The current COVID-19 Pandemic, or more accurately the government’s inadequate response to it, reminds me of what my good friend Dick Gregory used to say about the state of our union. “When white America gets the sniffles,” he would say, “Black America suffers with Pneumonia.” Low-income families and families of color are disproportionately affected by multiple, overlapping issues like lack of affordable housing, social isolation, chronic or acute health problems, high medical costs, and low wages. COVID has impacted our complete existence with, for many, immeasurable effect upon food security and shelter.

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