Black Churches

Organizers want to promote local businesses as the community expands with new development.

Many Black pastors are educating their congregations about mental health challenges and connecting them with support networks.

Though vaccination rates among Black Floridians still lag behind whites and Hispanics, recent data shows they are improving.

The county hosted another community vaccination event, this time at a Baptist church in downtown Tampa. The goal is to make the vaccine more accessible in underserved communities.

Black America today is facing not just one crisis, but a convergence. African Americans have been hit harder by the virus and job losses. And there's systemic racism and discrimination.