Brookfield Dems: Anti-BLM Letter 'Not Who We Are'

BROOKFIELD, CT — The Brookfield Democratic Town Committee took to social media Saturday to denounce a letter reportedly distributed to residents prior to a Black Lives Matter rally in town.

The DTC shared a photo of the letter on Twitter.

The letter addresses "virtue signaling" white residents, and disparages the Black Lives Matter organization as an "anarchy-driven organization" with "no solutions" beyond "'defund the police.'" The letter's author uses racist language to describe blacks, and refers to the letter's readers as "loud mouthed phonies."

A "Say Their Names" rally was held Saturday afternoon at the Municipal Center. Organizers called it the first-ever BLM rally in Brookfield.

"This is not who we are," the DTC posted to Twitter, alongside the letter. "Stand up and speak out. We can no longer be silent about racism."