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.
Professor Whitney Pirtle’s Research Featured in Psychology Today article ‘When Race, Money, and Health Collide’
June 22, 2020
