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THE COLOR OF COVID IS BLACK

COVID-19 is killing people of African ancestry at rates 3.7 times* higher than White people.

Here in the U.S.:

Listen to Unity Care CEO André Chapman speak with California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris and Assemblymember Dr. Shirley N. Weber, Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, in “COVID-19 A Conversation Among Leaders”.

Listen to André Chapman, CEO of Unity Care and creator of the COVID-19 BLACK initiative, discuss efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the African ancestry community on the latest episode of “SVCF Philanthropy Now,” the Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s podcast.

André is joined by Dr. Noha Aboelata, CEO of Roots Community Health Center.

https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/blog/philanthropy-now-podcast/fighting-health-related-systemic-disparities-covid-19-black

Dr. Italo Brown and Dr. Cedric Rutland stop by their local barbershop to talk about COVID-19 and the vaccine

The Color of COVID | Dr. Cindy Trimm & Dr. Paula Walker King

The Cause of Racial Disparities, COVID-19 | Dr. Camara Jones

COVID-19 Pandemic: Why are African-Americans more affected by the virus? | France 24

*as of 9/15/20, when adjusted for age. Source: APM Research Lab https://www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/deaths-by-race