LOUISVILLE — The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a tremendous toll on communities of color across the country. And while black and brown people are adversely affected in times of health and economic crisis because of decades of systemic racism and poverty, they remain resilient in their ability to forge ahead despite structural obstacles.
The Rev. Rosa Miranda, Associate for the Hispanic/Latino-a Intercultural Congregational Support office of Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries, says around the first week of April she needed to hear how the Hispanic-Latina-o Presbyterian faith communities and leaders were doing and what impact the stay-at-home orders were having on Hispanic-Latino-a churches and communities.