Letter: Touting his blackness

To The Editor: On February 22, 2013, Dr. C. T. Vivian, a well known civil rights pioneer, was the guest speaker at an event sponsored by the Coatesville Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. I am pleased that it was a very successful event. I was disappointed that Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell was designated to represent the County as a presenter of recognition to Dr. Vivian. While Dr. Vivian and...

Coatesville Area NAACP excited about new leaders

Longtime members buoyed by energetic atmosphere at 1st 2013 meeting By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Tonya Thames Taylor (left), the new president of the Coatesville Area NAACP, greets well-wishers after the group’s first monthly meeting of the year. Members of the Coatesville Area NAACP described a welcome burst of contagious energy Monday at their first monthly meeting of...