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Feeding the hungry can seem like an overwhelming and never-ending task, but one Fayetteville nonprofit has taken on the challenge.
âFood insecurity is widespread across our community,â said Kelton Hays, executive director of The Cobblestone Project, a nonprofit farm focused on hunger relief through sustainable agriculture. âEvery single person knows somebody or has come into contact with somebody who is food insecure. Something like 1 in 6 adults and 1 in 4 children in Arkansas are considered food insecure.â
Itâs a problem that doesnât know race, or ethnicity or even socio-economic status. More than ever, 2020 brought to light just how many Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Waco resident who grew up in segregated city reflects on Derek Chauvin guilty verdict You re glad that justice was done, said Beard. There has been so much injustice through the years. Author: Jasmin Caldwell Updated: 10:23 PM CDT April 25, 2021
WACO, Texas Waco native Bettie Beard is still reflecting on the guilty verdict that former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin received for killing George Floyd.
Beard says she first experienced tension and racial violence between the community and the police back in the 1970 s while living in Memphis, Tennessee during the Elton Hays case. When Elton died they came back on the radio Sunday afternoon and then all hell broke loose, said Beard.