As the old saying goes, "when white people catch a cold, Black folks get pneumonia." According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Black Americans within the 65 to 74 age range are  five times more likely to die from COVID-19 as their white counterparts. As of September 15, 2020, the mortality rate for Black elders was 3.4 times higher compared to non-Hispanic white people, as captured by a SAGE report.  But the pandemic was incredibly far from an isolated incident when it comes to the inequities faced by Black elders -- a generation which has survived decades of an ongoing pandemic: racism. Multitudes of Black senior citizens have lived lifetimes that have seen blatant bigotry, limited career opportunities, low income, discriminatory housing practices and medical negligence among other horrendous and intentional forms of neglect.  As of 2019, Black elders accounted for 18% of older adults living in poverty according to the Congressional Research Service.  "When you look at our...