“…15 In his 2015 book, Between the World and Me, Coates writes that the construction of "the people," the American people, white people, is a matter of hierarchy rather than a matter of genealogy or physiognomy. 16 We can revisit this writing to challenge ourselves in this moment of the pandemic and redefine our society, our "people." Are we a society that turns away as people of color, disabled people, and elders die or suffer even more deeply from inequality?…”