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KITTERY, Maine — Martha Kowal soaked in the sun on her quiet back porch along Chauncey Creek and sipped hot tea while discussing her memoir.  As her nursing assistant cooked and organized her home, the scent of bacon seeped from the kitchen, while Kowal, 76, recounted the story of her life thus far and slowly worked her way through an English biscuit. Her memoir, which comes nearly three decades after she was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease, aims to share her experiences with the w...

Home / Top News / Ms. Opal Lee Announces First Stop of 2021 Juneteenth: The Road To Unity Tour With Visit To Topeka, Kansas Ms. Opal Lee Announces First Stop of 2021 Juneteenth: The Road To Unity Tour With Visit To Topeka, Kansas Tour officially begins following campaign launch at the National Press Club in February, and livestream event with Carmelo Anthony Social impact leader and ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ Ms. Opal Lee. FORT WORTH, TX, April 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Social impact ...

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Ms. Opal Lee Announces First Stop of 2021 Juneteenth: The Road To Unity Tour With Visit To ... Unity UnlimitedApril 19, 2021 GMT Social impact leader and Grandmother of Juneteenth, Ms. Opal Lee. Social impact leader and Grandmother of Juneteenth, Ms. Opal Lee. FORT WORTH, TX, April 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Social impact leader and ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ Ms. Opal Lee will officially embar...

Hundreds gather in Whitehaven for Unity Walk Against Gun Violence Unity Walk against Gun Violence held at Hillcrest High School (Source: Shelby County District Attorney Office) By WMC Action News 5 Staff | February 27, 2021 at 5:40 PM CST - Updated February 27 at 6:02 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The second Unity Walk Against Gun Violence was held in the Mid-South Saturday. In an effort to crackdown on crime in the Bluff City, over 500 people marched at Hillcrest High School located in Whi...

Wearing shirts and carrying signs with the names and faces of loved ones, hundreds of people marched against gun violence Saturday in Memphis, marking the citys second-ever "Unity Walk" and its first since setting a new record of 332 homicides in 2020. Undeterred by overcast skies, an estimated 500 people gathered for the Unity Walk Against Gun Violence at Whitehavens Hillcrest High School, according to the office of Shelby County District Amy Weirich. One of those people was Eunice Harris, ...

Combating crime during a pandemic By Briseida Holguin | February 4, 2021 at 5:32 PM CST - Updated February 4 at 7:37 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Combating crime during in a pandemic is a challenge, but not impossible said Major Frank Winston with the Memphis Police Multi-Agency Gang. Major Winston said national gangs began to surface in Memphis in the late 80′s. Now, the city is seeing what they call hybrid or neighborhood gangs, which can be just as dangerous. “The ones that we know of ...

Editors note:  In the weeks preceding the inauguration of the countrys second Catholic president, National Catholic Reporter asked Catholic politicians, activists and scholars to offer advice to President-elect Joe Biden in a series that takes its title from Pope Francis encyclical Fratelli Tutti : "Building a Common Future." Our nation is more divided than it has to be. It is both possible and urgent to reduce polarization, division, and the tensions they create. Religion defines only one di...

Weekend celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day focuses on virtual events Updated Jan 18, 2021; Posted Jan 15, 2021 Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his I Have A Dream speech. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) - . GettyGetty Facebook Share A weekend of events tied to Monday’s national holiday celebrating civil rights leader Martin Luther King will...

birminghamal.gov In an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, several annual MLK events will go virtual for 2021. Here’s a look at virtual and in-person events happening around Birmingham. As a reminder, City of Birmingham offices, except for police, fire and 911, will be closed on January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.    2021 MLK Day 5K Drum Run – Birmingham  Sat., January 16  This year’s fifth annual race will not be in person. Instead, organizers are en...

Valley cities celebrate diversity through Regional Unity Artwalk Every year, cities across the Valley hold a Unity Walk to celebrate diversity in Arizona. This year, theyre putting artwork from these communities front and center. and last updated 2021-01-18 15:21:27-05 Bringing families, friends and neighbors together. Every year, cities across the Valley hold a Unity Walk to celebrate diversity in Arizona. This year, theyre putting artwork from these communities front and center. If you visit...