In this corner of the Southeast, the crisis of food insecurity has gotten worse. The Chattanooga Area Food Bank, which serves 20 counties in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia, estimates 40,000 more residents - including 12,000 more children - have struggled with greater food insecurity in the past year.
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have turned 95 next year. Here in Chattanooga, one tribute to the legacy and work of the civil rights leader and his associates - featuring music and spoken word reflections - will be held on the evening of Thursday, January 25th at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.