Better Community Summit to address violent crime
Community leaders, including Rev. DeAndre Brown (front), will teach classes at the Better Community Summit on Feb. 26. based on their life experiences dealing with homelessness, incarceration, childhood traumas and domestic violence. A press conference was held Wednesday, Feb. 9, to announce the crime summit. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
The summit is one of five community summits Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Murphy, the Memphis Police Department and community leaders are taking part in to reduce violent crime in the city.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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