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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 yes, they can, and they are violent in nature. They have committed some violent crimes,” Winston s...

Editor's note:  In the weeks preceding the inauguration of the country's 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 dimension of our coming apart, but it is the source of some of our deepest divisions. A president c...

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 mostly be virtual this year to avoid spreading coronavirus. The Civil Rights Memorial Center in M...

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 encouraging participants to run a 5K on their own on Jan. 16 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Participants...

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, they're 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, they're putting artwork from these communities front and center. If you visit the Regional Unity Artwalk's website, you'll find artwork located in seven cities throughout the ...