How women are disproportionately carrying the cost of COVID
A recent survey found roughly a quarter of women were considering reducing hours, switching to less demanding jobs, or leaving the workforce altogether.
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“I Don’t Want to Live Like This Forever”: A 14-Year-Old’s Story of “Hidden Homelessness” Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit, almost 12 million children in America were estimated to be living in poverty — a burden disproportionately affecting Black and Latino kids.
Blood Sugar Rising: NYC | The COVID/BLM Effect
As a double crisis threatens their lives, we asked those with diabetes what is like being Black during a pandemic and a racial movement.
Blood Sugar Rising: NYC | The Next Generation
What's it like navigating diabetes as a 23-year-old living in a food desert? As patients with Type 2 diabetes get younger and younger, those in low-income areas struggle to maintain their health.
Missing unemployment checks, scarce jobs for New Jerseyans in coronavirus economy
As New Jersey residents still wait for unemployment benefits, businesses don't expect to go back to normal even as the state reopens.
Rev. Barber on Misinformation and Seeking Justice During COVID-19
Rev. William J. Barber has long tackled the issues of race, poverty and hatred through his political activism and his role as Co-Chair of the Poor People's Campaign. He addresses those who are protesting the stay-at-home measures of COVID-19 and…
How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Hurting Street Vendors (Op-Ed)
BY: Mohamed Attia, Director of The Street Vendor Project, an organization with more than 1,800 active vendor members who are working together to create a vendors' movement for permanent change. At every corner on the streets of NYC you will…
My Experience as a College Student During COVID-19
If the coronavirus outbreak has taught me anything, it is how very lucky I am.
NYC Public Advocate on Over-Policing During the Pandemic
“As a citywide elected leader who comes from the communities that are being disproportionately targeted, who has seen the impact of over-policing for many years magnified in this pandemic, even I was shocked to see the egregious degree of disparity…
How to Get Health Insurance After a Job Loss
BY: Kerry Hannon (Read all of Next Avenue’s COVID-19 coverage geared toward keeping older generations informed, safe and prepared.) The numbers of Americans filing for unemployment benefits is staggering. Sadly, these people have not only lost jobs and income, but also their…
5 Ways to Find Work in the Pandemic
The job search engine site Indeed says job postings in late April were more than a third lower than a year ago. So, how can you find work these days?
Blood Sugar Rising: NYC
Over 100 million Americans are impacted by diabetes today. However, a majority of cases come from Black and Brown and low-income communities.