Gird Your Loins People; It's About to Get a Lot Worse

The end of CARES Act benefits and the looming wave of evictions will have you yearning for the halcyon days of the Great Recession

As with most Black women from the South, my Mom had a saying for almost every circumstance. When she wanted to prevent me from doing something ill-advised, she always had a one-liner that summarized her decision. I respected (and feared) her too much to debate the validity of those homespun locutions.

I get a flicker of satisfaction when I find myself us…