Excerpts from a conversation with local leaders and public health experts to explore the racially disproportionate impact of the pandemic: how and why COVID-19 has exacerbated racial health disparities in communities of color. The conversation was hosted by the Men of Color Task Force and the Men's Health League, part of the Cambridge Public Health Department. Speakers included: State Representative Liz Miranda, Claude Jacob, Chief Public Health Officer of the City of Cambridge, and Dr. Craig Andrade from the BU School of Public Health Associate Dean of Practice. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley provided closing remarks, and the moderator was Richard Harding of the Men of Color Task Force.