How covid-19 exposes systemic racism in America

Black people in America have been twice as likely to die from covid-19 as white people. This highlights the country’s ongoing struggle with structural racism. Our experts discuss.

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George Floyd’s legacy, a year since his murder: https://econ.st/3oKjx8A

How covid-19 exposed America’s racial health gap: https://econ.st/3uaPKXO

Read about the vulnerability of African Americans to covid-19: https://econ.st/3oWrnwd

How segregation still blights the lives of African-Americans: https://econ.st/2RA7puY

Listen to Babbage, our science podcast, about why some medical devices work less well for non-white people: https://econ.st/34joZFX

Design bias is harmful, and in some cases may be lethal: https://econ.st/3ufVbVA

How to fix American policing: https://econ.st/3hQ7khs

Overwhelming evidence emerges for racial bias in American courts: https://econ.st/3ulmcGR

Trevor Phillips on going from rhetoric to reform on racial injustice: https://econ.st/3upKoIx

Jason Stanley on critical race theory and why it matters: https://econ.st/34jxqkB

American ideas about racism are influencing Europe: https://econ.st/3viMj2K