Activism – Page 2

Polk County’s League of Women Voters Has Distributed More Than 1,800 Free Gun Locks

The group aims to prevent gun violence and accidental shootings.

Vivian Oquendo, 14, and her family built the pantry next to the LKLD Free Fridge outside their home.

The change was so all seven commissioners could be present to decide whether June 19 should be a paid holiday for city employees.

After hearing from community members, several commissioners warmed to the idea of recognizing the day the last slaves heard they were free.

Applications are due by Feb. 12 for the full-tuition ‘Business Opportunity Scholarship’ to Florida Technical College, valued at $61,178.

The family is raising funds and awareness in memory of philanthropist Carol Jenkins Barnett, who died of Alzheimer’s in 2021.

Donations by local supporters are matched twice – first by national funders and then by Lakeland philanthropists.

Lakeland residents of many faiths gathered at Temple Emanuel to show support for Israel as the death toll climbs.

Sorority partners with barbershop to tackle low participation. Only 4% of voters in the 2021 municipal elections were Black men.