By John B. King Jr. and Marc Morial The coronavirus has shined a light on how systematic racism, unequal access to opportunity, and disinvestments in low-income communities and communities of color have compounded inequities that have long existed in our country. Black and Latino Americans, for example, are more likely to be hospitalized with and die of COVID-19, are less likely to have access to quality healthcare, and are experiencing disproportionate and devastating economic instability as a result of the pandemic. Meanwhile, Black and Latino children are bearing the emotional impact of seeing their communities and families ravaged by the […]
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