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Spokane doctors address vaccine concerns in a community panel

The community conversation featured medical professionals and city leaders discussing impacts from COVID-19. Author: Brandon Jones (KREM) Updated: 2:50 PM PST February 22, 2021 SPOKANE, Wash. With vaccine efforts ramping up across the region - reliable information is vital for those signing up to receive their first doses. Doctors and leaders in Spokane hosted an informative panel on Saturday morning. Answering any questions that marginalized groups in the community may have. “There were 99 people,” said Spokane NAACP president Kiantha Duncan while describing the panel turnout.   Record-breaking strides have been made with vaccine efforts over the last year. Some people are hesitant about how effective a vaccine can be as the world overcomes struggles stemming from this pandemic.

Forum seeks to eliminate hesitancy surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine in communities of color

Forum seeks to eliminate hesitancy surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine in communities of color February 20, 2021 4:58 PM Elenee Dao Updated: SPOKANE, Wash. People of color are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, and are also getting left behind in the nation’s vaccine rollout. Washington promised to make vaccine equity a priority, getting doses to under represented communities. That hasn’t happened, and a long history of vaccine hesitancy is also a factor. Trust in public health is a big issue for many people, but specifically for people of color. That’s why the NAACP and other Black leaders in Spokane came together on Saturday to answer any questions people may have about the vaccine, in hopes to make them feel a little more comfortable about it.

Three Black leaders in Spokane talk about how you can honor Dr Martin Luther King s legacy

Three Black leaders in Spokane talk about how you can honor Dr. Martin Luther King s legacy Spokane City Councilwoman Betsy Wilkerson, Spokane NAACP Chapter President Kiantha Duncan, and MLK Center Executive Director Freda Gandy contribute their thoughts. Author: KREM Staff Updated: 9:00 AM PST January 18, 2021 SPOKANE, Wash. Monday, Jan. 18, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year, and although some old standby events can t be held due to the coronavirus pandemic there are still plenty of ways to observe.  Three Black leaders in the Spokane community came on Up with KREM this morning to share their thoughts about Dr. King s legacy, and how we can all contribute to making our city a better place. 

Spokane NAACP Vice President arrested for domestic violence

KXLY December 21, 2020 5:35 PM Kaitlin Knapp Updated: That was quickly taken away after his arrest. Ernest Carter or Le’Taxione was marked as a “three-strikes” offender for the many crimes he was convicted of more than 20 years ago. Charges included a 1983 conviction for assaulting a police officer in California, a 1990 conviction for attempted murder with a firearm in Oregon, and two counts of first-degree robbery in Tacoma in 1997 and 1998. He was sentenced to life in prison, before Governor Inslee cut that sentence down and ordered him to be released last year. Le’Taxione became an activist in Spokane, organizing N’STEP, a group aimed at stopping gang violence and mass incarceration.

Former gang member, Spokane NAACP vice president, arrested on domestic violence charges

Former gang member, Spokane NAACP vice president, arrested on domestic violence charges
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