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.
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