There's an old adage in my home community that says: When everyone else catches a cold, Black folks catch pneumonia.
Ayanna Pressley: “There's an old adage in my home community that says: When everyone else catches a cold, Black folks catch pneumonia.”
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Pressley highlights the disproportionate impact of the climate crisis on marginalized communities.
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