To be a person of color in America often means to be unseen and unheard. For too long our most vulnerable communities have been suffering in silence, putting on a brave face and accepting the trauma and stressors of systemic racism and discriminatory policies. One of the reasons that black and brown communities are getting infected and dying at higher rates from Covid-19 is the air they breathe. Even as Covid-19 deaths in communities of color continue to dramatically rise, however, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has suspended enforcement of anti-pollution regulations. The formula is quite clear: less enforcement + weaker environmental protections = more sickness and deaths in vulnerable communities.

Source: The Guardian April 17, 2020 14:15 UTC