A DEVASTATING REPORT If you still need to understand why the Springfield Police Department, like many around the country, is being castigated for its treatment of Black and Brown people, you need only read the United States Justice Department’s 28 page report on its investigation of the department’s Narcotics Bureau. It is a powerful testimonial…

SEE HOW MAYOR SARNO GOT BUSTED Mayor Sarno got busted by Black city councilors who were trying to collaborate with him on the issue of change in the culture of the Springfield police department. Toward that end, councilors Justin Hurst, Tracye Whitfield and Marcus Williams came up with an idea for funding supplemental training for…

THE CLAPPROOD AFFAIR Springfield Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood seems to think Black folks don’t know that – as the old saying goes – “If you are not at the table, then you are on the menu.” Folks in the Black community know they were not invited to the table when decisions were being made to…

CALLING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO JAY GRIFFIN I’ve always considered Jay Griffin, whom I’ve known most of my life and worked with on many beneficial projects, to be an exceptional person and the article he wrote in this issue of Point of View (page 13) highlights both his sensitivity and his genius. UNITY BANK AND THE…