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When COVID-19 arrived in the U.S., it hit New York City harder than any other metropolitan area. Its impact was anything but equal. Essential Lives probes the neglect behind the death toll in the city’s hardest hit borough, the Bronx.
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By Gregg McQueen
Rolando Rodríguez got his wish – and then some.
A food pantry supervisor at Catholic Charities of New York, Rodríguez sought out a job with the agency because he wanted to help borough residents who were struggling.
“It’s what made me apply,” explained Rodríguez, who attended high school in the Bronx and spent a considerable amount of the time in the borough while growing up. “I’ve seen how people here have faced challenges and wanted to give back to a community that was a big part of my life.”
Rodríguez began his job at Catholic Charities one week before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down New York City.
“Little did I know what was about to happen,” he said with a smile. “It was a baptism by fire.”
This past week, Rodríguez helped coordinate a pop-up food pantry outside of Bronx Terminal Market.
The event on October 8 distributed 300 boxes of dry goods, fresh produce and dairy products to local families. It marked the latest in a series of pop-up food pantry events hosted by Catholic Charities’ Feeding Our Neighbors program.
“We’ve been coming to Bronx Terminal Market for over a year,” said Feeding Our Neighbors Program Director Corina Pintor. “We try to set up a pantry here once a month.”
A 2020 report from Hunger Free America indicated that one in five Bronx residents is experiencing food insecurity; particularly hard hit is the South Bronx.
Read more: Pop-up pantries help Bronxites in need | Bronx Free Press
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74,000,000 people voted for Donald Trump in the last election.
— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) October 13, 2021
160,000 immigrants are the least of our problems.
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Listen up familia, hit up The NY Times right now to watch the must-see documentary, Takeover. The film is now available on the The NY Times website to stream, for free, from anywhere – no subscription needed! TAKEOVER explores the 12 historic hours in 1970 when members of the Young Lords stormed the dilapidated Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx & made their cries for health justice known to the world.
Check out: UC Love: Takeover
The only Christopher we acknowledge is Rios, Wallace and Rock. Shout out to She’s Gotta Have It, Spike Lee and Mars Blackmon, played by the talented Anthony Ramos, for speaking truth to power.
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Our Editor-in-Chief, Led Black, was honored by Adidas for Hispanic Heritage Month. The awesome flicks and video come courtesy of the incredibly talented David Cabrera. To commemorate this incredible distinction, we are re-releasing the Uptown Vs. Everybody tee. Click below to get your Uptown Vs. Everybody merch.
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That’s right familia, hit up PBS ASAP to catch the moving Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It. Discover how Moreno defied her humble upbringing and racism to become one of a select group of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winners. Explore her 70-year career with new interviews, clips of her iconic roles and scenes of the star on set today.
Check out Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It right now on PBS.
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