Boulder County People of Color vs. COVID-19As COVID-19 sweeps through the nation, damaging lives and livelihoods, minority communities – specifically Latino/Indigenous and Black – have been hit the hardest. “There are many possible reasons for why we are seeing higher proportions of Hispanic folks in Boulder County represented in our COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. In Boulder County, approximately 13.8% of the county’s residents are Hispanic yet they account for 44.3% of COVID-19 cases and 17.4% of deaths. In terms of financial resources for small businesses, Boulder County has recently pulled together a Small Business Relief Grant Program, with funding of $400,000 to support local businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. ConclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic will force us to ask hard questions about racial inequality in our county, state, and country.