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African-Americans and the COVID-19 Pandemic
NOTE For whomever is reviewing this: Im planning on adding this section onto an existing article, listed as the African Americans in New York City page here, but Im still open to ideas.

The COVID-19 Pandemic has disproportionally affected African Americans living inside the United States. African-Americans are more likely to catch COVID-19, more likely to be hospitalized, and more likely to die from COVID-19 than White, non-Hispanic Americans. Many African Americans work jobs without health insurance coverage, leading to an inability to seek proper medical care when faced with a severe COVID-19 case. Furthermore, many jobs were labeled essential when governments began reacting to the pandemic, forcing many African Americans to remain in jobs that potentially could lead to exposure to COVID.

The unique combination of stressors faced by Black people in America under the COVID-19 Pandemic has put many Black social systems and crisis-meeting resources under stress. The Black Church has historically been a place of community support, recognition, and social connections for African-American communities, a community that provides access to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs that African Americans face systematic difficulty in attaining. The policy of Social Distancing as it has been recommended for the sake of public health in COVID-19 has contributed to the hardships faced by all humans, but has affected African Americans and their social systems especially. African Americans that live within the poor and underserviced neighborhoods rely on complex social and religious organizations, like the Black Church, to meet their physical and emotional needs. Social Distancing has led to a increased difficulty in maintaining these essential social relationships, resulting in increased chances of social isolation developing or growing throughout Black communities.