Category: Press Releases

Think Act Know campaign launches to measure herd immunity across Detroit communities

Think Act Know campaign launches to measure herd immunity across Detroit communities

DABO, Quest Diagnostics, Choose Healthy Life, Wayne Health, and WSU join forces to offer free COVID-19 antibody testing DETROIT – The Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO) is working with Quest Diagnostics, Choose Healthy Life, Wayne Health and Wayne State University to launch a campaign that not only helps Detroiters get tested for COVID antibodies, […]

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DABO to hold press conference to announce new COVID-19 campaign

DABO to hold press conference to announce new COVID-19 campaign

DETROIT– The Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO) has partnered with Quest Diagnostics, Choose Healthy Life, Wayne State University, Wayne Health, and other community supporters to launch a campaign that shows the impact of COVID-19 on the community. Media interested in covering this event must RSVP to teshayla@coates-communications.com or 313-363-6431 by Monday, June 21 at 9am. […]

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Metro Detroiters can celebrate now nationally recognized holiday, Juneteenth, at DABO

Metro Detroiters can celebrate now nationally recognized holiday, Juneteenth, at DABO

DETROIT– The Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO) honors Juneteenth with a full day celebration. Activities include free food, music, games, children’s activities, live performance, spades tournament, and much more. All activities are free and open to the public as space permits. Media interested in covering this event must RSVP to teshayla@coates-communications.com or 313-363-6431. Who:                          The Detroit […]

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Detroit Vaccination Site Gains Attention of Mayor Mike Duggan

Detroit Vaccination Site Gains Attention of Mayor Mike Duggan

Organizations pull together to tackle COVID-19 testing and vaccinations DETROIT – Today Mayor Mike Duggan showed his support for COVID-19 vaccinations in Detroit’s most underserved communities by visiting the Detroit Association of Black Organization’s (DABO) COVID-19 vaccination site at the Sheffield Center. As part of the Choose Healthy Life initiative, DABO has partnered with the […]

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Detroit launches first wave of sweeping new action plan to fight COVID-19 in the Black community

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.

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Martin Luther King III, Sen. Nina Turner, and others to join Detroit Black leaders for voter mobilization panel on the Power of Voting

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 […]

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