Why @michaelharriot is so necessary:
— @tiffanydcross (@TiffanyDCross) April 9, 2020
“As the media reports higher coronavirus infection & deaths rates for black America, it is also important to be as diligent at reporting why black people are disproportionately affected…” https://t.co/NIGwFXLCyF
African Americans in Mississippi account for 56% of coronavirus cases and 72% of deaths, state epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers said. “We’re seeing some significant disparities, some racial disparities both in the percentage of cases we’re seeing and deaths." https://t.co/f3VxbKv0U3
— CNN (@CNN) April 8, 2020
Fellow journalists: When covering Covid-19, please stop saying "people of color," "communities of color," when you mean black. It's inaccurate and speaks to your own discomfort, not to the facts.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) April 7, 2020
It’s irresponsible to write “Coronavirus is killing black people” without explaining why.
— michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) April 8, 2020
And we know why:
Poverty, medical redlining, doctor bias, profiteering…
It’s like reporting: “For some reason, Black people keep dying when the cops show up”
YOU.
HAVE.
TO.
SAY.
WHY.
Black communities disproportionately suffer from pre-existing conditions, increasing coronavirus risk.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) April 7, 2020
20% more likely to have asthma.
40% more likely to have high blood pressure.
Black women are 3x more likely to have lupus.
Racial justice is at the forefront of this crisis.
Thanks @AprilDRyan! What are our numbers in NY @NYGovCuomo @melissadderosa? African Americans Disproportionately Affected by Coronavirus https://t.co/XaIQBgjIco
— Karen Boykin-Towns (@KarenBTowns) April 7, 2020
Covid-19 is ravaging black communities. A Milwaukee neighborhood is figuring out how to fight back. A sad, angering, hopeful dispatch: https://t.co/pzqzNM3udr
— Robert Samuels (@newsbysamuels) April 7, 2020
As our nation continues to battle this pandemic, we must acknowledge that the economic impact will disproportionately affect Black communities.@TheBlackCaucus has put together this guide with resources to help address the financial burden.https://t.co/MOm9pJqzj2
— James E. Clyburn (@WhipClyburn) April 7, 2020
Chicago's mayor says racial disparities in the city's coronavirus tallies "take your breath away." Black residents have accounted for 52 percent of the positive tests and 72 percent of the deaths. https://t.co/PohUE1vs7v
— AP Central U.S. (@APCentralRegion) April 6, 2020
BREAKING NEWS: Louisiana just released COVID-19 data which shows that African-Americans account for 70% of ALL DEATHS in the state.
— Elizabeth Thomas (@lizzkatherine_) April 6, 2020
African-Americans makes up roughly 32% of the population. #COVID19
In Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, black people account for 26 percent of the population, nearly half of its coronavirus cases and 81 percent of its deaths.https://t.co/i6qElfttco
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) April 6, 2020
Julian Bond said violence is going to school for 12 years and getting 6 years of education. For low-income, disproportionately black and Latino kids, this covid period is going to be known as the lost months that stole the education of kids who already weren’t getting their due. https://t.co/BQbxcOFHrh
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) April 6, 2020
When Covid-19 first hit America hard last month, the narrative was that it was the great equalizer, that in such a divided nation, our shared humanity meant we would be equal in our suffering. But those of us who understand racial caste in America knew this could never be true.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) April 6, 2020
Staying at home is a privilege, says @CharlesMBlow. "For the people who can’t they must make terrible choices: stay home and risk starvation or go to work and risk contagion." https://t.co/XJqveCfixs
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) April 6, 2020
Chicago’s black population is 29%. 70% of those who’ve died from covid in Chicago are African-American. https://t.co/KPi0JXWcmX
— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) April 5, 2020
every time I post new data showing African-Americans are dying from covid at 3X their population some Really Smart Man jumps into to insist it’s just because they’re already poor and are more likely to have underlying conditions like this is some big gotcha
— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) April 5, 2020
Black journalists have repeatedly asked for race-inclusive data on coronavirus but people keep wondering why we want to inject race into a global pandemic.
— michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) April 5, 2020
Here's a list of reasons:
It’s unfathomable how many Black people are going to die because white voters, largely motivated by racism, made the wrong choice for president. https://t.co/xyOYi1ArFf
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) April 5, 2020
Coronavirus is the “great equalizer” the same way that climate change is the “great equalizer,” which is to say: not at all.
— Jie Jenny Zou (@jiejennyzou) April 4, 2020
Communities of color, lower income households and vulnerable populations are bearing the brunt of covid 19
In a highly-segregated city like Baltimore where your zip code determines health outcomes, we have to know how COVID-19 is impacting people differently.
— Brandon M. Scott (@CouncilPresBMS) April 6, 2020
What data from other states makes clear: this virus is disproportionately impacting Black communities.https://t.co/Eqjc5j4N2z
Sad! 