Toys for Tots has a new initiative that might well be called Books for Tots. The organization’s Polk County branch already includes a book for each of the children it helps at Christmastime. But soon there will be a lot more low-income kids enjoying the riches of reading a book at home.
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NAACP Online Forum Will Address Community Change
Lakeland’s NAACP branch will discuss “An Agenda for Change” in an open-to-the-public online town hall tonight with a panel that includes Lakeland’s mayor and police chief and the head of the Citrus Connection transit system.
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Call to Consciousness 3 Will Focus on Education
Educational opportunity will be the theme of the third in a series of “Call to Consciousness” community forums being held to discuss race relations in Lakeland. Panelists include a School Board member, School Board candidate, city commissioner and three assistant principals.
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The Spiritual Journey of Stetson Glass, Deacon and Activist
In his search for a way to serve God and his neighbor, what’s a tattooed, cigar-loving, drum-playing Pentecostal-raised boy to do? Meet Lakelander Stetson Glass, a middle-school teacher, graduate student and candidate for the priesthood in an obscure Episcopal denomination.
Posted inActivism, City Hall
Residents Call for Change at Race Relations Forum
Residents addressing Lakeland city commissioners at Monday evening’s race relations forum requested — and in some cases demanded — reforms including more support for Black-owned businesses, equipping police officers with body cameras and a ban on use of tear gas and rubber bullets. ALSO: Fox 13 News coverage | Bay News 9 coverage | The […]
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Community Conversation About Race Resumes Tonight
Mayor Bill Mutz and former Mayor Gow Fields are among six panelists tonight in the second installment of a series of community conversations about race relations in Lakeland.
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Juneteenth Observance Draws 200 to Munn Park
Lakeland’s 28th annual Juneteenth observance drew around 200 people to Munn Park Saturday afternoon to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States 155 years ago.
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Format of Race Relations Forum Taking Shape
The city of Lakeland’s June 29 community forum on race relations is starting to take shape. The city plans to invite a small handful of community leaders to make presentations at the 6 p.m. town hall meeting and will then open it to anybody who wants to comment.
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‘One Heart’ Prayer Rally Speakers Preach Unity, End to Racism
Several hundred people gathered in Munn Park this evening for spirited messages of unity and an end to racism from 10 pastors and a congressman.
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Artists Planning Black Lives Matter Mural Seek Collaborators
A group of Lakeland artists planning a mural around themes of Black Lives Matter and unity are seeking ideas from other artists who would like to collaborate and prominent wall space from local businesses, LALtoday reports. Source: LALtoday