
For Black people, The Country Returning ‘Back To Normal’ Is Not Enough
Tracey Ross @traceylross - Essence
https://www.essence.com/articles/black-economic-disparities-during-covid/
If the status quo got us here in the first place, then a radical imagination will be required to remake a more equitable and just America. In an insightful and thought-provoking piece, Tracey Ross highlights the importance of centering the needs of the most vulnerable populations for America to recover from this pandemic.
Police Violence Makes COVID-19 Worse for Black Americans
Ivan Natvidad @IvanVNatividad - Futurity
Police violence towards Black people has been front and center for the past few years. It is then no surprise that even during a Global pandemic, Black folks are forced to balance health recommendations that will help prevent them from contracting the disease but may also lead to them being viewed as a threat by police.
Damned if we do, damned if we don’t, Ivan Natividad points out how even health recommendations can be harmful to Black folks, as masks used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 also make
In The Horror Story, We Always Die First
Jamil Smith @JamilSmith - Rolling Stone
With no way to deny the obvious fact that Black folks are disproportionately being affected by COVID-19, the narrative now shifts to the blame game as leaders publicly point to inequalities but fail to provide any solutions of substance. Jamil Smith argues that, yes, sacrificing Black folks might buy some time, but eventually, the monster of racism will destroy everyone.
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Prevention Institute’s Moving Upstream: Cities Respond to COVID-19
Prevention Institute @preventioninst
Cities are on the frontlines in the battle against COVID-19, and Prevention Institute’s Sana Chehimi discusses the impact local policies will have on ensuring safety for Black Americans with Sue Polis, director of health and wellness, and Mike Wallace, legislative director of the National League of Cities.
The News Beyond the COVID Numbers
Shereen Marisol Meraji @RadioMirage - NPR’s Code Switch
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/21/840609912/the-news-beyond-the-covid-numbers
For weeks, we were told by public officials that it was “too soon” to sound the alarm as stories of Black suffering poured in from around the country. Thanks to journalist Alexis Madrigal and a team of volunteers at The Atlantic, the COVID Tracking Project now provides vital data on race.
Intersectionality Matters With Kimberly Crenshaw - Under The Black Light: History Rinsed & Repeated
Kimberly Crenshaw @sandylocks - African American Policy Forum
Podcast
Kimberly Crenshaw hosts a rockstar panel featuring David Blight, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, William Darity Jr., Ibram X. Kendi, and Kate Manne as they analyze and investigate critical societal concerns of this moment.
On Episode Five of “Under The Blacklight,” navigate the historical contours of the pandemic and the preexisting inequalities that shape its impact. Building on last week’s interrogation of “disaster white supremacy,” this week's conversation explores how intersecting systems of capitalism, patriarchy, racism, and nationalism have converged to define another dark moment in American history.
Speakers:
DAVID BLIGHT — Professor, Yale University; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
EDUARDO BONILLA-SILVA — Professor, Duke University; President of the American Sociological Association; Author of Racism Without Racists
WILLIAM DARITY JR. — Economist; Professor, Duke University; Director, Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity
IBRAM X. KENDI — Professor, American University; Author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
KATE MANNE — Professor, Cornell University; Author of Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny
--Created by Dr. Tré Watkins
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