COVID-19 is acting as a magnifying glass to the deep-seated systemic inequities ever-present in the United States. We must stop calling COVID-19 the great equalizer. Simply put, we are not all in the same boat. This is a moment for the greater public to acknowledge the depth of our society’s biases. This is a moment for us to build something better, as we seek to define the new “normal.” Because going back to the way things were is simply not going to work for Black and Brown women and their communities.

Join us this afternoon for a webinar led by Black and Brown women, and hear findings from the Economic Policy Institute's upcoming report, which highlights the economic and health insecurity that COVID-19 presents for Black workers overall and their families and why that unequal burden was predictable given a long history of racial exclusion, discrimination, and inequality in the United States.

Building from the report, panelists will discuss specific strategies to build an inclusive economy that centers on the needs of Black and Brown women and their communities. A particular focus will center on bridging academic research to movement building and advocacy.

Join EPI, Insight Center, and the Women’s Institute for Science, Equity and Race for a live webinar on the unequal burden that COVID-19 presents for Black workers and their families.

Monday, June 1 
1:00–2:00 p.m. ET / 10:00–11:00 a.m. PT
Economic Policy Institute, Insight Center, and the Women’s Institute for Science, Equity and Race
Zoom

Panelists:

Jhumpa Bhattacharya, Insight Center
Anne Price, Insight Center
Rhonda Sharpe, Women's Institute for Science, Equity, and Race
Valerie Wilson, Economic Policy Institute

Discussants:

Moderator:

Naomi Walker, Economic Policy Institute