Black businesses in Berkeley reflect on how COVID-19 has impacted them Gisselle Reyes/Staff Nuttin’ Butter Cookies owner Whitney Singletary reflects on how the pandemic has affected her. Cali Alley and Pinky and Red’s have also been impacted by COVID-19. Nearly a year after the country first shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, owners of three Black businesses in Berkeley reflected on how they have been impacted. Berkeley businesses have had to adhere to social distancing requirements and several statewide shelter-in-place orders since last March, causing many to experience financial difficulty, extra shifts to pick up and for some, closure. Three Black business owners in Berkeley discussed how their businesses have been faring during the pandemic and the importance of supporting Black businesses like their own.