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Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Study

October 17, 2020 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

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

October 16, 2020 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

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 […]

Restore Black Wall Street campaign hosts fundraiser paying tribute to John Lewis

July 20, 2020 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

DETROIT — In honor of the legacy of Congressman John Lewis and the 55th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, the Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO) is seeking support to offer a virtual screening experience for the film, “John Lewis: Good Trouble.” Funds raised will provide metro Detroiters with a complimentary […]

Free COVID-19 testing available Saturday

June 13, 2020 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

WHO: The Detroit Association of Black Organizations Inc. (DABO), Central City Integrated Health (CCIH), Authority Health, Premier Quality Health Center, Helix Diagnostics, and Platform Healthcare Solutions WHAT: Free COVID-19 Testing WHEN: Saturday, June 13, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Perfecting Church, 7616 E. Nevada, Detroit, MI 48234 DABO, in partnership with CCIH […]

DABO to feed first responders at 2nd precinct

May 21, 2020 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

WHO: The Detroit Association of Black Organizations Inc. (DABO), Renaissance Chapter of Links Incorporated, Disability Network CLASS Agency, Neighborhood Service Organization and NAMI Detroit. WHAT: Feeding First Responders WHEN: Friday, May 22nd, 2020 at 12 Noon and 6 p.m. WHERE: 2nd Precinct, Detroit Police Department, 13530 Lesure. DABO is showing its gratitude to first responders […]

Mayor Duggan supports DABO and Community Coalition’s COVID-19 testing efforts

May 15, 2020 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan highlighted the Detroit Association of Black Organizations’ (DABO) efforts to provide free COVID-19 testing to stymie the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus that has adversely affected Detroiters. Mayor Duggan lauded DABO’s testing efforts at his press briefing on Friday afternoon. “Rev. Sheffield and DABO have started their own testing program […]

DABO expands COVID-19 testing dates and locations

May 14, 2020 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

Community organizations rally to provide COVID-19 testing to underserved Detroit neighborhoods The Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO) is offering more dates and locations for free testing of COVID-19 in its ongoing battle to thwart the spread of the highly contagious and deadly coronavirus. The free testing effort is part of a community coalition that […]

A new chapter of Families Against Narcotics (FAN) is launched in Detroit

February 3, 2020 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

DETROIT— Detroit’s recovery community welcomes FAN as an ally in battling the opioid epidemic and to help with strengthening the network of recovery families within the inner-city. In 2018-19, Detroit lead all Michigan cities in the number of drug-related overdose deaths with 2,500. FAN-Detroit was born out of a collaboration between local faith-based leaders, the […]

Fundraiser aimed at sending DABO youth group on educational trip to Washington D.C.

January 27, 2020 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

DETROIT—WDIV TV-4 morning anchor Evrod Cassimy is performing along with Def Jam and local comedian Shanie D in a fundraising concert and comedy show on Friday, February 28th at 7 p.m. to benefit The McKenzie Noble Community Collaborative Drug-Free Coalition’s (MNCC-DFC) Youth Development and Engagement Program. The youth group plans to go to the U.S. […]

Rev. Horace Sheffield Salutes the Historical Selection of Rory Gamble, 1st African American UAW President

November 2, 2019 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

(Detroit, MI) – In the wake of the decision of the UAW International Board to select UAW Vice President to become its new president the Rev. Horace L. Sheffield, III, releases the following statement:“In October 1959, at the UAW Constitutional Convention, held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, my father rose to nominate Willoughby Abner for the Vice Presidency […]

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