Mid-South leaders encourage people to be cautious and get vaccine, especially Black community
Local leaders plead for precautions this holiday season By Arianna Poindexter | December 18, 2020 at 6:27 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 12:20 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Local leaders are urging people to take precautions ahead of the Christmas holiday amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“The best Christmas gift we can give to each other, the best holiday gift we can give to each other is to make it to 2021,” Tennessee Sen. Raumesh Akbari said.
Sen. Akbari was one of several leaders in the civil, faith, and healthcare community on a virtual call Friday hosted by Mississippi Boulevard Pastor, J. Lawrence Turner.