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Local Heroes Residents and businesses across Central Florida have stepped up during the COVID-19 health threat to educate communities on the pandemic and help those in need. Virtual Town Halls and Door Hangers ONYX Magazine and Orlando Commissioner Regina I. Hill have taken the lead in reaching communities during the coronavirus pandemic. In a four-part virtual town hall meeting on COVID-19 and its impact in the Black community, a nationwide audience heard from experts who discussed how to stay safe and healthy during the pandemic; the importance of being counted in the 2020 Census; where to apply for business loans and jobs; why African-Americans are so hard hit by COVID-19; and how Black people could hit the reset button on our health during these hard times. The panels, moderated by Monica May Communications, included Orlando Commissioner Regina I. Hill; and experts Shani Davis, Ph.D., of your Best You Clinic in Tampa; B. Lee Green, Ph.D. of Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa; Jason Littleton, M.D., America’s Energy Doctor of Littleton Concierge Medicine in Orlando; Cliff Marvin of CareerSource Central Florida; Patty Mason of Mason Accounting and Consulting Services in Orlando; Marilyn Stephens of 2020 Census Atlanta office; Tralonda Triplett, Ph.D., of Institute for Successful Leadership; with words from ONYX Magazine Publisher Rich Black. ONYX Magazine and Hill also teamed up to distribute posters and door hangers on important COVID-19 health tips throughout Orlando District 5.
Quarterback Jameis Winston Helps Residents and Restaurants New Orleans Saint Quarterback Jameis Winston (formerly of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) is partnering with the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa to help feed 1,000 people per week over four weeks in May. Wintson has a vision to support small neighborhood restaurants and provide healthy meals to residents during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Winston donated $30,000 to participating restaurants, The Open Café, Konan’s BBQ, 7th and Grove, M&R Café Southern Cuisine, LivyO’s Catering, Eve Catering, and Mama’s Soul Food.
Get Masked Orlando District 5 Commissioner Regina I. Hill, ONYX Magazine and Florida Rights Restoration Coalition partnered today to distribute 3,000 masks in communities throughout District 5 to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. ONYX MAGAZINE 39
