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Tag: racial disparity

Posted inPerspectives: The Powers That Be

South Side’s maternal health desert poses added risks for Black women during pandemic

by Curtis Black July 29, 2020July 30, 2020

The planned closing of Mercy Hospital underscores the dramatic loss of maternity services in Chicago over the past year — reflecting the failure of local government agencies to adequately fund critical services in vulnerable communities, advocates say.

Posted inPerspectives

Chicago’s closed schools should be redesigned for safe post-pandemic learning in Black neighborhoods

by Rachel Weber July 17, 2020July 21, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

How racism in US health system hinders care and costs lives of African Americans

by Tamika C.B. Zapolski and Ukamaka M. Oruche July 2, 2020July 2, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Asian Americans invisible in COVID-19 data and in public health response

by Namratha Kandula and Nilay Shah June 16, 2020July 24, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Now is the time to look inside and fight white supremacy for what it is

by Jeff Kelly Lowenstein June 3, 2020June 4, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus

ROUNDUP: As Illinois reopens, pandemic response leaves hardest hit behind

by Asraa Mustufa May 29, 2020June 4, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Is your neighborhood raising your coronavirus risk? Redlining decades ago set communities up for greater danger

by Jeremy Németh and Sarah Rowan May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
Posted inUncategorized

Flatten whose curve? COVID-19 response overlooks built-in racial inequities

by Aresha Martinez-Cardoso and Robert Vargas April 30, 2020April 30, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus

ROUNDUP: Little room to breathe as Chicago and Illinois fight to bend the COVID-19 curve

by Asraa Mustufa April 17, 2020April 30, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus

ROUNDUP: Race takes center stage ahead of Illinois’ anticipated COVID-19 peak

by Asraa Mustufa April 10, 2020April 17, 2020

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