peaceful protests

A crowd of demonstrators marched through the streets of downtown Middletown to support Black fathers and the Black community on Sunday. The silent and peaceful march comes nearly four weeks after the death of George Floyd by an officer in Minneapolis. The march was an outcry to bring awareness to the critical role that Black fathers and role models play…

For the second day in a row, members of the Justice for Jayson Coalition slept outside of Bridgeport’s Police Department. The group’s efforts are a part of their plan to demand justice for Black and Hispanic communities. The group believes that Bridgeport has one of the most violent police forces in the state and the only way to stop...

Protesters are camping outside the Bridgeport police station for a second day to demand change in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Demonstrators across the state are calling for an end to racism and are demanding change as we prepare to enter into week three of the peaceful protests. The demonstrations and protests come more than a week after a memorial service for George Floyd, a black man who died after a white officer in Minneapolis pressed his knee into his neck…

Bloomfield protesters gathered together on the Town Green on Saturday to express their frustrations following two race-related incidents. The first incident occurred last Thursday at Silas Deane Pawn Shop when an 8-year-old boy was called a racial slur. The second incident happened after a candle-light vigil where a man says he had a gun pulled out on him by a…

We are preparing to enter into week three of peaceful protests and all across Conn. people continue to rally for changes in systemic racism.

We are preparing to enter into week three of these peaceful protests. The demonstrations and protests come more than a week after a memorial service for George Floyd, a black man who died after a white officer in Minneapolis pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he pleaded for air and stopped moving. Since then, we…