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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.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and President Barack Obama's foundation are working locally on criminal justice policy with stakeholders.

Hodgson in 2003 posed for an official photo in a tie that some say evokes Confederate imagery.

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.

I'm happy that everybody's happy and that those evil blackface jack-o-lanterns can't hurt anyone else's feelings.

In order for me to seriously consider joining such a prestigious organization, their goals need to align, like the stars, with my freedom and business oriented agenda. The NAACP doesn't need my voice shouting from the rooftop about another case of discrimination.

Ken Pittman is a talk show host on 1420 WBSM New Bedford.  He can be heard Saturdays from 9am-Noon.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.   WBSM's own Greg Desrosiers was there in person to report on the protest of Sheriff Tom Hodgson's policies, including reporting incarcerated suspected criminals here in the country illegally, to ICE officials. The... Read Mo

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