Biden launches an initiative to recruit 1,000 Black-owned barbershops and salons to accelerate vaccinations, among other incentives and outreach efforts.
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Black community leaders, University of Maryland, reach out to barbers, stylists, to emulate the Hyattsville, Md. model.
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