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Community Connection: Orville and Billie Townsend

Published: July 13, 2020, 10 a.m.

Community Connection is a video series that highlights different people and organizations in our community to discuss the issues that are important to our residents. Mayor Bruce Teague hosts these regular conversations with City and Community leaders.

While the Black Lives Matter movement is in full swing right now, the work to improve the opportunities for people of color have been in motion for years. In this episode, Mayor Teague interviews longtime community members and organizers Orville and Billie Townsend. This episode first aired on July 14, 2020.