There are 6 article(s) tagged Ayanna Watkins:
Representatives from the Memphis-Shelby Justice & Safety Alliance, a group of various local organizations, discuss crime and criminal justice reform during a discussion on “Behind the Headlines,” which first aired on WKNO at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 24.
“It’s time to move past surface-level ‘fixes’ that blame the community for the problems that systems create. We believe that communities, particularly communities of color, deeply and intimately understand the problem and therefore hold the transformative solutions that will last.”
The director of the social justice organization says on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast problems with online learning as schools closed and maintaining school lunch programs have opened the eyes of Memphians to long- standing problems.
A vigil held Sunday in the wake of Brandon Webber's death remembered the father, son and friend. The event also called for healing and mending a broken relationship with Memphis Police.
Rev. Ayanna Watkins says on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast the group is working on its own and within the political process toward change that is part evolution and part disruption.
Rev. Ayanna Watkins, executive director and lead organizer of MICAH (Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope) talks about the organization's work on equity in a city election year.
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