Even before 2020, Black women faced evictions at twice the rate of White people in at least 17 states, according to the @ACLU.https://bit.ly/3rljdhz
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When people lose or are at risk of losing their homes, the consequences pile up: Public health. Mental health. Domestic abuse. Child welfare. All of those are on the line for Black women, who are most at risk of losing their housing during the pandemic.https://19thnews.org/2020/12/eviction-moratorium-black-women-housing/?utm_campaign=19th-social&utm_content=when_people_lose_or_are_a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
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This year, the renters most likely to be behind on their payments are Black women, according to
@NWLC. About 30 percent are behind on rent — twice the rate of White men and women. https://bit.ly/3rljdhz pic.twitter.com/tdwqfOD0KI
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For Shanta Scott, red eviction slips showed up at her door shortly after the last of the federal unemployment payments ended, after her job was cut, after she buried her only son, Jacé. https://bit.ly/3rljdhz pic.twitter.com/cRZHO6eUD6
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All she had to keep up with her bills was the insurance money that came in after her 19-year-old son’s funeral. But it wasn’t enough. “I have so much that I am doing right now to maintain, that I don’t have the proper time to grieve,” said Scott. https://bit.ly/3rljdhz pic.twitter.com/q1wgztzKFm
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In the fight for eviction protection, grassroots organizers and housing attorneys are doing whatever they can to stop cases, like Scott’s, from having to go to court, though in some places, they already have. https://bit.ly/3rljdhz pic.twitter.com/1qdtxSUxWK
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A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia of households where people were working prior to the pandemic found that 1.3 million will be behind on rent by the end of this year, totaling $7.2 billion. https://bit.ly/3rljdhz pic.twitter.com/sb34VJrxST
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Scott recently landed a job as a school bus driver, but she won’t see a paycheck until she completes training. Being around other people’s kids is painful, but the rent eats first. And she remains focused to achieve the things she told Jacé she would.https://bit.ly/3rljdhz
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