Many Black, racialized and immigrant women work with elderly patients as healthcare providers. Their jobs, already arduous and underpaid as it is, have become even more exhausting during the COVID-19 pandemic. While some public commentators have described them as overrepresented in this sector because of their culture, and hailed them as “guardian angels,” what do they themselves have to say? This cross-sectional portrait of some of these women takes the form of a meditative essay.
Short documentary that’s part of The Curve, a series about life during the pandemic. A moving, meditative essay that features the voices of Black women who work tirelessly to care for elderly patients as healthcare providers, and yet still face racism. A very personal and compelling account of how hurtful racism is. If class is properly prepared for a respectful discussion, could be used as a conversation starter about racism. How do you feel about the nurse not giving the nun she cared for forgiveness?