Magazine, The Immigrant Experience, NewsAmerica
News Americas, BROCKTON, MA, Weds. Sept. 9, 2020: A Massachusetts city is highlighting the work of Black home health aides and their fight against inequities intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic by featuring a Caribbean immigrant on a giant billboard.
The city of Brockton, MA, has put the spotlight on Maxine Williams, a Black Jamaican immigrant, who has been a home care worker for four years and a city resident for 14 years.
“I feel good and very special,” Williams told Enterprisenews.com of the honor. “I think (the campaign) is a good idea. You can see that we’re trying to risk our lives trying to take care of people. Read more