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Philly Fighting COVID got a city contract while groups emphasizing racial equity didn’t

Advocates point to the Philly Fighting COVID controversy as a glaring example of the city’s blind spots in vetting providers and ensuring equity in testing and vaccine distribution.

Voffee Jabateh, CEO and executive director of the African Cultural Alliance of North America, inside the health clinic at the group's office in Philadelphia this month. Its proposal for city funding to provide COVID-19 testing was denied.
Voffee Jabateh, CEO and executive director of the African Cultural Alliance of North America, inside the health clinic at the group's office in Philadelphia this month. Its proposal for city funding to provide COVID-19 testing was denied.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer