. >> for cassandra rollins, the grief is still raw. it feels like an open wound. >> it's a deep hurt. it's actually painful. this hurt has actually got physical. it's unexplainable. >> hey, y'all. >> last month, her daughter, a mother of two, smiling and joking just days before she died. >> it's like it's torture in this house, but we see a blessing. >> taken by covid-19. the first to die in county. county. now grieving a chi system she says treats you differently if you're black. >> mississippi has come a long way, but mississippi has a long way to go. the health care system is failing us. when you are poor, health care is not as good for >> mississippi. its majestic magnolia trees, lazy rivers, fog-topped hills, but buried in this rich and dark soil, the bitter fruit of slavery and a steady diet of despair, not impossible, but difficult to break. >> growing up in mississippi, black and brown means the least, not the best, the least, the leftovers, the crumbs that no one else wants. >> here, the pandemic is exploiting an already toxic

and i want to introduce you to cassandra rollins. she just lost her daughter, solandra to covid-19.dra was just 38 years old, she had two children, she was a teacher. and her mom tells me she went into the doctor with flu-like symptoms and instead of getting a test was sent home with flu medication. a couple of weeks later, she finally did get a test. she tested positive and just a couple of days later, she passed away from the disease. cassandra tells me she feels like the medical community didn't act with enough urgency to treat her daughter and now she's dealing with an unimaginable loss. take a listen to just some of what she told me today. >> we had a close bond. like i said, she was not only my child, she was my friend. i literally lost my best friend. >> chuck, it's so hard to have these conversations, but we have to remember, these are not statistics. these are real people and they are suffering and they are suffering disproportionately in communities like this one, chuck. >> dasha burns, i think sometimes people need to see and hear those personal stories, because again, it