There’s no question about it—this holiday season is going to be difficult. And disproportionately so for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color), who are statistically more likely to catch COVID-19, and are statistically more likely to be in a job that cannot be done from home.
“We know the holidays are hard, especially if people are not necessarily traveling to family and are having to cook on their own,” says Elizabeth Walther-Grant, who cofounded Merrimack Valley Black and Brown Voices, a support and advocacy organization for BIPOC, with Mayara Reis and Bria Gadsden, this spring.
Rather than doing a food drive, the
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