Bridgeport Police Chief Joe Gaudett Monday afternoon met with local and state officials from the NAACP following the release of graphic footage in a video
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How Many Times Did The Cops Need To Kick Him! Video Captures Police Stomping Suspect On Ground–Feds Inquiring About Police Conduct
UPDATE: This video, posted on YouTube three weeks ago, captures Bridgeport police officers repeatedly kicking a suspect in Beardsley Park in 2011 after he was felled
Read moreNAACP Event Addresses Gun Violence
From Carolyn Vermont, president of the Greater Bridgeport Branch NAACP: Greater Bridgeport Branch NAACP will hold a Holiday Reception on Friday, December 28, 2012 from
Read moreKnock, Knock, Anyone Home? We Need You To Vote–Teachers Endorse Bags, Babs, Kelleher For School Board
A coalition of community interests including clergy, education and social justice is urging Bridgeport voters to turn out for the Sept. 4 special election to fill four
Read more‘Three In Three Days’
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: As of Sunday afternoon, Mayor Bill Finch, following a U.S. Senate debate at the Klein Memorial Auditorium, had no plans
Read moreUpdate: Vermont Smokes Winston In NAACP Election, Vermont Statement
Carolyn Vermont won the presidency Thursday night of the Greater Bridgeport NAACP in a vote by chapter members at Messiah Baptist Church downtown, defeating challenger Wayne
Read moreYou Thought Elections Were Over?
Not for the Greater Bridgeport NAACP which conducts its election today from 4 to 8 p.m. at Messiah Baptist Church downtown. Tuesday night at the City Hall
Read moreBattle Brewing For NAACP Leadership
Things are a little testy for leadership of the Greater Bridgeport chapter of the NAACP. Wayne Winston is challenging Carolyn Vermont for the presidency of the
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