White and Latino Plaintiffs Stall Oregon COVID Relief Fund Specifically Addressing Needs of Black Families and Businesses, Calling It Discriminatory
Citing a number of historical disparities that have decimated the Black community for centuries, Oregon lawmakers last year took steps in trying to ease the burden on African-Americans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Legislators carved out $62 million in aid for Black families and business owners from the state’s $1.6 billion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act package.
But a pair of federal lawsuits filed last year in the U.S. District Court of Oregon successfully sought injunctions to stop those grant dollars from reaching their intended targets, calling the relief fund unconstitutional and biased.
Why Black Oregonians Arenât Going To Sit By And Watch Health And Economic Discrimination Continue
Unfortunately, some people do not like Black folks winning or getting what they need.
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COVID-19 highlights what was already true while we all may be weathering the same storm, we’re definitely not all in the same boat.
Black people across urban and rural communities are more likely to be laid off or confined to dangerous jobs that cannot be done from home, denied proper protective equipment and faced with barriers to adequate treatment and healthcare. We straight up die from COVID-19 at much higher rates and it’s got nothing to do with genes.
Opinion: Oregon Cares Fund is one small effort to help a community in need
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
The Aladdin Theater marquee displays a message on March 15, 2020 after Gov. Kate Brown announced a ban on gatherings of more than 250 people four days earlier due to the coronavirus. Ryan Fernandez/The Oregonian
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Teresa Alonso Leon, Reyna Lopez and Andrea Salinas
Alonso Leon, a Democrat, represents District 22-Woodburn. Lopez is executive director of Pineros y Campesinos Unidos Noroeste in Woodburn. Salinas, a Democrat, represents District 38-Lake Oswego.
If nothing else, 2020 has shown us that in times of distress, we can help each other make it through if we lend a helping hand, especially to communities in need.
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