— Frederick Douglass, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
July 5, 1852, Rochester, N.Y.
“There is hope in the thought, and hope is much needed, under the dark clouds which lower above the horizon. The eye of the reformer is met with angry flashes, portending disastrous times; but his heart may well beat lighter at the thought that America is young, and that she is still in the impressible stage of her existence. May he not hope that high lessons of wisdom, of justice and of truth, will yet give direction to her destiny?”
Black Lives Matter
Central to Serlin Haley’s ethos is respect for the full and equal representation of every voice in our community.
At this historic time in our country, this begins by affirming that Black Lives Matter and acknowledging our country’s systemic racism and history of injustice towards the Black community. We are proud to support nonprofit and civic organizations that advance equity and opportunity, and use education as a catalyst to dismantle the structures, behaviors, and biases that enable systemic racism.
As a firm, but also as neighbors. As parents. As voters. As Americans.
We commit to listening, learning, and acting to support inclusion, equity, and social and racial justice.
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In an odd twist on convention, Bridgeport, Connecticut will hold a Democratic primary election after next week’s general election.
Two years ago, control of only one state legislature flipped from one party to another. This year saw more changes, some of them surprising and some less so.