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                                                                                                                                                                               January 8, 2021

  Annapolis, Maryland — January 8, 2021

      In their first meeting of 2021, the Anne Arundel County Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., 

  adopted its signature advocacy project titled, “We Care”.

     Project “We Care” promotes community awareness on COVID-19 vaccines, with the goal of reducing vaccine hesitancy

  within in the Black community.  This is largely fueled by the documented history of racial bias and mistrust in the 

  healthcare community stemming from the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Henrietta Lacks (HELA), and numerous   

  research hospitals including Johns Hopkins Hospital.

  Project Impacts

     “We Care” is a multi-strategy campaign using culturally based messaging to provide insights needed to make informed decisions    on being vaccinated for COVID-19. Persons with reservations regarding the vaccines will have the opportunity to obtain specific   

  questions that can be asked of medical providers, along with information that can be utilized to dispel myths or rumors about the 

  vaccines.

     The Chapter’s Charter President, Honorable Christine Davenport, retired science teacher and active civic leader, viewed the 

  project “We Care” vaccine campaign materials and advised, “I had no intention of taking the vaccines and said so to three other 

  church members.  After reading the materials and doing a little more research on my own, I have changed my mind.  I called my 

  three church members back to let l them know what I had learned and that I will take the vaccines”. 

  Accessing NCBW COVID-19 Vaccine Education Presentation
     The public education program is available at http://www.ncbw-aamd.org/home.html

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