Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan's Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun

Pastor Barry Randolph, head of Detroit’s Church of the Messiah

Yusef Shakur, head of Detroit-focused programs for the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion

Rev. Wendell Anthony, head of Detroit's NAACP

Dr. Tiffany Sanford of Wellness Plan Medical Centers

The Detroit News spoke to state and community leaders on the hesitancy among Black Americans, especially in the hard-hit city of Detroit, to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Here are their words.

<p>The Detroit News spoke to state and community leaders on the hesitancy among Black Americans, especially in the hard-hit city of Detroit, to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Here are their words.</p>

News and actualities from The Detroit News.

<p>News and actualities from The Detroit News.</p>

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