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Bridgeport Lawmakers Propose Bill Inspired By Deaths Of Lauren Smith-Fields And Brenda Lee Rawls

The deaths of Black women Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls have caused lawmakers in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to propose legislation that will ensure the families of people found dead won’t be left twisting in the wind because cops are too indifferent, irresponsible, and neglectful to notify family members immediately after a body is found and … Read moreBridgeport Lawmakers Propose Bill Inspired By Deaths Of Lauren Smith-Fields And Brenda Lee Rawls

Black Cops And NAACP Call For Federal Oversight Over Bridgeport PD That Botched Lauren Smith-Fields Investigation

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Even some of Bridgeport’s finest raised the alarm about racism in the police department before they fumbled the Lauren Smith-Fields investigation. Source: JOSEPH PREZIOSO / Getty Buzzfeed reports the Connecticut police department that recently failed to properly or respectfully investigate the deaths of two Black women, Smith-Fields and Brenda Rawls, has a … Read moreBlack Cops And NAACP Call For Federal Oversight Over Bridgeport PD That Botched Lauren Smith-Fields Investigation

Lauren Smith-Fields’ Mother Addresses ‘Biggest Misconception’ About Daughter’s Death. Also, The Trash Bridgeport Police Did Brenda Lee Rawls Wrong As Well

Now that a criminal investigation has been launched into the mysterious death of Lauren Smith-Fields and two Bridgeport detectives have been suspended after being accused of mishandling her case and the case of Brenda Lee Rawls—a second Black woman who was found dead in Bridgeport the same day Smith-Fields’ body was found—Smith-Fieds’ mother, Shantell Fields, is speaking … Read moreLauren Smith-Fields’ Mother Addresses ‘Biggest Misconception’ About Daughter’s Death. Also, The Trash Bridgeport Police Did Brenda Lee Rawls Wrong As Well

Update: Bridgeport Mayor Suspends Detectives Involved In The Cases Of Lauren Smith-Fields & A 2nd Black Woman, Brenda Lee Rawls, Who Died The Same Day

Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim is sending a message to the Bridgeport Police Department that treating deceased Black women like their lives didn’t matter will not be tolerated—and all it took was a protest, a lawsuit, the launching of a criminal investigation, celebrity calls for justice on behalf of Lauren Smith-Fields and a second Black woman … Read moreUpdate: Bridgeport Mayor Suspends Detectives Involved In The Cases Of Lauren Smith-Fields & A 2nd Black Woman, Brenda Lee Rawls, Who Died The Same Day

Update: Lauren Smith-Fields’ Family Credits Cardi B For Inspiring Criminal Investigation As They Await Independent Autopsy Results

  Source: Handout / Lauren Smith-Fields Instagram After the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Connecticut finally determined the cause of death in the case of Lauren Smith-Fields, the Black woman who died mysteriously after a date with an older white man, 37-year-old Matthew LaFountain,   Smith-Fields’ family is far from finished fighting for … Read moreUpdate: Lauren Smith-Fields’ Family Credits Cardi B For Inspiring Criminal Investigation As They Await Independent Autopsy Results

UPDATE: Lauren Smith-Fields’ Death Ruled An ‘Accident’, Family Challenges Coroner As Police Finally Open Criminal Investigation

The family of Lauren Smith-Fields—the Black woman who died mysteriously after a date with an older white man, 37-year-old Matthew LaFountain—has finally gotten answers as to the cause of Smith-Field’s death, but it doesn’t change the way they were allegedly treated by the Bridgeport Police Department while they were mourning the loss of their immediate family member and desperately … Read moreUPDATE: Lauren Smith-Fields’ Death Ruled An ‘Accident’, Family Challenges Coroner As Police Finally Open Criminal Investigation

‘Protect Black Women’ Hundreds March To Demand Answers On What Would’ve Been #LaurenSmithFields’ 24th Birthday, Celebs Comment On Case

The family of Lauren Smith-Fields—the Black woman who died mysteriously after a date with an older white man, 37-year-old Matthew LaFountain—is refusing to take their collective foot off the neck of the Bridgeport Police Department and they are demanding that Smith-Field’s case be taken seriously. Moreover, they’re finally getting more eyes on the case as … Read more‘Protect Black Women’ Hundreds March To Demand Answers On What Would’ve Been #LaurenSmithFields’ 24th Birthday, Celebs Comment On Case

UPDATE: Family of Lauren Smith-Fields Files lawsuit Against Bridgeport Police Alleging Misconduct In Handling Of Case

The family of 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Fields, the Black woman who died after she was found unconscious on December 12 in her Bridgeport, Connecticut, apartment and after she had been on a date with an older white man she met on the Bumble online dating app, is suing the Bridgeport Police Departments over allegations that the department … Read moreUPDATE: Family of Lauren Smith-Fields Files lawsuit Against Bridgeport Police Alleging Misconduct In Handling Of Case

#LaurenSmithFields Black Woman Dies In Connecticut, Family Says Cops Won’t Question The White Man She Was With Because He’s A ‘Nice Guy’

This is a sad and tragic story that, once again, indicates two things: Cops ain’t s** and Black women are still unprotected. On December 12, 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Fields was found unconscious in her Bridgeport, Connecticut, apartment after she had been on a date with an older white man she met on the Bumble online dating … Read more#LaurenSmithFields Black Woman Dies In Connecticut, Family Says Cops Won’t Question The White Man She Was With Because He’s A ‘Nice Guy’

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