Saturday the Moss Point Jackson County NAACP lent a helping hand in better equipping its community in slowing the spread of coronavirus.
Travel- - - - saturday, the moss point- - jackson county naacp lent a - helping hand in better equippin- its community in slowing the- spread of coronavirus.- by 10 a-m in moss point, there- were already cars full of - people lined up ready to reciev- their free masks from the naacp- the organization had 1,000 mask- to distribute to community- members along with flyers with- - - - tips on safety precautions to - stay healthy.
- early in the covid-19 outbreak,- jackson county- topped the charts of the coast- counties in virus related - deaths.
- now, due to concerted efforts - made by local groups- like the naacp, jackson county- no longer has the most deaths - in the coastal region.- - curley clark: "although the economy is being opened back up- well, we don't want to let our- gaurd down.
We- in the coastal region.- - - - - curley clark: "although the economy is being opened back up- well, we don't want to let our- gaurd down.
We want to be - vigilant and to make sure - everyone understands that the - virus hasn't- gone away and we want to do our- part to contain it.
And one of- the measures we feel- - - - like needs to be taken into - consideration is the use of - mask.
Whenever you're out - away from home, use a mask.
We- wanted to try to establish that- type of environment - and that type of culture, - especially in the black - community because we are- disapportionately affected by - this virus and our members- especially needed to- - - - disapportionately affected by - this virus and our members- especially needed to be very- very vigilant, take all the - safety precautions.
And the - naacp would like to - help
After the latest death of an unarmed black man, tensions are high throughout the nation. Here on the Coast, many are still trying..