COVID and Racial Disparities

with Ronn Johnson of Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services

Covid-19 disproportionately impacts communities of color. Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services President and CEO, Ronn Johnson, shares about ways they responded to Covid; including by creating an emergency food pantry for those facing food insecurity.

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Mar 15, 2021

Hosted by: Jenny Johnson
Produced by: Western New England Newsmakers Team
#Massachusetts #Community #General Interest #Local
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