Letter to the editor: Article on Bristol charity stereotyped Africans

I was again disappointed in the use of “poor African” stereotypes in the photos and captions of “Bristol church celebrates 20 years of support for children, families in Uganda,” where the children (and by extension, their families) are featured primarily as victims of poverty relying on charity.

Around two decades ago, members of the First Baptist Church of Bristol pooled donations to help support youth in rural Uganda. The effort was originally intended to fund Christmas presents for a single family, but ultimately led to the creation of a nonpr … (read more)

BRISTOL — Come out on Saturday, April 6, at 6:30 p.m., and help raise funds for Bristol-based Village2Village Project (v2v). The band “Old Bones” will offer up some feel-good country and gospel music at the First Baptist Church of Bristol. A collection at … (read more)