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Published February 21. 2021 12:01AM By
Lisa McGinley
I wish you could hear the Rev. Florence Clarke preach. She intones. I wish you could see her, tall and imposing in her clerical robes, but not prideful. Humble. She doesn't waste your time or attention; she composes her sermons with a journalist's economy of words and a dramatist's flair for the surprise turn of a thought. "Why say 'elephant' when you can say 'ant'?" is a maxim with her.
Florence Clarke turns 80 today. It is a joyous day for a woman who grew up in Klan territory in South Carolina and joined the Jim Crow protests of the Civil Rights Movement. She has lived long enough and made enough of an impact to see the change and be the change. She is still preaching because she has a lot left to say. She did not always say it aloud.
OrangeburgSouth-carolinaUnited-statesNew-londonConnecticutCharlestonFlorence-gilliardFlorence-clarkeNehisi-coateClarke-templeJewish-federation-of-eastern-connecticutCivil-rights-movementNew London — The local police union president calls the commentary on its union website free speech protected by the First Amendment.
A special committee assigned to review New London police policies deems some of the posts to be unprofessional and threatening.
The Public Safety Policy Review Committee has recommended that the police department strengthen personnel policies and clamp down on use of social media by officers who are using online forums for personal or political views and has called on the union, “either by policy or practice,” to stop targeting individuals.
It was one of a host of recommendations contained in a report issued last week that looks to improve police accountability and community relations, prevent police misconduct and bolster training and diversity at the department.
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