Middletown NAACP

PRESS RELEASE: NAACP Middletown Branch statement regarding Chester DoorDash shooting incident

The NAACP Middletown Branch is deeply disturbed and outraged by the recent incident in which a young Black man, a recent immigrant from West Africa and a member of the Middletown community, was allegedly shot in the back by John Reilly, Highway Superintendent for the Town of Chester.

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Graphic from National NAACP, "Remembering Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, 1932-2025" with images of Dr. Dukes

Celebrating the life, leadership, and legacy of Dr. Hazel N. Dukes

The NAACP community mourns the loss of “Mama Dukes,” one of our fiercest leaders, who passed away at the age of 92 on March 1, 2025. The NAACP New York State Conference has created a web page to submit reflections and remembrances, and ask that all such communication be sent using that form. The message

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