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21 Days of Peace: Minneapolis volunteers patrol gun violence hot spots article
Rev. Jerry MacAfee, the organizer of 21 Days of Peace, says making connections and the presence of community members is a good way to stem violence in Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Monday is the start of 21 Days of Peace, a community effort to curb gun violence in Minneapolis after the shooting deaths of three children.
For the next three weeks, groups of volunteers will be monitoring gunfire hot spots from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. as an effort to do something to stem the violence.
Minneapolis volunteers patrol gun violence hot spots
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COVID-19 vaccines are now open to all Ohio adults. In fact, supply is so readily available, many clinics are offering walk-in appointments to get the shot.
But racial disparities in COVID vaccinations persist. Less than a quarter of Black Ohioans have gotten a vaccine, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. That’s compared to nearly 40% of white Ohioans.
Columbus Urban League and New Salem Baptist Church are trying to address that disparity with vaccine clinics this weekend.
Pastor Keith Troy said both access and trusted voices are crucial to addressing the vaccination disparity.
“You have to meet people where they are and also use people that have influence with those folks we’re trying to reach,” he said. “Our theme really has been, ‘If you don’t trust the science, trust a scientist,’ so we have many Black and Brown people who are scientists in our community that have been advocates for this.”
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by Leigh Anne Maynard
I have never written an extended obit. I have never had too. Bobby always did. Bobby always did a lot of things for me. I have worked hard in my career at The Manning Times but I do credit a lot of my success to Bobby. He was my number one fan, faithful and loyal. He was one of my best friends.
Robert Joseph Baker worked for The Sumter Daily Item, for, to the best of my knowledge, eleven years before he came to work with me at The Manning Times. We had so much fun at the paper. We attended many events together and made many deadlines together. Some of my best adventures the last eleven years, from appearing on The Jeffrey Lampkin Show to taking pictures for magazines along I95, were had with him. He would attend my children’s plays and games. He became part of the family.