State NAACP schedules public forum on racism

Residents invited to speak on Oct. 15 at Second Baptist Church The Pennsylvania State Conference of NAACP Branches’ Education Committee has scheduled public hearings in Coatesville in an effort to quell the turmoil caused by the exits of two former CASD administrators over allegedly racist remarks. As promised at the last Coatesville Area School District meeting, the Pennsylvania State Conference...

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...