Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Every year on June 10, the local NAACP invites the community to gather and commemorate the victims of the 1882 Kansas River bridge lynching. This year, for the first time, attendees could lay carnations directly on graves of Isaac King, George Robertson and Peter Vinegar.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence’s NAACP chapter is welcoming the community to a marker dedication for 30 Black people who were buried in previously unmarked graves in Oak Hill Cemetery. A commemoration of the 1882 lynching victims will follow.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Local law enforcement agency heads spoke about ICE activity, data collection, biased policing and more at a panel Saturday, saying they stand with the community and that Lawrence’s law enforcement is “not the national narrative.”
Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister, Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart and KU Police Chief Nelson Mosley will soon participate in a panel hosted by the local NAACP branch.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence’s NAACP chapter will reclaim the stories of 30 Black people who were buried in unmarked graves in Oak Hill Cemetery, including three men lynched by a mob in 1882, with new granite headstones and a digital biography archive.
A new exhibit at the Watkins Museum will celebrate the life of George “Nash” Walker, a Lawrence-born actor, writer and producer. A separate guided tour on Black Lawrence history will include a stop at the home Walker had built for his mother.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A nonpartisan civic forum will introduce voters to Lawrence school board candidates and their platforms in advance of the Nov. 4 general election.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Voters asked Lawrence City Commission candidates about the budget, Haskell Indian Nations University, affordable housing and other topics important to them at a buzzing forum Saturday.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Like speed dating but for civic engagement, an upcoming forum will allow voters to become acquainted with Lawrence City Commission candidates.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
A local civic engagement organization is leading “an evening of connection, conversation, and community power-building,” coming up Tuesday.
