Saluting Bernice Roundtree, First African American Female Police Officer

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The Bridgeport Police Department Facebook page recently honored Bernice Roundtree, the first African American female officer in the department.

When I was a young scribe the PD was quite a different place ethnically, racially, professionally. That would change over time in the early 1980s by the federal courts that ruled the city’s civil service testing system was loaded with racially discriminatory questions.

The Bridgeport Guardians, led by Officer Ted Meekins, prevailed upon federal court intervention. A special master was also assigned to place an equitable check on hiring, promotions and assignments.

Hired in 1970, Bernice certainly navigated the transformation of the PD.

From the PD Facebook page:

In honor of National Women’s History Month, the Bridgeport Police Department proudly recognized a true trailblazer—Police Officer Bernice Roundtree.

Hired on February 25, 1970, Officer Roundtree made history as the first African American female police officer in the Bridgeport Police Department. She continued to break barriers as our department’s first female Traffic Officer and served our city with distinction until her retirement on June 16, 2001.

Her strength, service, and commitment paved the way for generations of women in law enforcement. Today, we honor her legacy and the path she forged for future officers to follow.
Thank you, Officer Roundtree, for your courage, leadership, and lasting impact.

Let’s continue to celebrate and carry forward the legacy of the women who made history.

Bernice Roundtree, photo taken March 26, also has exceptional taste in books.

 

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  1. I seen this post on Ron Bailey’s Facebook Page, though Trump ended our Facebook friendship, you know me and my trolling, people. Pivot Ron, Pivot. 🙂

    Ron, piece of advise,. In America’s racial political identity politics there is only one enemy, which is whiteness. If you veer of that path facts and truth my creep in. 🙂

    It been siad, the political creed is, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Keep those friends. In American racial identity politics that enemy/path is whiteness, don’t marginal the others, the friends of the enemy of your enemy.

    We are living in the age of the internet where more information is at your finger tips as well as the age of the WOKE where false or misguide idle words, to say the least are in question.

    Case in point, when I first ventured in this ESL class, OIB Billboards, people, billboards and the on the onset of G2 2015 comeback election were WEEP Cruz was very vocal in support for G2, today’s expression, not so much. Perhaps it was because PR Garcia, being passed for Black/logical choice Porter of Chief of Police. 🙂 What say you Brother WEEP? 😇 along with others, for and against, to say the least. 🙂

    However on OIB Moses of the Port didn’t find my “voice/words” let just say not favorable, politically, historically, or spiritually at times. which conjured up a response let me know that Jesus was black, quoting the Biblical expression of the orals words in the Bible’s description Jesus in popular culture.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU7V5NXdSkI

    Though it wasn’t the first time I heard Jesus was black for a black man. True story. The first time it was told Jesus was black it was from a black dude, He quoted the same thing Moses said, and told me it was straight out of the Bible. I was surprised, being a simplify, not much of a liar,. I just shrugged my shoulders. However my PR friend/partner in crime was not happy, quite irritated, to say the least. 🙂

    While it really didn’t register to me at the time, perhaps,, I was not concern for who was going to forgive me of my sins/crimes after I pass than than more about the PO PO who out there looking bust my ass to send me to jail. 🙂

    Point being people, based on PR partner in crime reaction to a black Jesus being his God perhaps like Apostle Rufus, and based Black people can ‘help’ you steal stereo/car/ seal drugs, but can’t be your God/savor was on to something.

    What as you PR, Cruz Control, ,WEEP. Perhaps, You and John, can spread the word Jesus being black to the PR/Latino community at you Civic Meeting.🤣

    But the kicker about Blacks going round like Moses of the Port parching/saying Jesus was black, outside of racial emotion, discontent was the WOKEness of complete passage of the Biblical verse. (cording to the Internet) Think about it. (5000)

    His [head] and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
    15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
    16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two edged sword: and his [countenance] was as the sun shineth in his strength.

    (meaning his Head was white, and his countenance (face) was like the sun, which is white.)

    What I am trying to say People ,like Ye, and Kathie Lee needs Regis PR/Latinos and blacks people may need white people. JS 😇😂

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67j5zvTX6Mo

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  3. However with regard to the thread and National Women’s History Month.

    While the prophets of the Jews, Moses and the prophet of Islam, Muhammad are depicted as white-ish, Moses less I believe but the Jews themselves are pretty white, consider. 🤣

    Ladies regard of race, color, creed and religion, particularly in the Bible, holy scriptures you, you are low on in regards on that spectrum, No People?

    Some religion aspects and denomination within, more then others, but dose this retarded shit make common since to anyone? I mean, you can’t sit next to this women but stand by them. SMH People.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHm0N-3amek

    Outside of the Prophet of Jesus in the Quran, mother being only the named woman in the Holy Book, not ever Mohammadi mother, says something, I would think. No?

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gygLBiPwO4w

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  4. PS ladies, you have to understand men were constructed cheaper, over all. Particularly in the reproduction aspect and sexual gratification release. You would have thought the inherent gay factor have curved such things.

    Their reposition is not like your automatic and unpleasant, monthly cycle. Their is constant, build-up with a manual release and sexual gratification-ish 🙂

    While “each” have their “feeling” on the matter, it is fair to say. I adhere to the natural re-creation of the p of the species. The two district forms, Male, penis, Female, vagina needed for propagation. We live in a time where seems to enough of ya 🙂 As well as system of governance to not kill, stone, lash, impression, perhaps has getting a cake might be a circumvent challenge, for the most part of the planet.

    What I am getting as is female has butt-holes two. Good luck with that🤣

    Classic

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdAEDif21l0

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