We must look at the root causes of why Black communities were hit so hard by this pandemic. We need to address health disparities and inequities where we live, learn, work, and play that lead to lower life expectancies and higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and other conditions. We need policies to change. We need systems to change. We need to be at the table where decisions that impact our health are made. We need to see that Black health matters all the time, not only when there is a pandemic.

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