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A
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
black
pittsburgh
matters,
I
am
pittsburgh
city
councilman,
robert
daniel
lavelle,
hello,
I'm
councilman,
reverend
ricky
burgess.
So
what
is
black
pittsburgh
matters?
Black
pittsburgh
matters
is
a
series
of
virtual
town
hall
meetings,
affirming
a
city-wide
agenda
that
black
pittsburgh
matters
and
what
does
it
mean
for
black
pittsburgh
to
matter?
It
means
that
black
lives
matter.
We
must
and
be
engaged
in
the
protection
and
the
health
and
safety
of
black
people.
It
means
that
black
communities
matter.
A
B
Community
has
disproportionately
been
affected
by
this
by
two
concurrent
crisis:
the
economic
crisis,
quebec,
19
pandemic
and
race
relations
in
terms
of
being
a
public
health
both
of
public
health
crisis.
Here
in
pittsburgh,
now,
normally
in
times
of
crisis
and
great
change,
we
would
be
coming
to
you
as
the
black
elected
officials
of
pittsburgh
and
having
meetings
across
the
city
where
our
constituents,
partners
and
allies
have
done
that
in
the
past.
Since
we
cannot
do
that
safely
in
the
current
pandemic,
we're
now
using
this
media
and
platform
to
come.
B
You
in
ways
in
which
we
can
to
talk
about
what
we're
doing,
discuss
public
policy
and
legislation
and
programs
and
policy
concerning
black
pittsburgh.
These
meetings
will
be
available
via
zoom
facebook,
youtube
and
the
city's
cable
channel.
You
can
contact
or
ask
questions
via
the
black
pittsburgh
matters,
facebook
page
or
you
can
email
us
at
blackpghmatters
gmail.com.
B
A
Sure
so
the
impact
on
my
council
district
is
probably
very
similar
to
what
you've
seen
in
your
district
and
what
we're
seeing
happens,
both
city
and
county-wide.
If
we
simply
look
at
the
statistics,
we
know
that
within
the
county
only
we
represent
approximately
about
13
percent
of
the
population.
A
However,
we
represent
approximately
31
of
all
the
covalent
cases
and
we
actually
represent
about
21
of
all
the
deaths,
so
it's
having
a
disproportionate
impact
on
our
community,
but
we're
also
seeing
that
as
businesses
struggle
more
than
your
average
businesses,
black
businesses
are
greatly
struggling
and
many
will
simply
not
survive.
The
kobe
crisis
we're
also
seeing
it
clearly
impact
our
health,
we're
seeing
it
impact
the
educational
system.
Just
earlier
today,
I
was
on
the
phone
with
comcast
having
a
conversation
about.
A
How
are
we
going
to
ensure
internet
access
to
all
the
students
that
currently
have
no
internet
access
since
pittsburgh,
public
schools
is
now
making
it
mandatory
that
the
first
at
least
the
first
nine
weeks
are
going
to
be
online
and
how
do
parents
suggest
for
that?
How
do
parents
who
have
to
go
to
work?
Who
are
the
front
line
workers?
How
do
they
deal
with
those
sort
of
scenarios
and
then
what
are
the
sort
of
the
employment
opportunities
that
are
coming
out
of
this?
B
Yeah,
you
know,
I
think,
dale,
that
part
of
the
problem
is
that
we
didn't
go
into
this
crisis
equal
right,
that
the
black
community
already
had
these
systemic
problems.
You
know
black
people
already
have
high
blood
pressure
and
because
of
being
black
you
know,
and
and
and
just
being
racism
and
the
effects
of
racism,
it
has
not
only
psychological
effects
but
physical
health
problems
in
our
community.
B
You
know,
there's
not
wealth
in
the
community,
so
our
black
businesses
don't
have
savings,
and
so
I
think,
when
the
when
the,
when
kovac
hit
our
community
we're
already
at
high
risk,
I
think
it's
just
you
know
taking
our
community
over
the
edge.
So
do
you.
I
think,
though
I
think
there's
a
silver
lining.
I
don't
know
what
you
think.
I
think
the
silver
lining
I
think
the
silver
lining
is.
B
We
now
are
talking
about
what
it
really
means
to
empower
black
people
and,
as
you
and
I
talk
about
you
know,
I
really
think
it
has
to
be
neighborhood,
based
that
simply
I'm
having
training
programs
or
simply
having
acknowledging
racial
problems
is
not
enough.
I
think
we
need
specific
investment
in
black
neighborhoods
because
that's
where
black
people
live,
work
and
worship,
and
also
you
want
to,
I
think,
see
tangible
consequences
of
of
investment.
That's
what
I
think.
What
do
you
think
about
that
david?
So.
A
I
agree
with
that.
I
actually
think
there's
a
silver
lining
in
part,
because
we
were
already
sort
of
planning
for
this
moment.
I
think
people
need
to
realize
you
mentioned
the
two
crises,
the
economic
crisis
and
the
kovic
pandemic,
but
we
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh
we've
been
in
a
crisis
in
within
the
black
community
for
a
very
long
time
now,
and
I
think
those
watching
need
to
understand
where
we
are
now
is
sort
of
an
evolution
of
work.
A
A
We
legislated
to
create
a
commission
on
racial
equity,
so
a
lot
of
the
work
we've
been
doing
was
was
building
up
and
then
all
of
a
sudden
this
hit,
and
so
all
of
a
sudden
what
we've
been
saying
for
the
last
year.
So
now
people
are
hearing
it
very
differently
and
now
for
the
philanthropic
community.
Excuse
me
government
all
realize
they
really
need
to
do
something
about
this
now
and
so
in
some
respects.
We've
built
the
infrastructure
to
actually
now
activate
and
turn
this
crisis
into
an
opportunity
for
our
communities.
A
But
to
your
point
of
investing,
I
agree
wholeheartedly.
We
have
to
invest
in
the
rebuilding
of
our
communities.
We
have
to
invest
in
black
people
to
explicitly
rebuild
our
communities,
invest
in
their
businesses,
invest
in
their
homes,
invest
in
their
education
system,
and
it
has
to
be
extremely
extremely
intentional.
B
Yeah,
I
think
that's
right,
I
think
long-term.
You
know
we
have
to
use
the
social
dimensions
of
health
to
address
underlying
causes
to
make
black
people
less
healthy
and
more
susceptible
to
pandemics
and
other
illnesses.
The
things
you
talked
about
in
terms
of
you
know:
affordable
housing,
transportation,
education,
employment,
but
today,
to
give
us
a
clear
perspective
on
kovic
19
in
the
black
community.
B
We
are
honored
to
have
with
us
this
evening,
three
experts,
dr
jerome
gloucester,
head
of
primary
care
health
network,
dr
tracy
conde,
a
practicing
family,
physician
and
olivia
bennett,
chief
operating
officer
of
the
forbes
fund.
We
want
to
welcome
you
to
pittsburgh
to
black
pittsburgh
matters,
and
so
I
guess
the
the
first
question
really
is
to
is
to
you
miss
bitten,
it's
good
to
see
you
what's
what's
what
is
the?
What
do
you
think
the
impact
is
of
copic
19
on
the
black
community.
C
I
would
say
that
you
know
covet
19
is
highlighting
not
just
the
discrepancies
among
social
economic,
economic
strata
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic,
but
also
showing
the
the
discrepancies
among
race,
it's
destroying,
in
my
mind,
the
infrastructure
of
the
family,
community
and
ecosystem.
You
know
this
is
kind
of
lifted.
The
pandemic
has
lifted
the
iceberg
out
of
the
ocean.
We
know
that
black
and
brown
people
have
been
suffering
in
america
for
centuries
and
through
this
pandemic,
black
individuals
are
more.
C
I
think,
three
to
five
times
more
likely
than
white
counterparts
to
be
afflicted
by
this
more
residents
in
allegheny
county
specifically
and
in
pittsburgh,
and
people
of
color
are
more
likely
to
be
critical
workers
two
times
more
likely
than
others
who
have
tested
positive
with
coven
19
infections,
two
times
more
likely
than
others
to
be
hospitalized
and
what's
most
devastating
is
it's
also.
Black
individuals
are
underrepresented
in
kova
testing
compared
to
coba,
19
hospitalizations.
C
So,
in
addition
to
all
these
things
in
the
the
pandemic,
we
also
see
that
this
health
crisis
is
unlikely
to
create
more
of
an
unemployment
pandemic.
So
therefore,
there's
all
these
issues
that
this
that
cova
19
is
impacting
on
the
black
community
and
that's
why
this
the
coalition's
work,
the
black
coveted
equity
coalition
work,
is
so
critical
to
make
sure
that
those
issues
are
at
the
forefronts
of
our
conversations
and
that
we're
not
continuing
to
leave
on
black
and
brown
individuals
behind.
A
Dr
gloucester
and
dr
conti,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
I
believe
you
are
both
members
of
the
coalition
mrs
benson
just
spoke
about.
So.
Can
you
maybe
give
us
a
little
information
on
the
coalition,
but
also
talk
about
what
steps
are
being
taken
to
protect
black,
the
black
community
from
coveted
19.
D
I'm
honored
to
be
a
part
of
the
coalition.
It
is
a
group
of
researchers,
physicians,
philanthropists
community
organizers
all
coming
together
to
address
copin
19
in
black
communities
and
to
ensure
that
resources
are
allocated
to
be
able
to
care
for
our
communities
to
test
in
our
communities
and
to
provide
education
in
our
communities.
D
I
think
having
a
coalition
with
so
many
diverse
people
and
coming
together
to
provide
that
interdisciplinary
action
can
really
benefit
our
communities
and
I
think
the
work
that's
been
done
with
the
federally
qualified
health
centers
and
helping
with
connect
them
with
the
allegheny
county
health
department.
Ensuring
that
focus
is
remained
on.
E
E
I
would
just
say
that,
as
the
ceo
for
primary
care
health
services
and
our
federally
qualified
health
center,
the
largest
one
in
in
this
county,
I
was
immediately
willing
to
to
join
and
be
a
part
of
this,
because
there
was
a
an
understanding
of
the
federally
qualified
health
center's
role
of
a
trusted
entity
within
our
communities
within
the
black
community,
even
primary
care
health
services.
E
We
are,
you
know,
a
a
corporation
of
the
nine
health
centers
and
mostly
black
communities,
mckeesport
homewood,
braddock,
homestead,
hazelwood,
the
hill
district,
east
liberty
and
wilkinsburg,
as
well
as
the
west
end,
and
we
are
a
corporation
of
130
employees
that
they're
mostly
african-american,
and
we
have
african-american
leadership
and
board
leadership
as
well
and
so
to
be
a
part
of
this
and
to
ensure
equity
and
to
have
these
partners,
as
that
have
you
know,
been
formed
in
this
coalition
to
join
us.
B
So,
first
of
all
to
those
who
are
watching
us,
I
want
to
remind
you
that
you
can
ask
questions.
We
have
people
monitoring
the
facebook
page,
you
can
ask
questions
and
we'll
try
to
get
your
questions
in.
You
can
email
us
at
blackpghmatters.gmail.com
or
just
listed
on
the
facebook
page,
but
doctors
we
have
you
here,
talk
to
talk
to
our
audience
about,
and
people
who
are
watching
and
we'll
watch
exactly
what
do
they?
What
what
should
they
know
about
covet
19?
What
and
then
what
specific
safeguards
you
know.
B
E
So
I'll
let
dr
conte
start
as
the
practicing
physician
here
and
then
I'll
I'll
jump
in
wherever
anything.
I
have
to
add,
but
she's
on
the
front
lines.
D
D
D
As
of
today,
we
are
thirty
percent
of
all
cases
in
twenty
two,
almost
twenty
two
percent
of
all
deaths,
so
this
is
impacting
our
community
significantly,
and
so
it's
important
that
people
don't
feel
like
this
is
a
hoax
or
this
is,
you
know,
not
real.
This
is
real
and
it's
happening,
and
so
what
we
can
do
is
first
recognize
that
it's
there
and
then
do
all
those
things
that
everyone
is
talking
about,
wearing
a
mask
wearing
the
mask
will
protect
others
from
you.
D
It
will
protect
you
from
spreading
it
to
others,
washing
your
hands
and
to
make
sure
that
anything
that
you
have
touched
or
that
you
have
become
exposed
to
that.
You
don't
expose
yourself
to
that
virus
and
staying
socially
distant,
and
I
think
that
that
is
the
one
area
that
people
have
a
difficult
time
with,
because
we
are
communal.
We
love
being
around
people,
but
it's
so
important
that
we
maintain
that
distance
to
be
able
to
protect
ourselves
even
more.
E
So
the
the
only
things
I
would
add
and
tracy-
and
I
double
team
on
this
many
times
so
she's-
probably
added
this
before
as
well,
that
as
as
we
mentioned,
the
black
community
has
entered
this
crisis,
not
on
a
level
playing
field
in
that
we've
had
the
higher
proportion
and
disparity
within
many
chronic
health
issues
like
hypertension,
diabetes
down
the
line
asthma,
and
given
that
fact
at
this
time,
I
what
I
would
like
the
black
community
to
know
and
also
focus
on,
is
that,
as
we've
said,
we're
looking
at
copenhagen
and
then
even
after
covet
19.,
and
that
we
have
to
be
diligent
about
those
health
issues
and
to
to
really
take
a
serious
look
at
our
management
and
getting
to
see
our
doctors
and
and
making
sure
we're
taking
care
of
ourselves
both
physical
health
and
mental
health.
E
E
I
I
spoke
with
one
of
my
friends
who's
in
his
50s
and
he's
a
professional,
a
black
male,
and
he
mentioned
that
he
was
due
for
his
checkup
just
his
yearly
exam,
and
he
has
a
couple
health
issues
but
they're
mild,
and
he
said
he
absolutely
was
not
going
to
his
doctor,
even
though
they
assured
him
no
we've
taken
all
the
precautions,
we'll
keep
you
safe,
and
he
just
mentioned
that.
He
said
to
me
that
you
know
he.
E
He
definitely
thought
that
he
was
putting
himself
at
risk,
because
if
I
go
to
a
doctor's
office,
there's
likely
to
be
someone
matter
of
fact.
What
he
said
to
me
is:
there
will
be
someone
there
with
covid,
so
I'm
not
going
and-
and
I
think
we
we
also
have
within
our
history-
difficulty
with
trust
and
and
of
the
health
systems
in
the
community.
And
so
my
my
message
would
be
to
seek
out
those.
E
You
do
trust
and-
and
hopefully
there
are
ones
that
you
know
of
that-
are
fairly
qualified
health
centers
again
we're
in
the
communities
as
well
and
really
be
diligent
about
seeking
attention
to
all
of
your
medical
issues.
At
this
time,
as
well
and
doing
all
the
things
that
tracy
mentioned.
A
So,
following
up
on
that,
I
then
have
two
questions.
Really.
What
have
we
learned
anything
specific
that
will
sort
of
inform
the
way
we
deal
with
public
health
in
the
black
community
moving
forward
in
the
future.
So
you
mentioned
all
the
underlying
issues.
A
That
are
the
reasons
why
we're
getting
this
at
a
higher
rate,
but
is
there
anything
else
that
we're
learning
through
this
pandemic
that
will
help
inform
our
community
and
how
we
deal
with
public
health
in
the
future
is
sort
of
question
one
and
then
question
two,
because
you
mentioned
fear
and
within
the
black
community.
I've
already
heard
had
heard
the
conversation
around.
A
If
and
when
a
treatment
is,
a
vaccine
is
prepared
that
many
black
people
simply
will
not
take
it,
because
the
lack
of
fear,
the
lack
of
trust
in
government
and
within
medicine,
and
so
what
can
you
tell
us
about
that
as.
E
All
right,
that's
fair,
and
what
I,
what
I
would
say
is
that,
let's
see
we're
talking
about
both
fear
and
remind
me
of
your
your
other
question,
councilman.
E
Well,
I
think
that
I
don't
know
if
we've
learned
anything
new,
but
I
think
it's
really
caused
us
to
focus
on
what
we
already
knew
and
if
nothing
else
caused
us
to.
You
know,
move
those
things
up
on
our
priority
list,
for
instance
the
social
determinants
of
health
and
how
those
have
caused
a
negative
effect
on
outcomes
within
our
communities
and
the
whole
movement
again,
as
it
was
mentioned
earlier
by
councilman
burgess
as
well,
what
potential
silver
lining
being
that
we're?
E
You
know
pointed
towards
the
black
community
to
address
these
disparities
with
the
social
determinants
of
health,
whether
it's
workforce
development,
whether
it's
increasing
the
amount
of
funding
for
our
health
centers
in
our
in
our
communities,
whether
it's
around
the
other
issues
with
access
to
you
know
good
food
sources
and
and
all
of
those
things
within
our
environment
in
in
housing
that
those
are
the
things
that
we
now
have
moved.
E
Hopefully,
the
world
has
moved
higher
up
on
their
priority
list
to
where
it's
not
just
something
we're
going
to
get
around
to,
but
we're
going
to
really
and
full
force
address
now
and
then,
as
far
as
the
issue
with
fear,
I
think
that
part
of
it-
I
I
I
hate
to
say,
but
I
think
that
I
look
at
myself
and
tracy
and
other
black
physicians,
and
I
I
think
we
have
to
shoulder
a
lot
of
that
responsibility
of
trying
to
help
our
community
get
to
a
level
of
having
increased
comfort
level,
at
least
with
trusted
entities
of
the
health
community.
E
And
I
think
that
reason
why
I
say
I
hate
to
say
it
because
I
think
it's
a
really
hard.
It's
an
uphill
battle.
Like
I
said
I
was
talking
to
a
friend
that
I've
known
since
high
school
and
there
was
no
convincing
him
that
he
was
going
to
the
doctor
right
now.
Now
I
think
you
know
maybe
after
talking
a
little
more
and
maybe
a
you
know
a
couple
weeks
down
the
line
here,
I
might
convince
him
that
he
should
yes
go
to
the
doctor,
because
you've
got
high
blood
pressure.
E
You've
got
this
and
you
do
need
to
go
in,
especially
if
they
told
you
that
I
think
he
had
a
telehealth
visit.
That's
the
other
thing
I
would
tell
everyone
is
that
right
now
you
know
telehealth
and
the
availability
to
at
least
have
some
contact
with
your
medical
provider
and
have
them
look
into
some
of
your
health
issues.
Make
some
adjustments
to
your
treatment
plan
can
also
be
very
beneficial
right
now,
but
you
know
those
are
things
that
I
would
think
of
so.
B
Olivia
we
we
one
of
the
things
when
we
start
talking
about
the
social
determinants
of
health.
That
means
you
know
all
of
the
other
factors
that
are
low
performing
in
the
black
community
that
bring
stressors
on
physical
health.
You
know
lack
of
affordable
housing
or
crime
or
lack
of
quality
education
on
environmental
issues.
So
most
of
those
interventions
are
done
by
local,
faith-based
and
community-based
organizations,
and
yourself
and
fred
brown
your
executive
director
has
been
on
the
forefront.
Can
you
I
guess
my
question
is
how
how
important
it
is
given
code
19?
B
C
I
I
a
hundred
percent
agree.
I
think
that
we
need
to
infuse
our
communities,
especially
those
non-profits
and
those
organizations
that
are
doing
on
the
ground
work
with
the
resources
needed
to
do
this
work
and,
additionally,
not
making
those
one-off
transactions,
but
talking
through
longer
approaches
that
address
the
systemic
challenges
and
the
issues
that
black
and
brown
communities
face
daily
and
not
just
a
result
of
cobin.
C
We
know,
for
example,
that
a
number
of
individuals
lost
employment
through
this
pandemic
and
those
jobs
may
not
come
back.
So
what
is
needed
to
help
retrain
the
workforce
currently
to
get
them
into
positions
that
maybe
are
less
potentially
impacted
by
pandemics
and
coronavirus,
for
example,
but
also
longer
term
approaches
to
making
sure
that
those
those
investments,
whether
it
be
workforce
development.
C
Into
the
hands
of
community-based
organizations,
have
the
needed
impact
and
moving
our
our
interactions
with
these
organizations
to
being
more
long-term,
and
not
just
when
the
sky
is
falling
right.
Now,
these
organizations
again
are
on
the
front
line
they're
the
places
where
folks
are
going
for
resources,
whether
it
be
food,
job,
training,
etc,
and
to
not
have
a
robust
fund
to
support
these.
These
institutions
does
a
disservice
and,
I
think,
puts
more
folks
in
danger.
B
So
you
think
they're
gonna
be
more
necessary
after
kovic
than
before
or
or
let
you
know,
because
you
know
there's
after
you
know,
we
have,
for
instance,
after
school
program
or
whatever
the
programming
is.
Do
you
think
these
these
faith-based
and
community-based
organizations
are
going
to
be
more
needed
after
after
or
during
the
pandemic
than
even
before.
C
C
Your
employees
may
need
more
technology
to
interface
with
students
and
to
ask
folks
to
step
up
and
provide
resources
and
provide
additional
service
to
the
community
without
providing
resource.
I
think,
is
disingenuous
duplicitous
and
does
a
disservice.
A
So
I'm
curious
and
olivia
you
can
respond
or
dr
kanti,
because
you
did
mention
black
churches
and
there's
a
lot
of
conversation
and
red
wants
to
jump
in
feel.
B
A
But
there
is
a
lot
of
conversations
about
what
needs
to
happen
within
black
churches
for
two
reasons:
one
for
them
to
be
able
to
actually
hold
services.
If
and
when
they
can.
A
lot
of
churches
are
trying
to
figure
that
out
now,
but
at
the
same
time
towards
miss
vincent's
point
a
lot
of
our
churches.
You
know
macedonia,
my
neighborhood
does
a
lot
of
social
service
support.
They
do
run
the
after
school
programming.
A
C
I
would
lean
on
the
professionals
whether
it's
the
the
doctors
on
this
call
or
the
folks
from
the
health
department
or
at
the
state
department
of
health
who
can
provide
guidance
on
how
folks
should
continue
to
move
forward
with
whether
it
be
church
services
or
after
school
programming.
I
lean
on
my
original
point
that
says
whatever
we
ask
folks
to
do.
C
We
should
make
sure
that
that's
funded
it's
safe
and
that
folks
have
the
resources
they
need
to
continue
to
providing
programs
as
is
or
pivot
their
work,
to
reflect
our
social
distance
thing
that
we're
required
to
do
now.
D
B
Let
me
let
me
sort
of
ask
a
more
direct
question.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank,
I
want
to
thank
you
and
your
husband
for
having
led
and
the
black
community
and
black
church
community
in
western
pennsylvania
on
our
approach.
You've
created
documents
and
have
been
just
wonderful
to
help
us
and
that's
the
question
I'm
getting.
Your
husband
has
really
helped
me
to
to
think
about.
You
know,
worship
and
to
stay
remote,
and
now
you
know
now
that
the
september
dates
coming.
There's
many
of
us
trying
to
figure
out.
B
When
do
we
bring
folk
back
and
even
if
we
bring
them
back,
it's
gonna
be
hard.
Do
you
have
a
sense
as
to
when,
in
your
mind,
it
would
be
safe
to
come
back
to
to
worship
and
gathering?
Do
you
have
any
sense
of
that.
D
I
don't
have
a
good
sense.
I
would
look
at
the
positivity
rate
in
our
community
and
I
would
say,
as
of
today,
that
rate
is
still
too
high
for
us
to
consider
going
back.
I
think
it's
you
know
it's
working
in
partnership
with
your
communities.
It's
looking
at
your
church
to
see
you
know,
do
you
have
an
elderly
population,
that's
more
vulnerable,
and
so,
if
so,
do
you
delay
that
a
little
bit
more
versus
a
younger
population
that
may
not
be
as
vulnerable?
D
Do
you
have
the
ability
to
have
social
distancing
in
your
church,
because
even
when
we
go
back,
it's
not
like
everything.
Just
because
we
say
go
back
that
everything's
back
to
normal
this
we
have
to
function
under
a
new
normal.
I
I
wish
that
I
could
predict
this
disease
and
give
us
a
date.
I
I
don't
think
any
scientist
can
tell
you
that
as
of
right
now,.
B
So
I'm
gonna
ask
you:
I'm
gonna
stay
on
this
just
a
little
bit.
I
hope
you
don't
mind
so
in
terms
of
your
church.
When
do
you
guys
you,
your
your
husband
or
or
pastors
of
emmanuel
baptist,
church
and
rankin,
and
so
are
you
guys
going
back
in
september
which,
what's
your
plans
on
on
going
back
in
terms
of
your
church,.
D
We
are
not
going
back
in
september
and
I
think
once
the
september
date
rolls
around,
we
will
continue
to
evaluate
and
see
when
we
feel
that
it's
safe
there
is
no
plan
to
return
in
september.
As
of
today,.
B
And
the
reason
I
say
that
is
that
I
I've
actually
privately
told
my
churches
about
me,
my
church
members,
that
I'm
going
back
when
you
go
back
right.
If,
if
there's
two
doctors
or
pastors,
I
trust
you
when
you
go
back,
I'm
going
back.
If
you
don't
go
back,
I'm
not
going
back
to
church,
because
I'm
just
I
I
again.
I
want
to
my
last
conversation.
B
But
when
I
talk
to
you
to
your
husband,
he
really
helped
me
understand
that
it
affects
it:
disaffects
people
over
70
and
over
60
and
70,
mostly
in
the
black
community.
Well,
that's
my
whole
church
right
and
so
you
know
one
case
of
kovak
could
wipe
out
just
a
a
a
a
majority
of
my
church
members,
and
so
I'm
just
if
someone
told
me
you
could
do
something
that
would
kill
one
of
your
kids.
You
know,
would
you
do
it?
B
A
So
dr
gloucester,
I
first
came
to
know
you
early
in
this
process
because
of
the
work
you
do
with
the
community
health
centers
and
because
the
community
health
centers
were
fulfilling
a
need
that
some
of
the
major
hospitals
were
not
both.
My
job
and
reverend
burgess's
job
in
part
is
to
provide
resources.
A
So
I'm
curious
to
hear
from
you
what
resources
do
the
community
health
centers
need,
above
and
beyond?
What
you
may
currently
have
that
we
could
help
or
we
could
work
with
our
elected
officials
on
the
state
level,
the
federal
level,
what
resources
are
necessary
for
us
to
bring
to
you
in
order
for
you
to
have
a
more
even
a
greater
impact
on
reducing
this
spread
and
and
working
within
our
communities.
E
Well,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
all
the
support
that
you
and
the
other
black
elected
officials
have
provided
to
us,
and
I
can
thankfully
say
that
right
now,
at
primary
care
health
services,
we
feel
like
we
have
adequate
resources
as
of
today
to
meet
the
needs
that
we're
seeing
in
our
communities.
E
Having
said
that,
I
think
a
lot
of
the
concern
throughout
this
crisis
has
been
how
quickly
things
change.
So
there
have
been
days
when
I've
talked
to
my
director
of
nursing
about
our
ppe
and
said
how
are
we
doing
and
she
said
we
have
enough
today,
but
I
don't
know
if
we'll
have
enough
in
two
weeks
and
then
you
know,
then
maybe
a
week
would
go
by
and
she
would
say.
Okay,
I
did
you
know
I
wasn't
getting
any
response,
but
now
I
got
a
response
and
it
looks
like
we're.
E
Gonna
have
enough
for
the
next
month,
so
it's
it's
things
like
that
that
we've
had
to
deal
with,
but
I
think
that,
with
the
support
that
you
have
given
us
and
and
likewise
the
the
black
coveted
equity
coalition
to
really
help
all
of
the
health
systems
and
the
health
department
and
everyone
come
together
at
this
time.
E
That's
allowed
us,
for
instance,
to
I
think,
be
a
part
of
the
testing
that
we
are
receiving
the
testing
kits
that
we
get
from
the
health
department,
and
that
has
been
a
lifesaver
if
you
will
and
that
initially
there
we
weren't
getting
test
kits
into
our
communities,
and
everyone
was
alarmed
as
well
as
I
was,
and
and
we
of
course
all
of
us
were
saying,
our
community
should
have
the
most
testing,
not
not
the
least
if,
if
we're
most
at
risk,
so
thankfully
we've
had
adequate
supplies
of
those
things
and
I
think,
moving
forward.
E
I
think
the
biggest
thing
that
I
would
ask
would
be
just
that.
Continued
diligence
to
you
know
help
us
look
for
opportunities
where
we
can
continue
to
get
support,
whether
it's
from
the
county
or
or
from
other
resources
that
are
coming
down
from
the
state.
You
know
sometimes
you'll
hear
about
those
things
as
well.
E
I
think
those
really
help
us
because,
as
you've
mentioned,
community
health
centers
were
not
only
just
a
medical
practice
with
one
line
of
business,
we
have
dental,
we
have
pharmacy,
we
have
behavioral
health
and
mental
health,
we
have
social
services
and
we
have
a
lot
of
other
ancillary
staff
as
well.
We
have
our
own
laboratory
and
so
we're
really
a
comprehensive
health
entity
within
our
communities
and
right
now
I
think
that's
definitely
what's
needed.
A
So,
just
as
a
quick
follow-up
question,
you
mentioned
mental
health.
How
do
you
believe
covet
19
has
had
an
impact
on
the
mental
health
of
the
black
community
and
is
there
a
need
for
greater
preventative
health
and
mental
health
services.
E
I
think
it's
had
a
tremendous
negative
impact
on
black
communities
and
that
we
know
that
it's
it's
affected
negatively.
All
communities
from
the
standpoint
of
just
the
stress
of
of
you
know
fear
of
this.
E
This
thing
that
could
kill
individuals,
then
for
the
black
community
to
know
that
we're
more
at
risk
and
having
worse
outcomes
and
and
now
the
fear
increases-
and
you
hear
people
in
the
black
community
saying
you
know
going
to
a
hospital-
is
like
a
death
sentence
and
all
kinds
of
things
like
that,
and
then
that
all
of
that
fear
increases
stress
which
increases
cortisol
levels,
which
increases
often
certain
systemic
things
within
our
bodies.
E
That
causes
our
immune
system
to
not
function
well
and
and
causes
other
diseases
that
we
might
be
dealing
with
chronic
diseases
to
have
a
worse
outcome.
So
I
said
all
that
to
say
just
a
snowball
effect
that
that
has
happened
within
our
communities
and
I
think
that
we
once
again
went
into
this
not
on
a
level
playing
field
and
that,
besides
our
outcomes
and
besides,
what
we
were
dealing
with,
there's
also
been
a
stigma
within
the
black
community.
E
Around
mental
health
and
often
the
same
way,
we've
had
a
distrust
with
the
health
systems
and
and
more
organized
medical
systems.
There's
a
distrust
of
the
mental
health
system
as
well,
or
also
not
wanting
to
be
labeled
and
and
all
those
things,
and
I
think
that
what
we
need
to
do
as
preventative
measures
are
that
I
think
anyone
that
is,
you
know
just
feeling
like
they
are
becoming.
E
You
know
overwhelmed
with
these
stressors
and
these
issues,
even
though
they
don't
have
perhaps
a
mental
health
diagnosis,
or
what
have
you
that
they're
already
dealing
with
that,
I
encourage
them
to
reach
out
to
places
like
ours
or,
if
they
know
of
another
trusted
entity.
E
That
would
be
fine,
but,
for
instance,
we
have
therapists
that
that's
what
we're
dealing
with
right
now
we
have
employees
that
are
reaching
out
for
for
behavioral
health
services
right
now,
because
they're
under
a
lot
of
stress,
they're
on
the
front
lines
and-
and
I
think
that
that
can
only
help-
and
those
can
be
really
supports-
that
right
now
will
help
with
coping
help
with
decreasing
stress
and
and
hopefully,
improving
outcomes.
B
Doc,
dr
connie,
one
of
my
fears
and
I've
read
about
this-
is
this
whole
idea
of
rebounding
that
we
may
get
it
in
control
somewhere
in
you
know
the
fall
around
flu
season,
this
kovac
19
can
rebound
and
if
we're
not
careful
in
the
black
community,
it
would
rebound
first
of
all
in
the
black
community
first
and
then
spread
its
way
to
the
majority
community.
So
you
have
any
concerns
about
that
and
kind
of
how
that
would
work.
D
Right,
I
think
we've
already
seen
that
occur
in
our
community.
You
know
we
had
this
period,
that
everybody
was
in
isolation
and
then
we
had
a
kind
of
reopening
and
then
we
saw
cases
surge
again
and
it
was
actually
higher
the
second
time
it
came
around,
and
so
we
don't
know
what
this
will
look
like
when
around
school,
starting
around
people
being
more
mobile
depending
on
you
know
the
various
activities
of
school
and
everybody
has
a
different
plan
right
now.
D
I
think
the
concern
is,
if
you
layer,
covid
and
then
on
top
of
a
regular
flu
season.
What
will
that
look
like?
And
so
it
is
so
important
that
we
continue
in
the
black
community,
especially
to
get
our
flu
shots
to
make
sure
that
we
are
not
dealing
with
two
different
diseases
and
that
we
can
focus
and
try
to
get
everybody
immunized
against
flu,
so
that
that
is
something
that
we
also
don't
have
to
deal
with
on
top
of
coven.
D
And
so
it
could
potentially
be
devastating
for
our
community
to
have
both
flu
and
coven
at
the
same
time.
And
so
we
have
to
be
able
to
have
that
outreach
and
have
our
patients
trust
us
enough
to
come
in
to
get
those
flu
shots
and
get
care
when
they
can.
A
So
so
in
a
moment
I
do
want
to
allow
for
the
questions
that
people
have
watching
to
be
read.
But
since
you
mentioned
schools,
I'm
a
parent,
I'm
sure
there
are
many
others
who
are
parents.
What
do
you
say
you?
Can
you
should
not
reopen
schools
unless
x
is
in
place?
What
is
the
x.
A
D
Say
we
should
not
reopen
schools
unless
we
have
the
ability
to
test
children
when
they
show
symptoms
that
there
is
an
adequate
contact,
tracing
mechanism
in
place
for
community?
And
it's
the
same
thing
that
I
would
say
with
sports.
There
has
to
be
an
organized
plan
to
ensure
that
kids
going
to
school
are
safe,
that
teachers
going
to
school
are
safe
and
then
the
parents
that
these
kids
are
coming
back
home
to
our
state.
B
B
Black
kids
have
not
done
any
online
learning
so
that,
even
when
we
went
into
this
this,
a
classroom
setting
50
of
our
young
people
did
not
participate
in
learning
at
all,
and
now
they
were
going,
you
know,
and
then
you
know
there
was
no
necessarily
education
in
the
summer
and
now
we're
going
to
spend
nine
weeks
and
that
rate
holds
up.
You
know
we
have
kids
that
now
would
have
spent.
Almost
I
don't
know
three
quarters
of
a
year.
B
C
I
think
it's
very
important
to
you
know
when
you
think
through
at
this
point:
it's
been
a
little
under
six
months
since
the
middle
of
march,
when
everything
happened,
so
that
has
been
potentially
half
a
year
lost
of
learning
a
number
of
students
didn't
necessarily
have
access
to
technology
like
they
would
have
had
had
they
been
in
the
classroom
or
having
face-to-face
interaction,
and
then
some
of
those
critical
after-school
programs
also
stopped
doing
activities
because
of
the
pandemic.
C
I
would
think
I
go
back
to
my
original
point.
I
think
it's
incredibly
critical
to
make
sure
that
those
organizations
that
are
called
upon
during
this
time
to
provide
additional
resources
and
training
for
students
have
the
funds
they
need.
Also,
thinking
back
to
how
else
can
students
be
educated?
Whether
or
not
this
is
you
know,
through
a
mentor,
providing
resources
or
having
those
virtual
settings
in
classrooms?
We
need
to
make
sure
that
folks,
especially
in
our
homes,
are
equipped
to
do
that
and
understanding
that
you
know.
C
While
schools
may
be
closed
down,
there
are
still
parents
that
are
going
to
have
to
go
back
to
work
full-time
and
they
will
not
be
able
to
provide
instruction
to
their
students
so
again,
working
with
our
non-profit
partners
and
non-profit
community
to
make
sure
that
if
they
are
providing
technology
to
students
that
they
do
have
the
adequate
funds
to
provide
that,
and
also
that
students
in
the
home
have
access
to
internet.
C
I
think
that's
been
a
really
critical
assumption
that
was
made
and
we've
seen
that
some
students,
just
don't
have
the
bandwidth
and
the
capacity
to
get
access
to.
B
I
want
to
at
least
say
one
thing
that
I
want
to
just
offer
up
to
to
any
parents
that
may
be
watching
if
you
can
try
to
spend
some
mandatory
academic
time
with
your
kids
every
day,
whether
that's
a
half
an
hour
or
an
hour
or
a
couple
hours
a
day
and
try
to
lay
aside
some
period
of
time
every
day
and
have
your
children
do
academic
things.
B
If
it's
just
reading
a
book
out
loud
or
reading
a
book
or
doing
math
problems,
or
you
know
even
creative
stuff,
but
it
it's
absolutely
imperative
that
our
young
people
during
this
time
are
reading,
doing
some
kind
of
math
and,
and
you
know,
engaging
in
communication
skills.
So
I
would
I
would
just
really
I
did
that
with
my
children,
when
they
were
young
every
summer
we
would,
we
would
lay
out
times
for
them
to
read
and
do
worksheets
and
so
at
the
very
minimum.
A
So,
since
we're
on
this
topic,
I
would-
and
this
is
very
selfish,
but
I
do
want
to
ask
one
other
sort
of
educational
question
before
I
ask
micah
to
read
some
of
the
public
questions.
There's
conversations
going
around
now
about
educational
pods,
the
idea
being
that
maybe
four
or
five
or
six
parents,
all
with
young
children.
A
So
in
our
case
all
with
children,
elementary
school
would
get
together
so
as
to
not
to
be
a
burden
on
one
parent
always
having
to
maintain
this
online
learning
five
days
a
week
that
maybe
four
to
six
kids
will
come
to
our
house
on
monday.
Four
to
six
kids
will
go
to
the
other
parents
on
tuesday,
the
other
parents
on
wednesday,
and
we
would
just
have
a
consistent
rotating
one.
On
the
from
an
educational
standpoint.
I
think
I
see
value
in
it
from
a
health
standpoint.
A
I'm
very
concerned
about
it
because,
from
my
standpoint
once
I
let
four
of
those
kids
in
my
home,
I'm
probably
letting
about
20
to
30
to
40
other
people
actually
in,
because
I
can't
control
what
those
kids
are
doing
when
they
go
back
home
and
what
their
parents
are
doing.
So
I'm
just
curious
either
dr
gloucester
or
dr
conti.
Your
thoughts
on
that
as
an
approach
from
the
health
perspective.
D
D
That's
going
to
be
a
part
of
a
a
pod
or
a
community
has
to
also
own
the
responsibility
of
what
they
do
outside
of
that
community,
and
there
should
be
some
agreement
amongst
the
group
of
what's
going
to
be
allowed
and
what's
not
going
to
be
allowed
because
it
will
affect
everybody
in
that
pod
and
there
have
been.
I
know,
people
who
have
done
that
and
it's
been
very
successful.
E
Yeah,
the
only
thing
I
was
going
to
add
is
that
I
think
that
there
has
to
be
a
full
level
of
trust
between
these
individuals
that
you
know,
I'm
also
a
pediatrician,
my
wife's,
a
pediatrician.
We
we
talk
about.
E
You
know
the
other
parents
and
families
that
we
trust
that
are
going
to
follow
guidelines
and
then,
even
though
this
family
is
really
close
to
us,
we
don't
think
they're
going
to
follow
the
guidelines,
so
we
don't
feel
safe
with
you
know,
with
our
child
going
to
their
house,
so
I
mean
I
think
that
that's
what
what
would
need
to
happen
for
me.
E
A
You
very
much
micah
campbell
is
with
us.
She
is
an
intern
with
reverend
ricky
burgess's
office
and
she
is
very
much
responsible
for
helping
us
actually
put
this
on
and
so
mike.
I
want
to
come
to
you
so
if
there
are
any
overarching
questions
that
have
been
asked
that
you
that
have
not
been
addressed,
if
you
would
like
to
ask
our
guests
those
questions.
F
Yes,
so
we
have
a
few.
The
first
is
what
do
effective
long-term
solutions
for
covid
look
like
for
the
black
community
and
how
will.
D
I
think
the
most
effective
long-term
approach
is
going
to
be
a
vaccine
and
part
of
getting
that
vaccine
is
actually
having
the
vaccine
trials
and
to
ensure
that
you
know
this
vaccine
affects
everyone.
Equally,
it's
going
to
be
a
part
of
all
of
us
to
participate
in
those
trials,
and
that
also
leads
to
the
trust
issue
in
the
community
and
with
your
prior
concerns
about
you
know
putting
something
in
our
communities
that
you
know.
D
I
mean
once
they
bring
it
to
the
point
that
they
are
able
to
use
it
on
humans.
It
has
gone
through
rigorous
process
right.
They
are
not
just
going
from
an
idea
to
patients.
It
has
gone
through
several
several
things
and
I've
seen
a
lot
of
people
saying
oh
they're,
just
targeting
this
to
black
people,
and
that
is
not
true
they're
targeting
it
to
everybody,
but
they
do
want
black
people
to
participate
to
ensure,
from
an
equity
point
of
view
that
this
vaccine
is
safe
for
all.
A
A
I
have
not
looked
at
the
most
recent
figures,
but
maybe
going
back
a
month
now
we
were
projecting
approximately
about
128
million
shortfall
from
lack
of
tax
revenue
coming
into
the
city,
but
with
that
said
because
of
our
healthy
fund
balance,
we
do
believe
we
will
be
able
to
utilize
that
to
get
us
through
this
year
now
what
happens
in
2021
2022?
A
B
I
think
that
if
we
do
not
get
federal
funds
to
offset
this
crisis
in
our
city
next
year
is
going
to
be
very
scarce,
I
don't
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
carry
the
workforce.
B
Our
largest
one
of
the
largest
parts
of
our
budget
is
public
safety
and
90
of
public
safety
is
salaries,
and
so
it
won't
take
you
long
to
figure
out
that
if
we
do
not
get
money
from
the
federal
government
in
in
the
tune
of
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars,
if
there's
not
relief
from
the
federal
government,
we
will
not
be
able
to
carry
the
workforce
because
we're
there's
a
double
we're.
B
Having
a
double
double
whammy
on
one
side,
right,
kovic
is
occurring,
but
on
the
other
side,
because
of
kovic
occurring,
there's
no
sports,
a
lot
of
our
our
taxing
dollars
are
not
now
we
no
longer
are
going
to
be
receipt
of
them.
You
know
the
entertainment
dollars
the
hospitality
dollars.
All
those
taxes
that
would
normally
go
into
the
city's
coffers
are
not
going
to
go
there.
So
we
have
lost
a
lot
of
our
fund
balance
for
this
year.
B
We
won't
be
able
to
make
it
up
in
next
year
and
and
so
and
if
we
don't
get
federal
dollars,
we're
going
to
be
in
a
very
in
it
sex.
We
just
came
out
of
act
47,
we
were
very,
very
healthy,
financially
and
now
this
has,
and
I
think
our
mayors
made
the
right
decision
not
to
lay
people
off
so
the
families
could,
you
know,
depend
on
on
their
livelihood,
but
to
be
going
to
be
honest.
B
Going
forward
to
next
year
is
going
to
be
very,
very,
very
troublesome
unless
there
is-
and
this
this
president
doesn't
seem
to
want
to
put
money
in
the
democratic
cities,
and
so
I
I
don't
know
what
the
future
holds.
A
F
Sorry,
I
was
muted,
yes,
the
last
question
is:
we
know
black
people
are
at
high
risk
from
comorbidities
due
to
lack
of
access
and
economic
status.
These
are
long-term
problems
to
fix,
but
black
people
also
live
in
higher
density
in
social
housing,
and
we
ride
public
transport
a
lot
more.
We
we
also
comprise
a
disproportionate
number
of
essential
workers.
How
do
we
protect
ourselves
short
term
when
our
lifestyles
put
us
more
at.
E
E
Mostly,
both
of
them
is
actually
not
extremely
profound
in
any
way
I'll
preface
it
by
saying
that,
but
every
time
I've
been
asked,
this
question
I've
answered
with
a
lot
of
what
dr
conte
has
already
mentioned
as
well,
and
that
is
that
I
think
that
we
need
to
be
hyper
vigilant
within
our
communities,
about
following
precautions
and
limiting
risks
so
that
within
every
area
that
you've
mentioned
whether
it's
within
our
housing
communities
where
there's
dense,
dense
population,
then
yes,
as
dr
conte
mentioned,
I'm
being
diligent
about
social
distancing,
even
though
it's
difficult
and
and
I
let
even
though
people
might
act
like
there's
something
wrong
with
me,
I'm
going
to
say
I'm
sorry,
you
know
I'm
I'm
not
going
to
hug
you
we're
going
to
air
pound
or
whatever,
but
I
need
to
to
follow
guidelines
to
decrease
risk,
and
I
encourage
you
to
do
the
same
as
well,
and
whether
it's
public
transportation,
whether
it's
even
in
our
homes,
we've
talked
about
on
one
panel.
E
What
about
living
in
a
home
with
an
elderly
person
and
you're
going
out
and
then
coming
back
in?
Are
you
trying
to
think
of
everything
you
can
do
to
try
to
prevent
them
from
getting
this
and
and
you
transmitting
it
and
putting
them
at
risk,
and
I
I
just
think
that
that's
what
we
can
do
right
now.
You
know
without
money
funding.
You
know
all
the
some
of
the
bigger
issues
that
we're
talking
about
that.
E
What
we
can
do
right
now
is
just
be
hyper
vigilant
and
take
this
as
the
highest
priority
right
now
in
our
community
and
and
just
follow
it
and,
like
I
said,
also
get
with
your
your
doctors
and
your
medical
providers
and
make
sure
you're
reaching
out
to
them
as
well.
D
And
I
just
wanted
to
say
the
black
cobot
19
equity
group.
This
is
what
they're
looking
at
right
when
we
were
trying
to
strategize
about
where
testing
should
occur,
where
resources
were
needed.
We
looked
at
you
know.
Where
are
the
essential
workers
coming
from,
because
that
was
going
to
be
a
group
that
was
going
to
be
harder
to
isolate?
D
Where
are
there
disproportionate
levels
of
access
where
people
could
not
get
to
care,
so
we
can
get
testing
to
them,
and
so
I
think,
having
the
knowledge
that
there
are.
There
is
a
group
that
is
really
trying
to
work
with
elected
officials
with
public
officials
to
try
to
get
resources
to
the
community
where
it's
needed
can
give
a
little
bit
of
reassurance
that
people
are
not
forgotten.
Our
people
are
not
forgotten.
C
Absolutely
I
wholeheartedly
agree
with
everything
dr
kloster
and
dr
conte
have
said.
I
would
say
that
you
know
just
because
one
may
be
over
covered
doesn't
mean
that
covet
is
over.
So
again,
please
remain
hyper
vigilant,
follow
the
masking
guidelines
that
are
set
and
know
that
you
know
the
black
coven
19
equity
coalition
is
not
just
addressing
kind
of
what's
happening
now,
but
also
the
longer
term
impacts
of
what
this
is
going
to
do
to
our
community,
specifically
around
those
comorbidities
and
workforce
development.
A
Well,
thank
you
very
much
and
I
want
to
truly
thank
all
three
of
our
esteemed
guests
for
being
spending
some
time
with
us
this
evening.
This
was
very
informative
for
me
and
I
hope
it
was
informative
for
all
those
that
were
also
able
to
watch
it.
A
So
we
do
want
to
thank
our
guest,
dr
jerome
glosser,
who
is
the
head
of
the
primary
care
health
network,
dr
tracy
conti,
a
practicing
physician
and
olivia
benson
chief
operating
officer
of
the
forbes
fund-
and
I
just
want
to
let
everyone
know
that
we
are
fully
committed
to
addressing
these
issues
and
others
and
rebuilding
our
black
communities
in
pittsburgh,
for
black
people,
by
black
people
and
with
our
partners
and
allies
join
us
this
evening.
B
B
Next
week's
meeting
will
focus
on
police
violence
and
the
black
community
by
working
together,
united
purpose,
we
can
transform
our
city
strengthen
it
for
all
of
its
residents.
Pittsburgh
can
only
be
a
city
for
all
when
it
becomes
a
city
where
black
pittsburgh
matters
good
evening.
Everyone
stay
safe
and
be.