Since he was evicted from an RV park, Abraham Laners has been staying at an extended-stay hotel in Metairie. Eviction moratoriums brought on by the coronavirus pandemic s effects on the economy are set to expire at the end of this month. Larder was photographed on Thursday, December 10, 2020. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER
COVID-19 s Looming Eviction Crisis Will Devastate Women
The pandemic has only magnified systemic sexism and racism in housing, possibly leaving millions of women and their families homeless come January.
By Alanna Vagianos
Updated
Dec 11, 2020
Above: Nawaal Walker embraces her daughter, Ca’leah Moore, 8, in their home in Durham, North Carolina, on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Credit: Rachel Jessen for HuffPost
In March, Nawaal Walker was on track to finally save up enough money to move into her first house by July. It was going to be a hard-earned 40th birthday present to herself and five of her children who, along with Walker’s son-in-law and two cats, were living in a two-bedroom apartment in Durham, North Carolina.
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