Baltimore NAACP Uses Sound Truck To Broadcast New COVID-19 Safety Campaign
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- The NAACP in Baltimore has started a new campaign called #StayHomeBaltimore to inform people about the dangers of COVID-19.
The NAACP is driving a sound truck through city streets telling residents to "stay at home" during the coronavirus pandemic.
#STAYHOMEBALTIMORE The NAACP's new campaign in Baltimore to inform people about the dangers of #coronavirus. The health commissioner said this week the city is trying to dispel rumors that African Americans are immune. We saw the sound truck rolling around East Baltimore @wjz pic.twitter.com/YnP7xQL46h
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) April 16, 2020
Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa said this week the city is trying to dispel rumors that African Americans are immune to COVID-19.
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WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren captured video of the sound truck driving through east Baltimore on Thursday.
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