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Black ministers are working to bridge worship and service to address COVID-19 disparities in their communities salarshani@businessinsider.com (Sarah Al-Arshani) © Octavio Jones/Getty Images Bible-Based Fellowship Church partnered with the Pasco County Health Department, and Army National Guard to assist residents who are 65 and older to administer the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on February 13, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. Octavio Jones/Getty Images Black clergy are working to address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on their communities. Some are hosting vaccination clinics...

Octavio Jones/Getty Images Some are hosting vaccination clinics at their churches to help expand access.  So far, only 7% of those who have been vaccinated are Black, compared to 65% who are white.  Black clergy members across the US are filling in the gap of COVID-19 care by hosting testing and vaccination clinics.  Black Americans have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, with adults more than twice as likely to die from the virus. However, clergy members have said there are still limited resources in the communities that need them most.  In an eff...

Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- United Way of New York City (UWNYC) today officially announced the Together We Thrive: Black Business Network, a broad coalition of government, nonprofit, and corporate partners to support Black-owned businesses in New York City. Major partners of Together We Thrive include the New York Forward Loan Fund, Hester Street, Mobility Capital Finance (MoCaFi), Greater Jamaica Development Corporation, New York Immigration Coalition, and Perch Advisors. Together We Thrive will also be collaborating with Black Entrepren...

Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the disproportionate and devastating impact COVID-19 has had on Black communities and other underserved communities of color, the first of many "Choose Healthy Life" COVID-19 testing, vaccine awareness and education events took place at the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, January 25 th. At the event Reverend Al Sharpton and Reverend Jacques DeGraff were tested to demonstrate the continued importance and ease of testing, even as vaccines begin to be available. Rev. Al Sharpton, co-chai...

Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of the nation's leading Black clergy led by Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Calvin O. Butts, III kicked off its nationwide Choose Healthy Life (CHL) initiative yesterday to address health disparities in the Black community through the Black Church by hosting its first COVID-19 testing event at historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, N.Y. The Choose Healthy Life Action Plan will provide services including COVID-19 testing, vaccine awareness and preventative health education through 50 churches across five ci...