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Faith leaders ask mayor to commit to action to prevent gun violence

Faith leaders ask mayor to commit to action to prevent gun violence and last updated 2021-04-27 23:56:14-04 LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Lexington Faith Leaders called for commitments to change on gun violence, school suspensions, and affordable housing at an event held in the parking lot of Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Church on Tuesday. Hundreds of cars filed into the parking lot and listened to the event on their radios. Even more tuned in via Zoom, according to event organizers. This was the annual Nehemiah Action event held by Building a United Interfaith Lexington through Direct-action or B.U.I.L.D. The group represents 26 congregations of different faiths in Lexington.

Gov Beshear addresses vaccine hesitancy, equity of distribution among minorities

Gov. Beshear addresses vaccine hesitancy, equity of distribution among minorities and last updated 2021-02-24 17:18:18-05 LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Health care workers, educators, and long-term care facility residents were prioritized in Kentucky s vaccine roll-out. After looking at the statistics of who was administered the vaccine, the governor s office is now addressing the equity of distribution. Through Phases 1A and 1B, only 4.6% of those vaccinated are Black Kentuckians even though the community makes up more than 8% of the state s population. We know African American and other communities of color in Kentucky were not represented in the 1A and 1B vaccinations that we started these efforts in, said Beshear.

When a community says no to big oil

When a community says no to big oil Royalty-free stock photo ID: 374037136 Flare system of the sea oil production platform. How Big Oil exploited a loophole in the law to bilk the United States out of billions BillMoyers.comFebruary 22, 2021 Over the last year, residents of South Memphis, Tennessee have fought to stop the construction of the Byhalia Connection Pipeline. The companies behind Byhalia promise economic opportunity and neighborhood investment. But members of the community have organized against the further development of oil and gas infrastructure in an area plagued by a cancer risk four times the national average. In December 2019, Valero Energy and the Texas-based company Plains All American Pipeline announced a joint venture that would run for 49 miles, directly south out of Memphis with a long eastward curve through Mississippi. At the end of the line, Byhalia would connect to an existing pipeline, carrying as much as $21 million dollars

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