| In the third year of the pandemic, as many return to work, one group has not yet moved on: funeral directors. With Black Americans dying of covid-19 at 1.7 times the rate of White Americans, Black funeral directors have felt the brunt of the pandemic's deaths. At least 41 Black funeral directors have died since March 2020. And while funeral directors had to protect themselves from the virus, they also dealt with 12-hour shifts and the overwhelming grief of their clients. My Washington Post colleague Rachel Chason talks with a Baltimore-area funeral director who asks: "Who eases the burden-holder?" Also in this edition, the long-term environmental impact of redlining. Thanks for reading!  (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post) As the pandemic enters its third year, there's no return to normal for Hari Close and other Black funeral directors. By Rachel Chason ● Read more » | | | | By Keith L. Alexander, Steven Rich and Hannah Thacker ● Read more » | | | | | | Snapshot  (Mary Ellen Mark/Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York ) A new exhibition, "A Female Gaze," at the Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York, explores the work of 12 female street photographers over seven decades. Their piercing perspective uses the city as a canvas to explore everything including geometric shapes and personal relationships. Perspective ● By Natalia Jiménez-Stuard ● Read more » | | | | | | More from The Post  One year ago, a gunman killed eight people including six Asian women in Atlanta. The attack was one of a record number of anti-Asian hate crimes around the country since the coronavirus pandemic began. On Wednesday, March 16 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time, join Washington Post Live for a conversation with Amanda Nguyen, CEO of the nonprofit civil rights organization Rise, about the impact of these attacks, her organization's work and the role of education in raising greater awareness about the history of Asian American Pacific Islander communities. By Washington Post Live ● Read more » | | | | | | What we're reading | | | Word on the street | | | |
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