He told me that before Covid-19 hit was in the process of purchasing a house. On top of all this other kinds of success, Marshall, a Virginia resident, is a vegan, he worked out like so many other Black people, and had no pre-existing conditions. Yet, Covid-19 invaded his body and disabled it. 

When Antonika Johnson, daughter, and Victoria Johnson, mother, both retell the tragic events of 2020 as if they happened yesterday. Victoria’s husband – Anthony, a son, nephew, brother and father – life and sudden death are still tethered to their memories. “ We were married for 38 years,” said Victoria of her husband. Both mother, daughter and other family members bear the wound of Anthony’s death. Antonika’s emotions are not only lacerated by the death of her father, but her body bears the wounds of long-covid, and scars of surgery.