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Tarrant County plans to work with Black church leaders to ease fears over the COVID-19 vaccine Tarrant County plans to work with Black church leaders to ease fears over the COVID-19 vaccine The Tarrant County judge and a commissioner said they're leaning on Black pastors in the county to help instill confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines. FORT WORTH, Texas - The Tarrant County judge and a commissioner said they're leaning on Black pastors in the county to help instill confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines. It's how they plan to tackle fears some may have over vaccine safety. Some things, like a v...

Tarrant County leaders plan COVID vaccine PSAs targeting minority communities Tarrant County leaders plan COVID vaccine PSAs targeting minority communities While the much-anticipated vaccine is now getting into the arms of health care workers, Tarrant County is preparing to get vaccine awareness messaging into minority communities. FORT WORTH, Texas - Leaders are starting to lay out how they will circulate information about the COVID-19 vaccine. Politicians in Tarrant County want to focus on Black people and families who may be skeptical. While the much-anticipated vaccine is now getting into...

Many Black people say they won't take COVID vaccine. Tarrant County wants to change that Fort Worth Star-Telegram 12/21/2020 Brian Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Dec. 21—Fort Worth resident Kwame Osei Jr. isn't in a rush to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Historically, Black people have been used as guinea pigs for medical procedures, a big scar that his people have to this day, said Osei, a 37-year-old Black man. "There's a track record of distrust in this country that comes from the medical standpoint of things," he said. Only 42% of Black Americans said they would get the va...

Season 10 of Criminal Minds brought with it a new member of the team: Kate Callahan, played by Jennifer Love Hewitt. Like the boss she is, the former undercover FBI agent chased unsubs with the BAU team while pregnant. However, when Jennifer found out she was pregnant in real life, she decided to leave the show, and Kate handed in her resignation after a crime against her family was the focus of the season finale. "It’s the first time I’ve been on a show that I’m not producing and didn’t put together," she told of her experience joining the show. "I’m just a cast member. It’s ...

Fort Worth medical school investing $7M to study Alzheimer's disproportionate effect on African Americans The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is making a multimillion-dollar investment. FORT WORTH, Texas - The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is making a multimillion-dollar investment. The medical school is adding a thousand African American North Texans to its study on Alzheimer's disease. Noticeable changes with Racine Collins of Fort Worth started happening in 2007. Her daughter Delisa Cooper recalls a trip they were planning. Coll...