LaSella Hall

The president of the New Bedford chapter of the NAACP spoke with Marcus Ferro about a number of topics pertaining to race in the city.

Some of the reforms, such as a ban on chokeholds, are already in place.

LaSella Hall, President of the New Bedford branch of the NAACP, said he supports the reopening of the Malcolm Gracia investigation.

President Lasella Hall says the goal of the NAACP is to quietly resolve issues in New Bedford.

This is not 1920 and we are not talking about caricatures of black people like Stepin Fetchit or the blackface-wearing Al Jolson.