When structural racism meets a global pandemic
CV-19 Statistics from Michigan. Black residents make up roughly 14% of the state population but 41% of CV-19 related deaths. Sadly, most states are not releasing full demographic breakdowns.

https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163_98173---,00.html
“We cannot have a colorblind policy...we'll be left with an explosion of Covid-19 concentrated in racial and ethnic minority communities." https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/06/coronavirus-demographics-170353
‘We cannot have a colorblind policy’: Lack of racial data obstructs coronavirus fight

Covid-19 is hitting black and brown communities especially hard. But many states aren't collecting the data to find out and fight back.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/06/coronavirus-demographics-170353
Great thread by @nhannahjones that goes into much greater detail: https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1247176506452905986?s=21 https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1247176506452905986
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