Coronavirus Pandemic

The Coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on our education and voting systems, affecting student success, representation of our communities, and more. Our policy briefs, statements, and letters bring awareness to and offer recommendations for issues surrounding health, education, economics, voter participation, and more. Click the link below to view our policy briefs, statements, and letters.

10 Impacts of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak on Communities of Color

1. Racism and stigmatization have increased, particularly towards the Asian and Asian American populations.

2. Certain populations including immigrants, incarcerated people, people over 60 years old, people with disabilities, people with special health needs, and others are at an added risk of exposure and other implications.

3. Frontline workers face tough choices between abstaining from work or risking exposure.

4. Census and voting may be jeopardized as public outings continue to dwindle.

5. Coronavirus remediation will result in increased exposure to toxic cleaning chemicals.

6. Children and college students risk exposure in schools. If schools close, students may experience food or housing insecurities.

7. There is a lack of accessibility to testing kits.

8. Quarantine policies and practices are unfolding with a risk to human and civil rights.

9. The coronavirus has already been used to justify increased militarization and more restrictive immigration policies and practices.

10. Denial and misinformation on the crisis can worsen the outbreak.