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BENNINGTON — Officials of the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont have delivered some blistering criticism of a proposal by a citizen task force to create a
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BENNINGTON â Former state Rep. Kiah Morris said Tuesday that a change in leadership at the town managerâs office and Bennington Police Department are necessary to bring about systemic change in town â among her first public remarks after her family settled with the town over a discrimination-related BPD complaint. Morris, her husband and their son filed a complaint with the Vermont Human Rights Commission in 2019, alleging that Bennington police failed to adequately investigate racially motivated harassment against their fam...
Town agrees to pay $137K to Black former lawmaker, family Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Friday, April 30, 2021 BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) - The town of Bennington has agreed to pay the family of a Black former state lawmaker $137,000 and to issue a public apology over complaints that the Bennington Police Department did not adequately investigate online and other racially motivated harassment. The select board unanimously approved the settlement agreement concerning the complaint t...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Reaction to the guilty verdict on all charges in the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd by then-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin came in to the Banner from the Vermont Branches of the NAACP and several state officials on Tuesday. Here is a roundup of these statements: Steffen Gillom, president of the Windham chapter of the NAACP, and Mia Schultz, President of the Rutland chapter of the NAACP:âWe observed a modern-day lynching and we are pleased that it would appear that justice has been served on this case but, make no doubt,...
Community reacts to Derek Chauvin verdict People around Burlington and local NAACP chapter Presidents express feelings of relief following the guilty verdict. Share Updated: 11:46 PM EDT Apr 20, 2021 People around Burlington and local NAACP chapter Presidents express feelings of relief following the guilty verdict. Share Updated: 11:46 PM EDT Apr 20, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript AND PEOPLE AROUND OUR COMMUNITY ARE REACTING TO THE VERDICT TODAY. THEY SAY A STEP HAS BEEN MADE... BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO GO. NBC5's Carolyn Sistrand has more....