SoCal: COVID-19 Testing Is Coming to a Black Church Near You By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Published February 18, 2021 Re. J. Edgar Boyd (Courtesy photo) The Tabernacle Community Development Corporation (TCDC) in partnership with the Los Angeles County Health Services has launched a new program to expand access to free community-based COVID-19 testing in the Black community. TCDC is setting in motion its effort in some areas of Los Angeles County where there have been the most minority COVID-19 deaths, infections and hospitalizations. The death rate for African Americans in California’s most populous county is 155 for every 100,000 people compared to 95 for every 100,000 among Whites.