The Time to Be Heard is Now

We’re up against the systems that try to silence our voices.

In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus has triggered a global pandemic that has completely upended our lives, drove the U.S. economy into a tailspin, and created a worldwide public health crisis. To say this feels surreal is an understatement. That a microscopic virus could cause catastrophic effects to millions of people and bring the world to a complete standstill in 2020 is hard to phantom. Yet, here we are, facing an unprecedented crisis with no end in sight. But, as the saying goes, when America catches a cold, black folks catch pneumonia. According to reports, the looming recession will hit black and brown workers the hardest. Meanwhile, the president has used xenophobic language to polarize the pandemic and Republicans are devising a plan to bailout billion-dollar companies.

The Burden of the Rona

The crisis, however, feels a bit heavier on working-class people of color who faced discrimination and hardships when it comes to buying homes, paying off student debt, and achieving upward mobility pre-Rona. But we’re not at war against an invisible virus; nor are we fighting against the man in the White House or the racists in…