NORRISTOWNÂ â Breaking down barriers in order to identify trauma and systemic inequities within the criminal justice system were priorities identified by assembled panelists during a Black History Month program.
âLet s look at the numbers, and letâs not look away, and let s talk about them. It is very ironic to me that racially conscious policies got us into this mess, but nobody wants to talk about race getting us out of this mess,â said Norristown Police Chief Mark Talbot. âWe want it to be race neutral now that weâre trying to fix it, well it wasnât race neutral to get us here. Thatâs not the path out.
NORRISTOWNÂ â The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners issued a proclamation formally recognizing February 2021 as Black History Month and acknowledging the efforts of the local planning committee.
âI just want to thank the committee members for making sure this event happened this year,â said Montgomery County Commissionersâ Vice Chairman Ken Lawrence Jr.
The Montgomery County Black History Month Planning Committee is comprised of members Lynne Willis, a case worker for Montgomery County Aging and Adult Services, Tara Gaudin, director of Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Lora Gonzalez, the department s assistant to Gaudin, and Norristown Municipal Councilman Hakim Jones.
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