With the pandemic upending millions of lives, Esusu set up a rent relief fund last year, providing zero interest loans to help users who have lost jobs avoid eviction. From the United States to Britain, Black and ethnic minorities have suffered disproportionately high rates of illness, death and income loss during the pandemic. Ashley Edwards, CEO of MindRight Health, in a photo taken in 2020. | Courtesy of Ashley Edwards The Black Lives Matter protests, which swept the world last summer, have also heightened scrutiny of systemic racism. Ashley Edwards is another young Black social entrepreneur using tech to address social justice.