“…COVID-19 and racial violence often conflate to demonstrate that racism does not exist in isolation but frequently exists in tandem with ageism, classism, genderism, ableism, and heterosexism. In the height of the pandemic, COVID-19 precipitated a more urgent response to the confluence of ageism and racism, given that older adults of color are subject to underlying medical conditions and mental health issues (Fullen et al, 2020;Litam & Hipolito-Delgado, 2021). To this end, intersectionality recenters efforts that cultivate activism, advocacy, and community partnerships as intricate approaches to systematically address social, policy, and mental health implications.…”