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Detroit continues to push for its residents to get vaccinated

The city of Detroit continues to battle coronavirus as city officials push for more people to get vaccinated.

As of Thursday, the city’s vaccination rates are at only 21%, about 10% less than Michigan’s vaccination rate.

Community organizations are stepping up to get the word out about the availability of vaccines, the safety of vaccines.

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I am losing folks I love’: Rev. Horace Sheffield speaks about impact of COVID-19 as he recovers from illness

Death toll continues to rise

Detroit Rev. Horace Sheffield III shared what the toughest parts of his battle with coronavirus (COVID-19) have been.

Sheffield, 65, tested positive for the illness about two weeks ago.

He said the worst parts about COVID-19 are that he doesn’t know if his health could take a turn for the worse and the news he keeps hearing about the virus is heartbreaking.

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Health leaders answer questions to those hesitant to the COVID-19 vaccine

The state is making an extra push to get older Michiganders a COVID-19 vaccine, especially if they’re hesitant.

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Black ministers are working to bridge worship and service to address COVID-19 disparities in their communities

Black clergy members across the US are filling in the gap of COVID-19 care by hosting testing and vaccination clinics. 

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Israel’s Ambassador to US takes official tour of Black America

Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and United Nations makes his first official tour of Black America with the Philos Project

To coincide with Black History Month, H. E. Gilad Erdan, Ambassador from Israel to the United States and the United Nations participate in a listening and learning tour hosted by the Philos Project to learn about and engage with members of the African-American community in Charleston, SC and Montgomery, AL.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH – HORACE SHEFFIELD JR.

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NAN Celebrates Living Black History, Rev. Horace L. Sheffield, III

(February 18th, 2021) — Today we honor Rev. Horace L. Sheffield, III.

The Rev. Horace L. Sheffield, III, was born in Detroit, Michigan, during the Civil Rights and Labor Movements to Horace L., Jr., and Mary Sheffield. Through his father’s work and legacy, Horace L. Sheffield, Jr., the Vice President of the Negro American Labor Council (NALC) under A. Philip Randolph, its Founder and President, Rev. Sheffield, III, was providentially exposed to various enduring models of “servant leadership” and “prophetic societal challenge.”

Called to preach in June 1965 at eleven years of age, while listening to the preaching of Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., who was in Detroit at the invitation of his father to raise money for the Lowndes County Movement.

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New WHO findings in Wuhan, new US variants, and a win for the UK: What to know about Covid-19 for Monday

World Health Organization (WHO) investigators looking into the origins of the coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much wider in Wuhan in December 2019 than previously thought, and are urgently seeking access to hundreds of thousands of blood samples from the city that China has not so far let them examine.

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Metro Detroit church leaders encourage community members to get vaccinated

Vaccines could soon be administered at nearly a dozen metro Detroit churches.

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Some Black and Latino Americans are still hesitant to take the vaccine. Here’s what is fueling that distrust

When a Covid-19 vaccine becomes widely available to Americans, Joe Cunningham says he won’t be taking it.”I don’t know, I don’t understand it,” the 85-year-old said. “I’d like to know where it’s coming from.”

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