This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.us Communities of color continue to bear the brunt of COVID-19’s devastation. Recent federal data on the pandemic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that African Americans in the United States have been three times more likely to contract the disease than white Americans. But even before the pandemic, there was ample evidence that racism and discrimination were baked into the health c...