The pathology of American racism is making the pathology of the coronavirus worse | The Washington Post

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Covid-19 is disproportionately killing black people because the whole system is worse for us.

Black America is ground zero for COVID-19.

Alarming health department statistics from cities and counties in the CarolinasIllinoisLouisianaMichiganNew JerseyNew York, and Wisconsin show that black people are getting sicker and dying at higher rates from the novel coronavirus than white people.

The pathology of American racism