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July 6, 2020 ¦ Vol. 46, No. 27 ¦ $10.00 After taking heat for lack of
movement on investigating
police-involved shootings
in Hartford, the city’s former
State’s Attorney Gail Hardy
steps down, only to be picked
up by the Chief State’s Attorney
to lead diversity efforts.

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Shortage of Black Attorneys
‘No Secret’ to Crawford Bar

By ROBERT STORACE

Born and raised in New Haven, 28-year-old Alan Bowie Jr. Courtesy photo
Alan Bowie Jr. will take the helm of the ¦ Continued on PAGE 4
100-member George W. Crawford Black Bar
Association as one of its youngest president ever.

Bowie, who begins the one-year term Wednes-
day, takes office amid two national crises facing
the Black community: a massive call for po-
lice reform in the wake of the May 25 killing of
George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police
and the COVID-19 epidemic’s disproportionate
effects on communities of color.

Bowie, who has been an associate at Carmody
Torrance Sandak & Hennessey for almost four
years, said he’s a strong supporter of making Ju-
neteenth, which marks the end of slavery in this
country, a holiday. But he also said law firms
need to “double down and take additional steps
to create a more welcoming and comfortable
environment for attorneys from diverse back-
grounds.”

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