Felicia Henry: Vulnerable Populations & Disasters

COVID-19 Heroes

"Black and Brown women are one of the most vulnerable populations during disaster and they're being disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus as a result of their race, class, and gender." PhD Student & Bill Anderson Fund Fellow, Felicia Henry, talks about the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations, its link to other societal issues, including systems of stratification, and describes a path forward.

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Guest Bio
Felicia A. Henry is a Ph.D. Student in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. Her research interests include race, ethnicity, gender, criminal justice/mass incarceration, social vulnerability and resilience in disasters, and communities. A Licensed Social Worker (LMSW), Felicia received her Master of Social Work degree from the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. Felicia is a Bill Anderson Fund Fellow and Recipient of the Unidel Award in Sociology & Criminal Justice and the University Unidel Distinguished Graduate Scholar Award. Previously, Felicia was a Program Manager for Diversion and Reintegration at the New York City Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, where she oversaw the implementation of an array of diversion, re-entry, and gender-specific programming that served individuals leaving New York City's jails. Felicia is the founder of Behind the Walls, Between the Lines (BTWBTL) and B(L)K/WMN. Behind the Walls, Between the Lines (BTWBTL) is a movement to deepen the awareness of the legacy of racial inequity in America, particularly within the criminal justice system, and inspire activism aimed at its dismantlement. B(L)K/WMN will be a brick + mortar space dedicated to and for Black and Brown Women in Brooklyn, NY. This space will support women in the pursuit of their dreams through classes, workshops, and events, provide a space to increase skills and strategies for health and wellness through therapy, counseling, and other techniques, and allow women to be free in their identities as Black Women, surrounding them with a network and tribe. B(L)K/WMN will cultivate the reality that Black women are visible, that they show up and dream the impossible and defy the improbable every single day.

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