The Democratic party has been able to boast that it is the place for black voters to turn, but now the state Republican party is trying to change that. On this Sunday’s Face the State, we were joined by Regina Roundtree, founder of the group Connecticut Black Republicans and Conservatives. Also on the program, Hartford city council member Kenneth Kennedy, who was here for the Democrats’ view point.

You can watch the entire interview right here: http://www.wfsb.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=9771730

In our flashback, a look back at a black politician who smashed a racial barrier here in Connecticut back in 1990. Watch right here: https://dennishouse.tv/2013/02/15/face-the-state-flashback-connecticut-voters-smash-racial-barrier/

Also on Face the State this Sunday, the Hartford Courant’s 250th anniversary: https://dennishouse.tv/2014/01/24/happy-250th-to-the-hartford-courant/