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NAACP demands legal action after noose found in boys’ locker room at RHAM High School
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMembers of the NAACP in Connecticut said Tuesday they are looking for law enforcement to pursue an...
UConn Health joins NAACP in campaign to employ formerly incarcerated in Hartford area
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThose who have been released from prison or have an arrest record need training even for entry-level jobs, and then to know where the jobs are. It’s the best way to keep people from breaking ...
2 officers put on leave after man injured in police van
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo officers in Connecticut have been placed on paid leave after a man was seriously injured in the...
NAACP members object to leniency in Plainfield hate-crime case
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore than two dozen members of a local NAACP branch rallied on the steps of Danielson Superior Court...
Connecticut trooper acquitted in shooting death of Black college student following chase
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA white Connecticut state trooper was acquitted of all charges Friday in the death of Mubarak...
Police officers arrested after van prisoner was paralyzed seek program to have charges erased
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFive former Connecticut police officers who were arrested for allegedly mistreating a prisoner after...
Connecticut releases police use-of-force data for 1st time
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoConnecticut released data Thursday for the first time showing the race of people subjected to police...
CTofficial:Federal Justice Department likely to open investigation over ticket scandal
Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn. via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoJul. 26—The Justice Department investigation would be the second federal investigation into the controversy. The Transportation Department's inspector general has subpoenaed state police for ...
Hartford NAACP draws on community for ideas to end deadly violence going on for ‘decades in our...
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGreater Hartford NAACP President Corrie Betts has a message for the community: The deadly violence that robs the city of its residents does not not begin with any one senseless death, as ” this ...
Hartford and CT mourn loss of beloved ‘tireless champion of civil rights’, mother and woman of faith
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Greater Hartford community is mourning the loss of a prominent civil rights leader who was known to inspire others to work for social justice and to end discrimination. Joan Gibson was best ...