Interview questions:
1) The impact of Systemic Racism /COVID and Its Effects on African American and Latino Families stress and depression outcomes.

Demographic Questionnaire:
1) What is your age?
2) Gender?
3) Ethnicity?
4) Educational Level?
5) Income/Annual Salary:
Category
a. Working poor, b. Middle class, c. Upper class?
6) What is your current occupation?
7) Are you a US Citizen?
8) Green Card? Permanent Resident
9) Do you receive any government assistance which may include ?
Housing Assistance
SSI
Food/ Nutrition
WIC
10) Are you insured? If yes, what type?
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Medicaid/Medicare
Cigna
11) Are you religious or do you use any form of spirituality to cope with racism, power, and oppression on a daily basis?
12) Do you have social supports? Family, Spouse, Family friends Please describe
13) If you are currently employed, do you use public or group transportation? Yes/No
14) Does your Travel to work or school expose you to possible COVID risks? Yes/No

Prompts: I will provide the interviewee with an Operational definition of Systemic Racism so that he or she is able to understand the term and how it relates to this study.

Systemic racism is defined as a lack of inclusion and unequal treatment of people of color, based on skin color, class and sexual orientation. It also involves being subjected to discrimination which is based on 500 plus years of racist policies that are based on a system of White Supremacy and White Privilege.

By White Supremacy we mean a system of power or oppression that is imposed by the more dominant or native group to oppress or control the less powerful group. The less powerful groups can include marginalized populations and people of color including African Americans and Latinos.

15. What is your definition of systemic racism? Examples can include being discriminated based on race, immigration status or skin color, police brutality towards African Americans and or hatred towards Latinos and other Immigrant groups.
16. Have you experienced systemic racism recently in light of the COVID Pandemic? Yes/no/ how?
17. Do you believe that systemic racism or violence towards African Americans has increased given the pandemic? Yes/no/how?
18. Do you believe that African-Americans and Latinos are becoming infected with COVID at a higher rate? Yes/No, how.
19. Do you believe that there are health care disparities in treating COVID as it relates to African Americans and Latinos? By health disparities we mean unequal access to treatment, or being told to go home and to quarantine yourself etc. Please describe:

Questions on COVID 19
20. Have you or a member of your household tested positive for COVID 19? Yes/No
21. Have you had a negative or positive experience in dealing with the present COVID-19 Pandemic? Negative examples can include loss of a job, death of a family member or a friend. Example of a positive experience with regard to COVID, can include, received a stimulus check, time off from work, created a job opportunity, more unity in the community, raising our awareness regarding viruses and other potentially fatal illnesses Flu etc.,
22. Have you come in contact with anyone who has been diagnosed with COVID? Yes/No.
23. Do you live or work in an area that exposes you to COVID 19? Yes/No
24. Do you believe that wearing a mask is effective in preventing transmission of COVID-19? Yes/No, feel uncomfortable.

Solution Focused Questions:
As an African American/ Latino/a what do you believe are effective strategies that can help to decrease the pandemic? Examples include town hall virtual meetings, being aware of COVID updates, Psychoeducational or virtual workshops, better government policies.
As an African American/ Latino/a what do you believe can be done to remedy systemic racism?
Examples include better government policies, reform the criminal justice system, defunding the police department, rewriting of the history books.
As a Latino/a what do you believe are effective strategies that can help to decrease the pandemic? More access to free testing, address the unfair treatment of lack of hospitalization for Black and Brown people, increase or better safety practices for front line workers. Educating and encouraging individuals to wear masks and washing their hands.
Modified Stress and Perceived Racism Scale. Prompt descriptor for your interviewee.
On a Scale of 1-5 with 1) Never, 2) Rarely, 3) Sometimes, 4) Almost always 5) Always
Purely Qualitative:

25. How often have you been upset due to a racial conflict that occurred unexpectedly?
26. Have you been able to control important things in your life given the current racial climate?
27. How often have you felt nervous or stressed as a result of the increased racism in society?
28. How confident do you feel that you are able to control or handle a negative racial situation, if it occurs in your workspace or another location?
29. Does it worry you to be perceived as different or inferior by members of the majority culture?
30. Are you bothered by White privilege every day and when coming into contact with members of the majority culture?
31. Systemic or perceived racism bothers you on a daily basis given the current racial climate.
32. I often become angry when being perceived negatively by members of the White majority culture?
33. Given the level of heightened and perceived racism, I am unable to control important things in my life.
34. As a Latino/a or African American individual, I find it difficult to deal with members of the White majority culture, because of the way they perceive me.

Hypotheses:
1. African Americans and Latinos are more likely to experience systemic racism as a result of COVID 19
2. African Americans and Latinos are more likely to experience health care disparities when compared with Whites.
3. African Americans and Latinos are more likely to score higher on stress when compared with Whites
4. African Americans and Latinos are more likely to score higher on depression when compared with Whites
5. African Americans and Latinos are less likely to practice social distancing when compared with Whites
6. African Americans and Latinos are more likely to be in denial about the COVID-19 Pandemic when compared with Whites
Research Questions:
1. Does systemic racism contribute to higher stress and depression among African American and Latino individuals?
2. Has COVID 19 impacted the family lifestyles among African American and Latino families?
3. Is there a development of awareness for self-protection against the COVID-19 and the decrease of panic?
4. What is the present information, attitudes, and performances reported by households associated with COVID-19?
5. What are some of the protective factors that can protect African Americans and Latinos from COVID 19