“It was very important that his fellow officers, that his superiors, came and testified that this is not policing at all,” said DeBeatham-Brown. A Minnesota jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
Mayor DeBeatham-Brown and Town Manager Philip Schenck say they’re proposing hiring a social worker to assist police and that it’s important to continue conversations about police training, de-escalation techniques, and community policing.
“We need to make sure police can do their job, but we need to make sure there’s fairness in doing their job,” said DeBeatham-Brown.
Most towns will have local elections later this year.
Channel 3 spoke with one organization about how it is trying to recruit new faces to run for office.
âTo envision where youâve never really seen yourself is scary,â said Bloomfield Mayor Suzette Debeatham-Brown.
Debeatham-Brown is proud to hold a first: The first Caribbean-born mayor in Bloomfieldâs history. A year after protestors took to the streets demanding an to end systemic racism, Debeatham-Brown holds another distinction. She is the only person of color currently holding the top elected office in any town in Connecticut
âOur municipal leadership across the state did not pair up or reflect the constituencies of which we serve,â said Joe DeLong, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities executive director.
In the 10 years Tasheba Taylor has owned Indigo Hair Innovations in West Hartford and Newington, she has grown accustomed to clients of color asking for unnatural processes and styles often involving chemicals that may damage the scalp in order to look “professional” in a new workplace role.
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