ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) – The nonprofit organization Black Men Engaged announced that it’s hosting a vaccination pop-up event on Feb. 5 from noon-2 p.m. In partnership with Pack Pharmacy, this event will take place at 253 E Oglethorpe Blvd. in Albany and will be the first vaccination event for the organization. Organizers said the event…
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Black men engaged is an organization dedicated to planning community action initiatives. This Saturday (February 5th), they’ll be partnering with Pack Pharmacy to hold a vaccination education pop up event. Residents will be able to get the vaccine or speak with medical representatives about concerns they might have. We spoke with organizer Ricardo Brown who…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — You can get a free ride to a COVID-19 testing site open Friday on Jacksonville’s Northside. Black Men Engaged, an organization that provides vital social programs to address pressing issues affecting African-Americans, along with All People International Church, will offer free COVID-19 testing and provide free Lyft credits to help the community…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Black Men Engaged, a local organization, is partnering with All People International Church and Lyft to provide free COVID-19 testing for the community along with free rides to the event. It will start at 8 a.m. and go until 6 p.m. on Friday at the church located at 1993 Edgewood Avenue West….
Black Men Engaged, a local organization, is partnering with All People International Church and Lyft to provide free COVID-19 testing for the community along with free rides to the event. It will start at 8 a.m. and go until 6 p.m. on Friday at the church located at 1993 Edgewood Avenue West. Black Men Engaged…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Black Men Engaged, a local organization, is partnering with All People International Church and Lyft to provide free COVID-19 testing for the community along with free rides to the event. It will start at 8 a.m. and go until 6 p.m. on Friday at the church located at 1993 Edgewood Avenue West….
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This year will mark the second Christmas during the COVID-19 pandemic. This time around, many people don’t have plans to stay put. Instead, they’re planning to see family and friends in person, adding even more urgency from national and community leaders and health experts to get more people vaccinated. STORY: Local woman’s…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Council member Ju’Coby Pittman wants to be an example for the people she represents in the neighborhoods of District 8. Standing in the heart of Durkeeville at the historic James P. Small Park Wednesday, she wanted to make sure her constituents understood the facts surrounding COVID-19 and they ways they…
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) – Vaccine hesitancy is an issue plaguing both the country and Dougherty County. Albany’s very own Black Men Engaged is sparking an initiative in Dougherty County to get Black men vaccinated. They hosted a turkey and ham giveaway with community leaders Wednesday in Driskell Park. Mike’s County Store donated 200 hams and…
ALBANY — A national organization is looking to make an impact during a holiday turkey and ham distribution and vaccine education program on Wednesday in its second event in Albany in less than a week. Black Men Engaged will hold the giveaway from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Driskell Park, 1023 S. McKinley St. Officials with…