It is 2021 and the world has been thrust into a global health pandemic. COVID19 dominates every airway, daily news outlet and google ad these days, disseminating disproportionate numbers of Black and Brown communities suffering, dying and losing loved ones to this vicious virus. In December of 2020, the CDC published studies of specific U.S. cities showing a 34% death rate of Hispanics and African-Americans despite comprising just 12% of the country’s population. A number of intersecting issues have undoubtedly contributed to this statistic, including healthcare disparities, lack of access to healthcare, high unemployment rates, residential redlining and gentrification, racism, sexism, and economic disenfranchisement, to name a few.
