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Lexington leaders hold first in series of gun safety forums
Lexington leaders held the first event in a series of public forums Wednesday to discuss issues of safety in the city.
and last updated 2021-07-29 09:54:31-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Lexington leaders held the first event in a series of public forums Wednesday to discuss issues of safety in the city.
Mayor Linda Gorton and Lexington police Chief Lawrence Weathers were joined by Devine Carama, a community activist and director of One Lexington, in answering questions from concerned citizens. I m so sick and tired of seeing these kids pack guns half as tall as me, Andre Maxberry said.
It Takes a Village summer program in Lexington aims to refocus youth, prevent violence
The city s One Lexington initiative is working to help change the recent rise in violence crime, especially among the city s youth.
and last updated 2021-07-20 19:16:35-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â The City of Lexington is working on violence prevention through a summer program that takes youth from their neighborhoods to unique experiences across town. It Takes a Village summer youth program is the brainchild of Devine Carama, hip hop artist, community leader, and One Lexington director. When I got the new job as Director of One Lexington in the mayor s office, I learned that a lot of the work that they were doing previously was intervention work, which is great work and needed. But in my experience working within the community, you ve got to have some preventative stuff as well. What things are we doing to reach out to young people before they get to the moment of a violent alter
Mayor taps local activist, artist to lead program helping areas with violent crime
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and last updated 2021-05-19 13:27:49-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton on Wednesday named Devine Carama as the director of One Lexington, a program aimed at helping neighborhoods that are experiencing violent crimes.
âDevine has been living the mission of One Lexington for at least 15 years â long before we started One Lexington,â Gorton said. âThrough hip-hop, teaching, community engagement and volunteer work he has built programs and initiatives that reach out to young people and help them build successful lives.â
In his new position, Carama will be in charge of coordinating, leveraging and mobilizing city government and community resources to enhance safety and quality of life in affected neighborhoods. He replaces Laura Hatfield, who moved to a new position in Parks and Recreation.
and last updated 2021-05-19 19:23:23-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Mayor Linda Gorton named Lexington native, Devine Carama, as the new Director of One Lexington, an anti-violence program, on Wednesday.
Carama has been a community activist in Lexington for more than a decade.
He s a community engagement coordinator. He s the director of Believing in Forever
Now, he ll be taking his connections created over the years and his passion for the community and use them in an official capacity at One Lexington. He s not what some would view as a traditional candidate for the job, but you know, we re beyond that, Gorton said. He brings exactly what we need.