Why the CDC’s eviction moratorium isn’t enough to prevent evictions in Maryland | COMMENTARY

Op-Ed (Maryland, NATIONAL)

Tisha Guthrie, Charisse Lue
Baltimore Sun
September 17, 2020
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Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Housing: Eviction, Racial Justice

Organizations mentioned/involved: Public Justice Center (PJC)


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The CDC reports that the Black and Indigenous population have infection rates five times and four times, respectively, higher than the white population. Eviction has always been a threat to public health. The cocktail of housing insecurity and high infection rates among minority communities may prove to be lethal.