How Black Parents Survived 2020
‘What kind of world did we bring them into?’
The Farley family of Huntersville, N.C.: Exavious and Krishon with kids Emory, Ever, Early, Etta and Ellis (left to right).Credit.Cornell Watson for The New York Times
Dec. 22, 2020
The pandemic has tested parents’ limits, and for Black families 2020 has been especially crushing. Black people are dying from Covid-19 at two times the rate of their white peers. The recession has widened the gap between Black and white unemployment, with Black workers disproportionately facing permanent layoffs. And Black and Hispanic students are at greater risk of falling behind during this year’s academic upheaval.