#disproportionateimpact

[beauti4soul]

Hell I Went to the ER and They Told Me That I had an Upper Respiratory Infection. I Had Pain in My Chest and Couldn't Hardly Breathe, With All Over Body Pains and Headaches, When in All Actually I Had the Fu***** Corona It Sure as Hell Felt Like It.. Reposted from @queenlatifah For decades, #MinorityCommunities have been undercounted in the #Census. We are seeing the #DisproportionateImpact #COVID19 is having on these communities -- from the funding of local hospitals to access to remote education. #BeCounted to keep ALL of our communities healthy and safe for the next decade. Take 10 minutes to take the #2020Census from home today at becountednow.com @iwillharness #IAm_MsJohnson 💞 - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjkLcNBnVl/?igshid=tgic968x0yl7

[scy-chicago]

Communities of Color Continue to Struggle in Illinois

This week’s post is a re-blog from the Fiscal Policy Center at Voices for Illinois Children written by Leslie Helmcamp highlighting some of the key income and poverty indicators from the recently released Census data. These data show slight improvements overall, but, when looked at closely, highlight the disproportionate impact on people of color and the most vulnerable of populations--children living in poverty. 

Read the full blog here.