August 11, 2020 by V Leigh

Why Oprah Gave Up Her Cover for the First Time Ever to Honor Breonna Taylor and more current news

More than 5.4M Americans have lost their health coverage.

What kind of cruel system strips health care from people when they lose their jobs?

We’re only as safe as the least insured among us. Our relief package must include expanding Medicare to all those who are unemployed.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) July 31, 2020

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Why Oprah Gave Up Her Cover for the First Time Ever to Honor Breonna Taylor – Oprah Mag https://t.co/pgCDhsdm6J via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 30, 2020

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New Video and Documents Raise Troubling Questions About Breonna Taylor’s Death and the LMPD – VICE News https://t.co/n6CBzZgQJM via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 30, 2020

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This couple wore Nazi flags around their faces inside a Walmart in Marshall, MN to protest the statewide mask mandate that took effect today. I confirmed with a store manager. Video was posted to FB by Raphaela Mueller pic.twitter.com/t3v96PKh25
— Max Nesterak (@maxnesterak) July 25, 2020

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Hold onto your phone real tight when you watch this clip. Because at the end you’re gonna wanna throw it across the room.😡

This Sunday on the NEW episode of #UnitedShades I’m in Oklahoma learning about Family Farms.

SUNDAY, July 26 @ 10p ET / 7p PT on @cnn. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/kuCuOq91f2
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) July 24, 2020

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The racially motivated killing of the son of a Latina federal judge and the attempted murder of the judge’s husband at her home by a white supremacist is a story that should not fade from the news. If the gunman were Muslim this story would be on non-stop. https://t.co/IOm5DrJ39x pic.twitter.com/neUfgSfsfy
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) July 23, 2020

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“Black hair discrimination is as invidious and pernicious as any other regulation of Black identity and LDF is committed to challenging it fiercely.” —@JNelsonLDF, Associate Director-Counsel https://t.co/z6vfMBoeHX
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) July 22, 2020

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White House Scrapped Nationwide COVID-19 Testing Plan to Hurt Blue States https://t.co/jnHjbySNVr
— glenn robinson (@glncv) August 4, 2020

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Hogan’s disagreement with Montgomery officials is the latest sign of tension between the governor and the local leaders who are more directly involved in enforcing pandemic rules.https://t.co/E50hHX7Wym
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) August 3, 2020

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July 28, 2020 by V Leigh

What can we do about the racial health inequities emerging amid COVID-19

To all of those now asking:

“What can we do about the racial health inequities emerging amid COVID-19?”

I’m starting a list, right here, that I invite my colleagues to add to.

Because remember, solutions to racism are clear. What we have lacked is courage and political will.
— Rhea Boyd MD, MPH (@RheaBoydMD) June 18, 2020

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COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting Hispanic/Latino populations across the country. A thread.

To see the data, visit our COVID #RacialDataTracker at https://t.co/50v67gWavp.#CRDT #BeAntiracist #COVID #COVID19 #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/4pc9VO3zzF
— Center for Antiracist Research (@AntiracismCtr) June 9, 2020

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In Vermont, those whom this state has categorized as Black or African American constitute just 1% of the total population and account for 10% of the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state. To see more, visit our COVID #RacialDataTracker at https://t.co/50v67hdLmX.#CRDT pic.twitter.com/8RFIIEywJa
— Center for Antiracist Research (@AntiracismCtr) June 30, 2020

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June 10, 2020 by V Leigh

To know U.S. history is to know that mass death is normal in the U.S.

1/ There’s been a lot on Twitter about how protests could spread coronavirus.

I recently talked to black protesters in DC. They KNOW about coronavirus. They especially know it’s killing black Americans at double the rate of others.

It’s part of why they’re out here (THREAD)
— Akilah Johnson (@akjohnson1922) June 6, 2020

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BREAKING NEWS: Toronto’s Board of Health just voted unanimously to recognize anti-Black racism as a public health crisis. https://t.co/YHwdifk6MN
— Francine Kopun (@KopunF) June 8, 2020

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I interviewed four teens who are working essential jobs during the pandemic to help support their families, all while keeping up with school, helping care for family members, participating in mutual aid, and trying to cope with isolation https://t.co/h6XWkHypLv
— Elizabeth King (@elizabotking) May 26, 2020

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Thank you, @RepKenyatta, for standing up for our essential workers.

Essential workers are our family members, our friends, and our neighbors.

I’m committed to ensuring the safety of all Pennsylvanians as we reopen our commonwealth. pic.twitter.com/tyAOoiv0uB
— Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) May 26, 2020

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New study about country founded on ideas of democracy and the practice of slavery: “When intolerant white people fear democracy may benefit marginalized people, they abandon their commitment to democracy.” https://t.co/kMQJSyzFy4
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) May 25, 2020

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New paper: “Viewership of Hannity relative to Tucker Carlson Tonight is strongly associated with a greater number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the early stages of the pandemic.” https://t.co/vShA56cD9T
— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) April 20, 2020

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There is a treasure trove of research proving that Fox News is killing people and yet few people in power are calling for this corporation and it’s executives to be held directly accountable for their actions. Why? https://t.co/uxrPhKpCpK
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 25, 2020

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“Latino advocates say workers are also now experiencing racism due to fears they have contracted the virus in the workplace.” https://t.co/yhBVcJiwK6
— Carmen Rojas, PhD 🐜 (@crojasphd) May 25, 2020

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This is jarring because my enslaved ancestors were literally human capital stock. No matter what, they were always told to go back to work. This could be 1820. https://t.co/QewmHrigLL
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) May 25, 2020

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Glad to see beloved, thoughtful Sweden—home to the Nobel Prize in medicine—coming to its senses to rethink its policies after having earned for several days the unenviable position of highest COVID death rate per capita in the world. Sigh. https://t.co/5pKnGpL3Ui
— Larry Brilliant MD, MPH (@larrybrilliant) May 25, 2020

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To know U.S. history is to know that mass death is normal in the U.S. The mass deaths of indigenous people, of captives, of soldiers, of migrants, of mothers—of the elderly, the sick, the oppressed, the poor, the infected. Death is a part of life. Mass death does not have to be.
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) May 24, 2020

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NOPD gassing protestors w a chemical irritant that damages lungs, making ppl more vulnerable to COVID; provoking coughing, screaming, & spitting, which spreads COVID. It renders masks useless. New Orleans has been one of the hardest hit cities in the country by the pandemic. https://t.co/2tLQbWlezR
— Beck (@fictionalbeck) June 4, 2020

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.@realDonaldTrump is the anarchist! #VoteOutHate pic.twitter.com/XZAWSmd3Z2
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) June 1, 2020

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The coronavirus transmission rate is climbing in L.A. County. Not because of protests, but because of reopenings.

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— Samantha Melbourneweaver (@SamanthaMVB) June 8, 2020

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Important gaslighting coming:

Protests will be blamed, but data shows that Coronavirus deaths were already up from reopeninghttps://t.co/rMwPjXXFzQ

They will certainly contribute, but facts matter, it was states reopening contrary to own policy that spiked it back
— Peter W. Singer (@peterwsinger) June 8, 2020

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Ahmaud Arbery’s death and the black Covid-19 morbidity crisis show how much African American lives are treated as expendable capital. https://t.co/Uz1W2XglwL
— Vox (@voxdotcom) June 6, 2020

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From the start, black communities begged for help to fight coronavirus.
Then, they watched governments send testing to white areas instead.
They heard health officials warn against making the covid crisis about race.
And then they watched neighbors die:https://t.co/YJUgYA0Vp2
— Robert Samuels (@newsbysamuels) June 3, 2020

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May 24, 2020 by V Leigh

This is the racial pandemic within the viral pandemic.

In state after state, Black people and Native people are still dying at rates higher than their population shares, and Latinx people are often infected from the coronavirus at disproportionate rates. This is the racial pandemic within the viral pandemic. 3/4 pic.twitter.com/lz19akgwdo
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) May 21, 2020

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A tale of 3 cities. pic.twitter.com/zxQCifmZwg
— Elad Nehorai (@PopChassid) May 3, 2020

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Similar to the US, we find that race is linked to COVID-19 hotspots in Canada.

Check out our article in @ConversationCA: https://t.co/dyeXXPsM2G w/ @KateHeeChoi, @AnnaZajacova, & Michael Haan@WesternuSOC @westernuSocSci @WesternU
— Patrick Denice (@PatrickADenice) May 21, 2020

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What COVID-19 shows about race and health. #UMichDEI #coronavirus #covid19 https://t.co/RUBiVNyzal
— UMich Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (@UMichDiversity) May 20, 2020

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#GOP Senate Candidate Wants To Ban #Chinese #Students From U.S. #Universities – https://t.co/mj8mmFkYL4 Education
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) May 19, 2020

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“Thanks to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, we now know things did indeed look too good to be true. Georgia’s coronavirus numbers looked so rosy because officials misrepresented the data in such a way it’s difficult to believe it wasn’t done on purpose.” https://t.co/NyxK1LgcqY
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@K_JeanPierre) May 18, 2020

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The educator told investigators he was “in fear for the physical safety” of himself and his 11-year-old son, who was with him when the incident occurred. https://t.co/1r6QDOnK6j
— Blavity News (@Blavity) May 18, 2020

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In partnership with @COVID19Tracking, the @AntiracismCtr is proud to release our COVID Racial Data Tracker. Our Tracker provides the most complete and up-to-date race & ethnicity data on COVID-19 in the U.S. Check out our new page at https://t.co/Un4howgq4X #RacialDataTracker 1/4 pic.twitter.com/KW8WTE2lnG
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) May 21, 2020

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May 24, 2020 by V Leigh

The New York Times prints names of lives lost to Covid-19

Sunday’s @nytimes front page. Incredibly powerful. Loss doesn’t even describe it. pic.twitter.com/WIqpbLMUv0
— Jada Yuan (@jadabird) May 23, 2020

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The story behind the list of coronavirus victims on Sunday’s Page One of @nytimes and the search for a way to capture the poignance of this moment. https://t.co/5MH5iGZVmV
— Tom Jolly (@TomJolly) May 23, 2020

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May 17, 2020 by V Leigh

Coronavirus – Same country but two totally different worlds apart.

A security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, Michigan, was shot and killed after telling a customer to wear a state-mandated face mask, police say https://t.co/MhnEoq1wbM
— CNN (@CNN) May 4, 2020

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According to DHS, white supremacists want to use the coronavirus as a bioweapon, targeting law enforcement and “nonwhite” people by leaving saliva on elevator buttons and door handles at FBI offices, and spreading the virus in “nonwhite neighborhoods.” https://t.co/JQbzR5uM6y
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) May 4, 2020

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“Our protest will never be the same”

This image is everywhere right now. Same country but two totally different worlds apart. pic.twitter.com/4to8BDWpnU
— Mari Copeny (@LittleMissFlint) May 17, 2020

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Trump praised protesters who harassed a journalist on Long Island this week at a rally where one man called for the execution of Dr. Anthony Fauci. https://t.co/VQNLGUlpYp
— The Intercept (@theintercept) May 17, 2020

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April 30, 2020 by V Leigh

Trump ignored early intelligence warnings of Coronavirus

CNN: 61,000 people in the United States have died from coronavirus.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 30, 2020

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A malaria drug widely touted by Pres Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in US veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.
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— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 21, 2020

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As New York morgues ran out of space, a funeral home filled U-Haul trucks with dozens of bodies, police say https://t.co/0TnOcs93sq
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 30, 2020

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Governor Brian Kemp’s decision to reopen Georgia is an act of war against all Georgians, especially Southwest Georgians who are predominantly Black. Some of us are fighting COVID-19. Kemp is waging a war against Georgians. This is not hyperbole. This is based on data. 1/7
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) April 23, 2020

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It’s been clear that the President’s public denial and delay to act against the #coronavirus was deadly.

That he also ignored early intelligence warnings on the lethal threat to America puts our staggering loss of life into even starker relief – and lays it plainly at his feet. https://t.co/6vO56MpERL pic.twitter.com/yEW6qHVS5N
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) April 28, 2020

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April 22, 2020 by V Leigh

Coronavirus Lays Bare The Staggering Class Inequalities That Divide America

This is a fantastic article addressing a very real issue with the rebound from this difficult chapter. Prepare for the Ultimate Gaslighting* – Julio Vincent Gambuto – Medium #Gaslighting #COVIDー19 https://t.co/x41EtmvrBw
— Bethany Lambert (@ComposinCounsel) April 11, 2020

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.@chrislhayes: “We cannot go back to normal until we have a vaccine, there is no business as usual. Things will change.”https://t.co/c5evgn0Aah
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 12, 2020

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Officials spent 20 years preparing for a pandemic.

When it finally arrived, they ran into an unexpected problem: A president who refused to act.https://t.co/Xt8roO9mYX
— POLITICO (@politico) April 13, 2020

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Governors plead for federal help on coronavirus testing, contradicting Trump’s claims that testing is widely available https://t.co/awxgBmcEaX
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 19, 2020

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As COVID-19 exposes the class inequalities that have long divided America, support for Medicare for All has surged to near record highs, and 7 in 10 Americans support halting evictions and freezing rent during the crisis. https://t.co/yDFwV28uPn
— The Appeal (@theappeal) April 16, 2020

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April 21, 2020 by V Leigh

Coronavirus is an inequality crisis: people left without food, unable to pay rent, abused at home. We need to start talking about it.

I’m so tired. https://t.co/HUXYLOi1Xw
— Kimberly Atkins (@KimberlyEAtkins) April 14, 2020

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imagine if cops just….handed out masks instead https://t.co/3AMJT2t2YU
— aída chávez (@aidachavez) April 10, 2020

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More than three dozen immigrant children at a Heartland Alliance shelter for unaccompanied minors have tested positive for COVID-19. https://t.co/PfSumDOHjW
— CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) April 14, 2020

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In Chicago. 270 people at Cook County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19. 210 are incarcerated and 60 are staff. https://t.co/EF0GOeaPIY
— Rebecca Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) April 4, 2020

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COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting African Americans, but our health system has struggled to address health inequality since long before the coronavirus pandemic. It’s time to end these disparities. https://t.co/zeZlM1L650
— Rep. Lauren Underwood (@RepUnderwood) April 17, 2020

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Coronavirus is an inequality crisis: people left without food, unable to pay rent, abused at home. We need to start talking about it. >> Today’s col. https://t.co/3IDtgwtNRL
— Frances Ryan (@DrFrancesRyan) April 15, 2020

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April 20, 2020 by V Leigh

Protests against stay-at-home orders

Y’all went from “All Lives Matter” to “No Lives Matter” at the speed of light. 🙃
— Marissa Jackson Sow (@MarissaEsque) April 16, 2020

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President Trump today addressed demonstrators defying social distancing guidelines to protest state stay-at-home orders.

“These are people expressing their views …They seem to be very responsible people to me. But they’ve been treated a little bit rough.” pic.twitter.com/4Tz4ijlzga
— POLITICO (@politico) April 18, 2020

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All you have to know about this Huntington Beach protest is that the guy holding the sign that says “COVID-19 IS A LIE” is wearing more PPE than most US frontline healthcare workers

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— Sam Ghali, M.D. (@EM_RESUS) April 18, 2020

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A White House advisor said protests were spontaneous, but Michigan records showed the organizing group goes by another name: “Michigan Trump Republicans” and directors include “the state GOP v. chair of ’grass roots‘ efforts” … aiming to damage Whitmer.https://t.co/poLfPfH8ms
— Aaron C. Davis (@byaaroncdavis) April 18, 2020

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White guys, rifles, Trump signs — woman chief executive: “Lock her up!” What, no new material, guys?https://t.co/mbXsDo06fp
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) April 16, 2020

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Protestors yelling outside @GovAndyBeshear’s press room. ‘Facts over fear’ they also yell pic.twitter.com/ASfyE7Kigl
— Matt Stone (@mattstonephotog) April 15, 2020

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Jacksonville Beach reopened 26 minutes ago. This is a live picture. pic.twitter.com/tC6voQ3BAn
— Travis Akers (@travisakers) April 17, 2020

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Prepare for a lot of the progress that’s been made in states with Republican governors to be undone within weeks. https://t.co/JCx2pfequo
— Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) April 17, 2020

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So Stephen Moore has emerged as the public voice of Friends of Covid-19, the astroturf uprising against efforts to contain the virus, comparing protesters to Rosa Parks. This is, of course, grotesque 1/ https://t.co/VIs5A4h1FK
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) April 19, 2020

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Why Oprah Gave Up Her Cover for the First Time Ever to Honor Breonna Taylor and more current news

What can we do about the racial health inequities emerging amid COVID-19

To know U.S. history is to know that mass death is normal in the U.S.

This is the racial pandemic within the viral pandemic.

The New York Times prints names of lives lost to Covid-19

Coronavirus – Same country but two totally different worlds apart.

Trump ignored early intelligence warnings of Coronavirus

Coronavirus Lays Bare The Staggering Class Inequalities That Divide America

Coronavirus is an inequality crisis: people left without food, unable to pay rent, abused at home. We need to start talking about it.

Protests against stay-at-home orders