Miami landlords are raising rents and evicting vulnerable tenants as omicron surges

This story was originally published at Prism.

Two days before Christmas last year, Rachel Rubí and her mother, Maria Rubí, learned their rent would increase by 65% beginning February 2022. The two …

In rapidly diversifying Minnesota, COVID-19 has intensified the challenges immigrant workers face

by Cirien Saadeh

This story was originally published at Prism.

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minnesota meatpacking plants have been epicenters of both the virus itself, and of workers …

Will BIPOC have the same access problems to booster shots as they did with the vaccine?

by Delilah Alvarado

This story was originally published at Prism.

Less than a year after COVID-19 vaccines were made available to the public, many Americans are now eligible to get a booster shot from …

Black parents are trapped between the pandemic and Child Protective Services

by Ray Levy Uyeda

This story was originally published at Prism.

The start of the school year and relaunch of in-person classes signals a desire to return to a pre-pandemic normal that could be …

Anti-vaxx health care workers who quit their jobs hurt disadvantaged patients the most

by Joseph Lamour

This story was originally published at Prism.

A dispute is dividing a small but vocal percentage of the workers at New York state hospitals and nursing homes, although a majority of …