These Black Figures Said ‘Yes’ To The COVID-19 Vaccine via Essence
Black public figures have been working to encourage the Black community to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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The Myth About Women And The COVID-19 Vaccine That Won’t De by Katelyn Fossett via Politico
Get Vaccinated Share on facebook Share on google Share on twitter Share on linkedin One group of Americans is particularly resistant to getting a Covid-19
How The Recording Academy Teamed Up With The Department of Health And Human Services To Address COVID19 Vaccines And A Return To Live Music via Grammys
In a candid panel spearheaded by the Recording Academy and the Dept. of Health and Human Services, Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Dr. Cameron Webb discussed vaccine acceptance among Black communities and a return to live music
Barbers, Artists Help Defy Vaccine Myths For People Of Color via NBC San Diego
In a Washington, D.C., suburb, Black and Latino barbers are busting myths about the coronavirus vaccine while clipping hair.
Urban League Helps Minority Owned Businesses and Community Institutions Access COVID Relief
The story of minority-owned businesses struggling to access capital is the story of banking practices that too often exclude people of color as potential customers. A federally guaranteed loan program must not do the same.” – Letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Small Business Administration head Jovita Carranza from 23 Senators
Poll Shows Strong Majority Of Black Americans Want A COVID Vaccine
“They’ve read all this stuff online, from different news sources, which is confusing. But then they meet me, as someone who has had the shot, and I can give them some real answers.”— Armando Mateos of Working Partnerships USA, a Silicon Valley-based community organization working to help dispel misinformation about the pandemic and vaccines
All in: Closing the COVID-19 Gap
The past year has been hard on all of us. Between living day-to-day not knowing how to protect ourselves from COVID-19, being isolated from friends and family, and not knowing when life would return to normal – it felt like we lost a year of our lives.
