Rhonda Blake, a 32-year-old Black Caribbean woman, stays motivated yet worried as she looks at the concerned faces of her clients at a local nursing facility in Staten Island. Rhonda has lost four patients in the last two days— all of whom were exhibiting symptoms of the coronavirus pandemic.
Like Rhonda, Isabel Marybeth, a 48-year-old African American woman, is at the forefront of providing medical and support services. Isabel has worked as a home-health aide in New York City for two…
