Black firefighters group’s building was torn down by city. Now, they want answers.
Updated Mar 13, 2021;
Posted Mar 13, 2021
The lot at 97-99 Clinton Ave. in Newark s Central Ward now sits empty. The lot is owned by the Vulcan Pioneers of Newark and the structure there was torn down by the city in November.Rebecca Panico | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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Charles Mitchell was shocked when he started getting calls on a Saturday in November telling him the City of Newark was demolishing the headquarters of the Vulcan Pioneers of Newark, a fraternal organization of Black firefighters.
“I just started calling everyone telling them to try to stop it,” said Mitchell, who is now the group’s president.
behavior behind him. he ll talk about it as he joins us live today, thursday, march 29th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a thursday morning. i m matt lauer. good morning, i m savannah guthrie. ann is on assignment. this morning folks are looking very closely at that video of george zimmerman and what it may tell us about his claim of self-defense. that s right. zimmerman told investigators he was repeatedly punched, his head slammed into the sidewalk, and the official police report does say that he was given first aid. but does new surveillance video from the sanford police department back up or contradict his claims? we re going to hear from both sides coming up straight ahead. also ahead, some chilling new details in the murder of a vermont mother and teacher. a married couple is now behind bars, charged in connection with that killing. coming up, what they allegedly did to lure the victim out of her home.
star in a new sitcom. as he puts his anger and erratic behavior behind him. he ll talk about it as he joins us live today, thursday, march 29th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a thursday morning. i m matt lauer. good morning, i m savannah guthrie. ann is on assignment. this morning folks are looking very closely at that video of george zimmerman and what it may tell us about his claim of self-defense. that s right. zimmerman told investigators he was repeatedly punched, his head slammed into the sidewalk, and the official police report does say that he was given first aid. but does new surveillance video from the sanford police department back up or contradict his claims? we re going to hear from both sides coming up straight ahead. also ahead, some chilling new details in the murder of a vermont mother and teacher. a married couple is now behind bars, charged in connection with that killing. coming up, what