Farooqi said these kinds of disparities made Albany’s black residents less prepared for the pandemic. Outside of the virus, Albany already felt a little dysfunctional.”There is also a legacy of resistance. Dozens were arrested during marches, sit-ins and other acts of protest against racial discrimination and violence against the city’s black residents. His mother, Mary Young-Cummings, was one of the first black city commissioners, after she led a lawsuit that forced the city to change the way it elected local lawmakers. Albany’s close-knit circle of black professionals has been devastated by the virus, Young said.

Source: Washington Post April 04, 2020 10:01 UTC