The summer sun beams through 84-year-old Vernita Brown’s window in Newburg. Her living room TV blares soap operas and game shows as she watches from her usual leather recliner.
Her friends and family sit around her, and she shares stories of the neighborhood.
Most people in Newburg call her Ms. Vernita, Ms. Brown or Mama. It’s a title she earned from her work at local community centers in downtown Louisville and Newburg…