Philly Fighting COVID got a city contract while groups emphasizing racial equity didn't
Voffee Jabateh wanted to provide coronavirus testing for Philadelphia’s community of African immigrants and refugees. Twice last year, he applied for city funding. Jabateh requested about $113,000 for the African Cultural Alliance of North America and pitched a plan to distribute information in different African languages and dialects at hair-braiding salons, grocery stores, laundromats, and ...