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In 2020, Black business ownership dropped by greater than 40%, essentially the most significant decrease across any racial group. This is essentially because Black-owned businesses were ill-equipped to navigate mandated long-term closures on account of an absence of access to money reserves. Nearly three years later, echoes of that dark period are ringing louder with the recent declaration that monkeypox is now classified as an official public health emergency. A poxvirus, monkeypox is described by the CDC as causing pimple or blister-like lesions, and flu-like symptoms similar to fever. It might also cause extreme discomfort within the genital and perineal areas. The virus may also reportedly be spread by skin-to-skin contact and respiratory secretions with recovery requiring isolation for as...