Community leaders in Northern Kentucky are looking at how to address youth violence after a 12-year-old was shot multiple times in Covington Sunday. “It’s a very tragic situation, and we never want to see that in any community across our nation,” said Jerome Bowles, president of the Northern Kentucky branch of the National Association for […]
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KKK flyers reemerge in NKY: ‘Their movement is dying.’
The new year has brought fresh distributions of flyers and literature from the Trinity White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, a Ku Klux Klan splinter group responsible for similar distributions last year, even as local leaders decry their views as outdated and hateful. “Their movement is dying,” Northern Kentucky NAACP President Jerome Bowles told […]
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Covington residents respond to KKK flyers: ‘This is our town’
Residents of Covington’s Eastside neighborhood were shocked to find Klan flyers on their cars, prompting a meeting with police and community leaders to discuss ways to inform the community and build support.
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Racist notes distributed in NKY concern residents, prompt calls to action
Catrena Bowman, Erlanger resident and business owner, has reported finding a note with a swastika and racist language in her yard, while residents in Covington’s Eastside neighborhood have found Ku Klux Klan leaflets, prompting local law enforcement to investigate the incidents.
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Northern Kentucky NAACP branch hosts Freedom Fund Gala: ‘We have to do better’
With the concept of service before self serving as the backdrop, the Northern Kentucky branch of the NAACP celebrated its 23rd annual Freedom Fund Gala in Florence on Friday. Attendees gathered at the Hilton Cincinnati Airport Hotel to fellowship, dine and celebrate partnerships, with the overarching goal of focusing on ensuring all in the region […]
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Community gathers to address recent violence in Covington: ‘Very heartbreaking’
After a string of violent crimes that rocked Covington, the Northern Kentucky NAACP hosted a meeting with Covington community leaders to discuss how to develop innovative strategies and techniques to reduce violence. Some prominent community members who attended the meeting were NKY NAACP President Jerome Bowles, Covington Vice Mayor Ron Washington, Rev. Richard Fowler of […]