By Katy Savage The Rutland NAACP is asking for change after what appeared to be antique slavery shackles offered by a vendor at a gun show on the Vermont State Fairgrounds Aug. 13-14. The Rutland NAACP sent a letter to […]
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NAACP to host Congressional Candidate Forum in Rutland
Saturday, July 30 — RUTLAND — This November, Vermont will elect a new person to its single Congressional House seat, and on Saturday July 30 at 2 p.m., the Vermont branches of the NAACP will host a forum to discuss […]
Rutland area NAACP leader Mia Schultz to deliver Castleton’s commencement address, Saturday
Saturday, May 14 at 11 a.m. — CASTLETON — Mia Schultz, president of the Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP, will deliver the commencement address at Castleton’s 235th graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 14. Schultz is an educator, organizer, and […]
The Rutland Area NAACP educates for Black History Month
The Rutland area branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is holding a contest challenging high school-age students to reflect on policies and laws that perpetuate racism, and will also be distributing an educational video and […]
Slots at BIPOC-specific vaccine clinics fill up fast
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger and Polly Mikula Around the state, slots for vaccines have filled up quickly at several clinics organized specifically for Vermonters who are Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and those in their households. Megan Herrington, public health […]
No Confederate flags at Rutland Fair for first time
By Curt Peterson RUTLAND—As of Monday, Aug. 20, the Rutland Area National Association for the Advancement of Colored People gathered 3,946 signatures on a petition (RANAACP) asking management of the Vermont State Fair to prohibit display or sale of Confederate […]
Local groups present hate speech and the First Amendment forum
Wednesday, May 23, 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—In late April, hundreds of Confederate Flag/Jewish Star flyers were stuffed between books in the Holocaust section of the Rutland Free Library. In response, the Rutland Jewish Center and the Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP […]
Rutland in solidarity with Charlottesville: “You can’t stop standing up”
By Alan J. Keays RUTLAND — Tabitha Pohl-Moore said people must speak up when confronted with hate and violence. The president of the Rutland Area NAACP did just that Monday evening. And she wasn’t alone. About 200 people joined Pohl-Moore at […]
News Briefs: Lakes Region
By Lani Duke Construction notes The Belden Company, Inc., received a $24,235 contract from the town of Castleton to build up the bank of Creek Road in Castleton just south of the Edward F. Kehoe Fishing Access; Lafayette Highway Specialities […]
Vermont NAACP receives “avalanche” of housing discrimination complaints
By Sarah Olsen, www.VTDigger.org Mary Brown-Guillory, president of the Champlain area National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), told a statewide civil rights panel Monday that her organization has received an “avalanche” of discrimination complaints. In the month […]