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

June 18, 2021 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

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. […]

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

June 18, 2021 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

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 […]

Detroit Vaccination Site Gains Attention of Mayor Mike Duggan

April 22, 2021 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

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 […]

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

February 13, 2021 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

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

December 29, 2020 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

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

December 1, 2020 by dabodetroitinc in Press Releases

On World AIDS Day, Rev. Horace Sheffield III urges Detroiters to take advantage of new services coming in January

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 […]

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