The federal eviction moratorium expires in January. It could leave 40 million Americans homeless. Marc Ramirez, Sarah Taddeo and Tiffany Cusaac-Smith, USA TODAY
Christopher Green lost his job during the COVID pandemic and now his home
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Rochester, N.Y. It’s safe to say that Shayla Black’s life is not what she imagined when she left her job in the magazine industry in January, feeling like she needed a change.
Before long, her quest for new opportunities was upended by massive job losses driven by the COVID-19 crisis. As Black’s finances started to dwindle and the rent continued to accrue at her second-story Harlem apartment, the 28-year-old found herself having to make some difficult choices.
The federal eviction moratorium expires in January. It could leave 40 million Americans homeless. Marc Ramirez, Sarah Taddeo and Tiffany Cusaac-Smith, USA TODAY
Christopher Green lost his job during the COVID pandemic and now his home UP NEXT
Rochester, N.Y. It’s safe to say that Shayla Black’s life is not what she imagined when she left her job in the magazine industry in January, feeling like she needed a change.
Before long, her quest for new opportunities was upended by massive job losses driven by the COVID-19 crisis. As Black’s finances started to dwindle and the rent continued to accrue at her second-story Harlem apartment, the 28-year-old found herself having to make some difficult choices.
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2020 was terrible in many ways, yet the pandemic spawned some positives we hope carry on .
Increased communication with friends and family through technology
When a friend sent me a video message out of the blue in the springtime, I have to admit I rolled my eyes, silently complaining about the prospects of adding another social app to my chaotic personal timeline. But that invitation to link up on Marco Polo ended up as my main salvation this year.
Also: Hand-washing stations in casinos
Without having to schedule an appointment, I’ve been able to see my real and honorary nieces and nephews lip-syncing to Bad Bunny, squashing raspberries into every crispy well on the surface of a waffle, dancing their way through bedroom glow-stick raves and telling their quarantined grandma how much they love and miss her. It’s been a long time since we’ve been together, but I’ve actually seen these kids more this year than the ones before. Why weren’t we doing this a
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Rochester, N.Y. It’s safe to say that Shayla Black’s life is not what she imagined when she left her job in the magazine industry in January, feeling like she needed a change.
Before long, her quest for new opportunities was upended by massive job losses driven by the COVID-19 crisis. As Black’s finances started to dwindle and the rent continued to accrue at her second-story Harlem apartment, the 28-year-old found herself having to make some difficult choices.
“You’re just told in a society, like, you pay your rent by any means necessary,” Black said. “I was ready to pay my very last to pay my rent. But how would I pay my electric? How would I get food?”