African Americans and COVID-19: Part III (20 Articles)

Coronavirus: Biden Campaign, Senator Kamala Harris Hold Town Hall on COVID-19 in African American Community (ABC 7 News, 4/27/20)

https://abc7news.com/coronavirus-joe-biden-town-hall-campaign-kamala-harris/6132999/

A Top Immunologist on Why Coronavirus is Killing More African Americans (WSJ, 4/27/20)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-top-immunologist-on-why-coronavirus-is-killing-more-african-americans-11587556800

Beyond COVID-19: What Can St. Louis Do to Bring About Health Care Equity (St. Louis Public Radio NPR, 4/27/20)

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/beyond-covid-19-data-what-can-st-louis-do-bring-about-health-care-equity#stream/0

Why Are African Americans Hit Hardest By the Coronavirus (Al Jazeera, 4/27/20)

https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thestream/2020/04/black-americans-hardest-hit-coronavirus-200422175140206.html

The Road to Recovery: How Does Memphis Compare to Nashville in the Rebound from COVID-19? (Daily Memphian, 4/27/20)

https://dailymemphian.com/article/13353/road-to-recovery-how-does-memphis-fare-with

Covid-19 is Ravaging One of the Country’s Wealthiest Black Counties (WP, 4/26/20)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/prince-georges-maryland-coronavirus-health-disparities/2020/04/26/0f120788-82f9-11ea-ae26-989cfce1c7c7_story.html

Blacks Comprise 100% of the Coronavirus Cases in Richmond, Virginia (BET, 4/26/20)

https://www.bet.com/news/national/2020/04/26/richmond-coronavirus-deaths.html

In Detroit, Grief Runs Deep as City Grapples with COVID-19 (AP News, 4/26/20)

https://apnews.com/21240cd393748b5061a38f07b20f7ea9

How COVID-19 is a Perfect Storm for Black Americans (WP, 4/26/20)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/26/we-must-address-social-determinants-affecting-black-community-defeat-covid-19/

Black NJ Residents Dying at Higher Rates of COVID-19 (New Jersey 105, 4/26/20)

https://nj1015.com/black-nj-residents-dying-at-higher-rates-from-covid-19/

Lafayette Parish COVID-19 Cases are Concentrated in Majority African American Areas (Lafayette Daily Advertiser, 4/25/20)

https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2020/04/25/lafayette-african-american-areas-concentrated-coronavirus-cases/3012123001/

Younger Blacks and Latinos are Dying of COVID-19 at Higher Rates in California (LA Times, 4/25/20)

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-25/coronavirus-takes-a-larger-toll-on-younger-african-americans-and-latinos-in-california

Why is Coronavirus Taking Such a Deadly Toll on Black Americans (The Guardian 4/25/20)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/25/coronavirus-racial-disparities-african-americans

African Americans Struggle with Disproportionate COVID Death Toll (National Geographic, 4/24/20)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/04/coronavirus-disproportionately-impacts-african-americans/

To Protect Black Americans from the Worst Impacts of COVID-19, Release Comprehensive Racial Data (Scientific American, 4/24/20)

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/to-protect-black-americans-from-the-worst-impacts-of-covid-19-release-comprehensive-racial-data/

Understanding African American Deaths from COVID-19 (The National Review, 4/24/20)

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/coronavirus-understanding-african-american-deaths-from-covid-19/

COVID-19 in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups (CDC.gov., 4/22/20)

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/racial-ethnic-minorities.html

The Cure for Racial Disparities in Health Care is Known. It’s the Willingness to Fix It that’s Lagging (WP, 4/21/20)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-cure-for-racial-disparities-in-health-care-is-known-its-the-willingness-to-fix-it-thats-lagging/2020/04/21/1ed28610-83c7-11ea-878a-86477a724bdb_story.html

A Former Surgeon General Wants This to the Last Pandemic that’s Worse for Black Americans (Saporta Report, 4/20/20)

https://saportareport.com/a-former-surgeon-general-wants-this-to-be-the-last-pandemic-thats-worse-for-black-americans/

For North Birmingham Residents Fighting Toxic Pollution, Staying Home Isn’t Safe (Scalawag, 4/20/20)

https://www.scalawagmagazine.org/2020/04/qa-alabama-epa-superfund-covid-19/