queens County and its chairman, U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks. State senators Joseph P. Addabbo and Toby Ann Stavisky, Meeting Members David Weprin and Edward Braunstein, and Council Member Lynn Schulman all formally endorsed Cuomo’s mayoral bid Tuesday. They cited the previous governor’s file in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Additionally they touted Cuomo’s…