A CRISIS IN THE MAKING! 3.2 MILLION HOMEOWNERS AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOMES
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oblessness all across the country remains high and millions of people report that they are still unable to meet their family’s basic needs. In addition, many more report that they are not caught up on their monthly rent payments. The coronavirus has devastated the lives of many both economically and socially but more prevalent in
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minority communities (blacks, Latino, indigenous, and immigrants). The disproportionate impact on these groups indicates the hardships and the longstanding inequities that not only await them, but also, what they’ve had to go through often as a result of structural and institutional racism in education, employment, health care, and housing.
THE POWER IS NOW MAGAZINE | MAY 2021
