The fact there’s so much discussion and confusion around why poor Black people are more susceptible to #COVIDー19 is mind boggling to me. Did folks fully sleep through US History? Y’all never heard of the Tuskegee trials..? Jim Crow laws?? S l a v e r y???

And folks who are making graphs showing these disparities... very nice work A+... but like... STOP https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛑" title="Stop sign" aria-label="Emoji: Stop sign"> We get it! The communities affected get it!! They been trynna tell you for 300 years! This isn’t about you!! stop making these graphs and instead LISTENhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👂🏼" title="Ear (medium light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Ear (medium light skin tone)"> to the people affected

If I hear another politician saying “Well we see this data, but why is this the case? And what do we do about it?” My brain gonna https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Exploding head" aria-label="Emoji: Exploding head">

Y’all know EXACTLY why these disparities exist and EXACTLY what to do about them, but you CHOOSE not to and now you’re playing dumb because you’re uncomfortable... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤨" title="Face with raised eyebrow" aria-label="Emoji: Face with raised eyebrow">

When are we going to stop talking about disparities and start DOING something about it? Local politics and community-based organizations can only do so much. Change happens on a federal level

Or better yet throw over the system :) but that’s just my personal opinion, the rest of this thread is objective fact

That being said community-based organizations and public health professionals such as myself aren’t going to stop until we reach at least some semblance of health EQUITY in this country.
/end rant #HealthEquity #publichealth #StayAtHome https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> #BLM