Tyler Hall. (Photo Courtesy of Office of Morgan State University) Morgan State University Selected to Serve as Community Vaccination Site, Expanding Access to Vital Vaccine in Fight Against COVID-19 University to Collaborate with Maryland Department of Health, Offering up to 390 Doses of Pfizer Vaccine Per Day During Weekends, Beginning on April 30 BALTIMORE — As […]
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Maryland Congressional Delegation announces more than $5.5 million to support COVID-19 vaccine distribution
(By istorsvetlana_Shutterstock) Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $5.5 Million to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, and Anthony G. Brown (all D-Md.) today announced more than $5.5 million in emergency federal funding to boost COVID-19 vaccine rollout […]
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Barbers, artists help defy vaccine myths for people of color
Mike Brown, right, a barber and health advocate, lines up the facial hair of Vyron Cox Jr., Friday, April 9, 2021, in Hyattsville, Md. Brown is a member of the Health Advocates In Reach & Research (HAIR) program, which helps barbers and hair stylists to get certified to talk to community members about health. (AP […]
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Local entrepreneur launches tool to help creatives during the pandemic
By Peter Iwuh, Special to The AFRO Speaker, influencer and serial entrepreneur Raven Paris, recently launched a workbook called The Game-Changer: Start-Up Kit to Become or Sustain Entrepreneurship to help young and new entrepreneurs develop, sustain, and expand their business careers during the pandemic. The Game-Changer is a detailed workbook created to help people grow and […]
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Baltimore City taking vaccines to communities in need
A woman receives a vaccine from a mobile response clinic in Baltimore, Md. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Nolan O’Dowd) By Riona Blaine Special to The AFRO Baltimore City has a new idea for getting COVID-19 vaccine to underserved residents. In addition to mass vaccination sites, pop-up sites with mobile response teams will be serving hard-hit […]
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More Black Americans open to vaccines after outreach efforts
In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo, Kizzmekia Corbett, an immunologist with the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) looks on as President Joe Biden visits the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the NIH in Bethesda, Md. Corbett played a key role in developing the Moderna vaccine. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) By […]
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Child Maltreatment, how to avoid it, how to help
Ìyánifá Ifáṣadé Shamette Franklin spoke to the AFRO about child maltreatment, ways to spot the issue and help children facing mistreatment, and offered tips to avoid neglecting or abusing young people in the future. (Screenshot) Micha Green and Ìyánifá Ifáṣadé Shamette Franklin Special to the AFRO With the COVID-19 pandemic, pupils were suddenly missing from […]
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Rockefeller to invest in equitable vaccine distribution in 5 cities, including Baltimore
The Rockefeller Foundation Launches $20 Million Initiative to Increase Covid-19 Vaccination Rates Among Communities of Color Baltimore Among Five U.S. Cities Selected by The Foundation to Help Meet its National Equity Vaccination Goal of 70 Million Vaccinations to People of Color by July NEW YORK | April 13, 2021 – The Rockefeller Foundation has selected […]
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COMMENTARY: Black farmers get COVID relief they deserve
“Newly elected Sen. Raphael Warnock—thank you, Georgia voters—introduced the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act, which became part of the COVID relief legislation known as the American Rescue Plan.” (Photo courtesy NNPA) FLORIDA COURIER — Bigoted bureaucrats and discriminatory policies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Farmers Home Administration lending agency abused […]
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Masks disrupt connections for hearing-loss patients
African American female patient, wearing a face mask, discussing her hearing aid with her doctor. (By Andrey_Popov_Shutterstock) By Diane Bernard, Maryland News Connection ANNAPOLIS, Md. — About 48 million Americans have hearing loss, and many are struggling in the pandemic because of mask-wearing. Dr. Carrie Nieman, assistant professor for the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public […]
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Despite pandemic, business startups are booming in Maryland
Hilaria Kwakumey stands in the middle of her new salon in Frederick, Maryland. (Photo provided by Boss Hair Salon.) By Nick Albicocco, Aidan Roberts and Yonathan Shimelis Capital News Service Business Bureau As the COVID-19 crisis ravaged the U.S. economy, countless numbers of businesses shut down and millions of Americans lost jobs. Yet, the pandemic […]