This Nonprofit is Empowering the African American Community During COVID-19

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🗓️ 18 May 2020

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COVID-19 is a great equalizer in many ways. Almost everyone is susceptible to the new coronavirus, no matter race or socioeconomic status. But some, including African Americans, the elderly, and the recently incarcerated, are more at risk. Clovia Lawrence, co-founder of Project Give Back to Community, a non-profit based in Richmond, Virginia, joins The Daily Signal podcast to explain how she is stepping up to serve African Americans affected by the pandemic. Lawrence, or “Miss Community” as some call her, says it’s critical to “go back and give to the community that has so freely given to us.” Also on today’s show, we share your letters to the editor and a good news story about Fainting Goat Spirits, a family owned and operated distillery that has shifted their operation from whisky and vodka to hand sanitizer during COVID-19. And be sure to check out all The Heritage Foundation webinars here: https://www.heritage.org/events. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Monday, May 18th. I'm Robert Bluey.
0:09.8	And I'm Virginia Allen. On today's show, we talk with Clovia Lawrence, the co-founder of Project Give Back to Community, a nonprofit based in Richmond, Virginia.
0:20.0	Miss Community, as she is known, explains how her nonprofit is serving the needs of underprivileged communities during COVID-19, and specifically how they were empowering the black community with the knowledge and resources they need to stay healthy during COVID-19.
0:36.7	We also have your letters to the editor and a good news story about a family owned and operated
0:41.1	distillery that has made over 2,500 gallons of hand sanitizer
0:46.4	during the coronavirus pandemic and has already given away over 800 gallons.
0:51.4	Before we get started, Rob and I want to tell you about an exciting way to stay engaged
0:56.0	with the Heritage Foundation during COVID-19.
0:59.2	While we can't host events in person right now, Heritage is having webinars almost every day on a variety of topics
1:06.2	ranging from America's relationship with China to the state of our economy.
1:10.0	These webinars are free and you can find all of the upcoming events by visiting
1:13.8	heritage.org slash events. You can also click the link in today's show notes.
1:19.2	Now stay tuned for today's show coming up next. I am joined by Clovia Lawrence, the co-founder of Project
1:29.5	Give Back to Community, a nonprofit based in Richmond, Virginia.
1:34.0	Clovia, thanks so much for being here.
1:36.2	Thank you so much for handing me.
1:38.0	Now, I just love the name of your organization
1:40.6	Project Give Back to Community, because that's exactly what you all are doing.
1:45.3	It's what you have been doing since you founded your organization in 2015, and it certainly
1:50.4	is what you're doing right now during COVID-19.
1:53.4	Let's begin by just talking a little bit
1:55.5	about the initiative that you all started.
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