Collected Item: “The Crisis in a Crisis”
Give your story a title.
The Crisis in a Crisis
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
news story
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
This news article is about how COVID and homelessness have disproportionately affected families and especially black women. These are the two groups who are most likely to be benefitting from the rent moratorium right now. And as a result, they will be the groups most in danger of losing their housing once the moratorium expires. I wanted to include this story because it provides a perspective on homelessness that goes beyond people currently experiencing homelessness. People who are taking advantage of the moratorium are essentially on the verge of homelessness because they have no way to pay back that rent. This story highlights the fragile housing market and the economic situation that COVID placed many families under and the long-term economic consequences that come from this situation.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#HST494, #Homelessnesses, #Family, #POC
Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.
https://msmagazine.com/2021/04/17/covid-19-family-homelessness-women/
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
CARLINA RIVERA
Give this story a date.
2021-04-17