Trumbull diversity committee cancels meeting after half of members quit
Donald Eng
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Exterior of Trumbull Town Hall, in Trumbull, Conn. April 5, 2017.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
TRUMBULL — Half of the town’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force members have quit in the past two months amid controversy over the group’s chairman.
The last time the eight-member group met was in January, shortly before social media blew up over chairman Tara Figueroa’s comments — made in July — calling the Blue Lives Matter flag a symbol of racial bigotry and comparing it to the Confederate flag.
The comments came to light in February. The February meeting was not held and now the March 18 meeting has been canceled because the group no longer has a quorum.