Michael S. Bivens, former grandmaster of the Most Wishful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Connecticut, leads the masonic service at the funeral for Former Hartford Mayor Thirman L. Milner at the ...

Hundreds turned out to the Metropolitan AME Zion Church in Hartford on Friday morning to say farewell to Thirman Milner, the city’s first Black mayor and a widely respected pioneer in the civil rights ...

He grudgingly transitioned from civil rights to politics and became the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England. By Sam Roberts See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más ...

The Honorable Thirman L. Milner, 91, a native of Hartford, CT departed this life on Friday, November 29, 2024. Thirman was the first African American mayor elected in Hartford, CT in 1981, and served ...

Former Hartford mayor Thirman Milner, known for becoming the first Black mayor in all of New England, has died at the age of 91, officials confirmed to NBC Connecticut. Milner became the first African ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The first Black mayor of New England, Thirman L. Milner, has died at age 91, according to the Connecticut NAACP. The announcement was made Friday on the official Connecticut ...

The community came together on Thursday to honor former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner while he was lying in state at Hartford City Hall on Thursday. Milner was the first Black mayor in all of New ...

Former Hartford Mayor Thirman L. Milner Credit: Courtesy of Connecticut NAACP Thirman L. Milner, whose election as Hartford’s mayor in 1981 made him the first popularly elected Black mayor of a New ...