A Year At Risk: Race, Ethnicity and COVID-19

by Nick VinZant

It started with the number of COVID-19 cases. The coronavirus spread to every corner of the nation, but people of color were affected more — more likely to contract the virus, more likely to be hospitalized and more likely to die.

Then came the layoffs. In one year, the unemployment rate skyrocketed. And while some jobs have started to come back, the unemployment rate for people of color is still significantly higher than it is for white people.