The highest inflation rise since 1981 comes on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed tens of thousands of Blacks.
As gas prices and food costs soar, Black families are being disproportionately affected by inflation and are getting support from programs such as food banks and community gardens to help them cope.
An . Further, lower-income families are also more “exposed” to the goods that have the most inflation, like energy costs, food and household supplies, Insider said.
In addition to food pantries, community gardens are seen as an opportunity to provide healthy and organic food, especially in areas that are already designated food deserts.
“When you look at a lot of the food that our community gets, one, most of the food is not fresh as is,” Anthony Beckford, leader of the Brooklyn Chapter of Black Lives Matter, told NBC. “It’s like we get the bottom of the barrel type, but yet we get charged way more than many other communities get charged for food items.”
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