The Hartford Yard Goats, the premier Minor League Baseball team of Connecticut, championed Puerto Rican Culture & Heritage at a home game bringing together prominent voices for Puerto Rican culture within the Connecticut community. Our very own Miss Connecticut USA + Miss Connecticut Teen USA, had the pleasure to attend and throw the first pitches.

Shavana Clarke made history when she became the first out lesbian to compete in Miss USA. She joined GO Magazine, the nation’s most widely read free lesbian publication distributed in 25 cities across the United States to share life post-Miss USA. Shavana’s feature highlighted a conversation surrounding representation, her hope to reshape modern pageantry, and what it means to truly be visible.