The sororities and fraternities helping Black Americans get vaccinated

Hundreds of people have gotten shots thanks to a partnership between the Arkansas health department and historically Black social groups

Soon after Arkansas began allowing people over 70 to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in January, Wanda King heard from her aunt and cousin, who fell in that age group, that they were struggling to get their shots. They live in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, a rural town in the eastern part of the state with a population of about 650. The town has a medical clinic, but no pharmacy.

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