Recent reports show us that COVID-19 is just the latest health disparity disproportionately impacting Black communities. At present, racial minorities in the United States are about two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19. Unequal mortality rates are also evident: Black Americans are approximately three times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared to White counterparts.
Basic COVID-19 prevalence and risks don’t tell the whole story. Due in large part to discriminatory presidential rhetoric and permissive social norms, bias-based violence toward Asian Americans is on the rise. The financial impacts of COVID-19 are vast, damaging critical sectors such as food production, agriculture, education, and health care.
What are we to make of the complex interplay between race, money, and the COVID-19 pandemic?
Professor Whitney Pirtle recently penned an informative article, "Racial Capitalism: A Fundamental Cause of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Inequities in the United States," which is highlighted in the Psychology Today article excerpt above. See the entire Psychology Today article here.
See Professor Pirtle’s article here.
