The West Hartford Chief of Police Vernon Reddick and recently retired Bristol Chief of Police Brian Gould will be keynote speakers and honorees, respectively, at this year’s Greater Bristol chapter…
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By David Fortier A close friend of Martin Luther King Jr., one of the first female bass players in the region and a former mayor of the city of Bristol…
At the NAACP scholarship breakfast on Monday, local chapter president Tim Camerl invited the former local chapter president Lexie Mangum to join him on the podium to make a special…
By David Fortier The president of the Greater Bristol Branch of the NAACP closed the group’s annual scholarship breakfast with some thoughts about the role of the NAACP, standing up…
By David Fortier Referring to personal instances of encounters with racism throughout her life, but especially the years of her education, the keynote speaker at Monday’s NAACP scholarship breakfast provided…
The keynote speaker for this year’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. E.C. Whitehead Scholarship Breakfast will be the 2019 Connecticut Teacher of the Year Sheena Graham. Graham, whose…
David Fortier, Rit Carter and Laura Bailey contributed to this report Tuesday night’s candidate forum at Manross Library was a free-wheeling one-hour and 40-minute affair, which included several interruptions from…
On September 17, WWII veterans from Bristol, ranging from 98 to 105 years old, will be honored at an event in East Hartford. The American Legion will conduct a ceremony, including a quilt presentation. Additionally, the NAACP will host a candidate meeting on October 3, and the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program is now accepting applications.
The Carousel Museum in Bristol will host its first public Juneteenth celebration on June 19, featuring a proclamation reading by a local NAACP official. The event, called a Freedom Day Celebration, aims to educate the community about Juneteenth’s significance and includes live entertainment, food vendors, and activities for children.