Detroit launches first wave of sweeping new action plan to fight COVID-19 in the Black community
Today, at a free COVID-19 testing event hosted by Choose Healthy Life, Rev. Horace Sheffield III and a group of Detroit’s most respected Black clergy leaders began a new wave of COVID-19 testing, education, and prevention efforts that will benefit Detroit’s Black community. The Choose Healthy Life Action Plan will fight the health disparities faced by Black Detroiters with funding and support for services including COVID-19 testing and vaccine education.
DABO partners with Comcast to offer free wi-fi to community
Free wi-fi is here! DABO, in partnership with Comcast, is now operating a wi-fi connected “Lift Zone” to help community members attend virtual classes, work remotely, look for jobs, and build digital skills. With so many schools and workplaces still only operating online due to the pandemic, Internet access is an absolute necessity. But not […]
DABO awarded federal grant to expand free HIV testing, prevention, counseling at neighborhood clinic in Detroit
On World AIDS Day, Rev. Horace Sheffield III urges Detroiters to take advantage of new services coming in January
7 Action News This Morning 5AM – Judge Greg Mathis of Judge Mathis show is helping out Detroit natives by handing out personal protective equipment to help fight COVID-19
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Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Study
We invite you to participate in a survey conducted by Case Western Reserve University. The goal of the study is to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 and recent events in the United States on racial and ethnic minority individuals. Some topics include experiences of discrimination and racism, changes in behaviors, changes in access […]
Martin Luther King III, Sen. Nina Turner, and others to join Detroit Black leaders for voter mobilization panel on the Power of Voting
MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Virtual panel to discuss the importance of voting in the 2020 election and the need for Detroiters to exercise their power at the ballot box. Recently retrieved archival recordings of Rev. Horace Sheffield, Jr. interviewing Black citizens in Selma trying to register to vote in 1965 will be released and the panel will […]
