Fairmont Human Rights Commission appoints new officers, discuss alternative event to Will Graham Crusade timeswv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timeswv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
FAIRMONT â Jesse Lawson had been waiting weeks for a call informing him of when he could get his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
He finally received a call for an appointment, but the caller was not someone he expected when scheduling a vaccine appointment.
âRomelia Hodges, who I have known her for a few years now,â Lawson said of the caller. âI have just kind of waited patiently until I was contacted.â
On Wednesday, Lawson finally received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a special clinic aimed at vaccinating the African-American population of Marion County. Hodges is a member of the COVID-19 Advisory Commission on African American Disparities, which formed last year because the Black population of the state was not being tested for COVID at the same rate as caucasians. Hodges said the rate at which Black people are being vaccinated is also low when compared to the White population.
FAIRMONT â The Human Rights Commission welcomed three new members to the group this week.
A lifelong resident of Marion County and Fairmont, Miki DeMary-Andrew was adopted as a baby from Korea and said sheâs lived a diverse existence from day one in the community.
âIâve always had to tread a little differently with how Iâve had to live my daily life,â she said.
Sheâs experienced many different cultures, and decided she wanted to come back home and make her community a better place with what she experienced.
She said she really believes the Human Rights Commission is an innovative group to be a part of. She said thereâs a lot of change and good the group can do in the community.