| Credit: Cheryl Diaz Meyer for The Washington Post via Getty Startling and symbolic. That s how Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro describes a virtual meeting held earlier this week when while she was discussing racial disparities in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine two of those participating in the call mocked her accent.
As Navarro spoke personally about the bizarre disconnect she s experienced in her years of public service and how the COVID-19 pandemic has specifically impacted the Latino and Black communities, two participants in the Tuesday Zoom call could be heard laughing and joking about her accent. Get push notifications with news, features and more.
Latina councilmember s Zoom chat about racism interrupted by people laughing over her accent By Sophie Lewis Vaccine out of reach for many Black Americans
While discussing racial disparities amid the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, a Latina councilmember in Maryland was interrupted by two people as they giggled and mocked her accent.
During a virtual meeting Tuesday, Nancy Navarro, a member of the Montgomery County Council in Maryland, spoke passionately about the county s coronavirus vaccine rollout, which she said is failing people of color. According to CDC data, Maryland ranks near the bottom when it comes to getting vaccines in people s arms.