Online Louisville youth anti-violence conference disrupted by 'vulgar', 'racist' imagery

An online Louisville youth conference focusing on violence prevention was interrupted Saturday by "vulgar images" and "racist words," according to officails.

The inaugural "502Con" event was organized by local youth leaders in partnership with Louisville officials and scheduled from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday via Hopin, an online events platform.

The conference, which was forced to go virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic, was focused primarily on violence prevention among youth as part of National Youth Violence Prevention Week.

But other topics like education, local and state politics, economic development, arts, networking and the 2020 Census were also among the discussion topics.

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