Especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disproportionately impacted tribal communities, we must invest in infrastructure in order to advance economic recovery and create much-needed jobs.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an incredible toll on our country. Every state has been impacted. Every community has suffered. Especially working-class communities of color, like the neighborhoods Attorney General Becerra and I grew up in.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our teams at the Emergency Operation Center and Joint Information Center have worked around the clock to ensure a consistent and coordinated strategy among our state agencies in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
The crippling health and economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis have been felt across Central Virginia. But in our communities of color, COVID-19's spread has been particularly destructive.
Building a stronger, more diverse workforce is a crucial part of our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and we're committed to continuing to think creatively in partnership with all of our state's communities to make that goal a reality.
Our most historically underserved communities have been hit the hardest by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Many in these communities have not had the option of not going to work or working remotely, increasing their risk of exposure to coronavirus.
Even during this COVID-19 pandemic, we haven't lost sight of the improvements in technology our state is making to streamline the way we do business.
Business as usual has been failing Bostonians since well before the pandemic, and COVID-19 has exposed and exacerbated deep inequities across our city.
Violence of all forms is wreaking havoc in communities across the country, disproportionately impacting communities of color and shaving half a million years of life off our collective lifespan. But it doesn't have to be this way.
The COVID-19 pandemic has cut short the lives of over 67,000 Americans. It has sickened over 1 million Americans, and it has impacted every one of us.
Missouri businesses, manufacturers, health care providers, schools, churches, and many other entities across the state did not hesitate to step up and help their communities in the fight against COVID-19.
While no community is immune to the impacts of COVID-19, I'm troubled by the disparate impact to communities of color.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the immense, underlying inequities in our nation.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed critical vulnerabilities in our pharmaceutical supply chain.
Our handling of Covid-19 pandemic, especially in Dharavi, has been applauded at the international level.
Black and brown communities are significantly and disproportionately impacted by deficiencies in our criminal justice system.