Black people are disproportionately dying from this virus & it's impossible to separate from decades of hypersegregation, overcrowded public housing, landfills & air pollution in our neighborhoods, & lack of access to health care. This is structural. It didnt have to be this way.

Black ppl having higher rates of underlying conditions like hypertension, diabetes, & heart disease can't be disentangled from folks being made to live in communities that are saturated in poverty (that was created by policy), places that are food deserts & have no health clinics

As we continue to get a better understanding of how this virus is impacting people in Black communities, some might find themselves (even unconsciously) thinking that these underlying conditions stemmed from a lack of personal responsibility. They didn't. History shows us that.