'What can Californians do to address the issues and inequities brought up by the demonstrations? We asked activists, academics and elected leaders to suggest actions that could be taken immediately by individuals and institutions.' (via latimesopinion)
Stop COVID-19 from ravaging black communities10% percent of the COVID-19 deaths
. It’s a statistical outlier in a state where Latinos and Asians are dying from COVID-19 in percentages roughly equal to their share of the state’s population and white people are dying at a lower rate, most likely because they tend to be wealthier and have better access to healthcare.
This uneven death toll must be addressed now. And it can be. The Advancement Project and other local community groupsto be deployed in Los Angeles, and the premise is simple: Commit public-health resources to substantially increase testing, public education, culturally appropriate contact tracing, protective supplies, and follow-up care — and vaccines, if and when they become available — in the communities hardest hit by COVID-19 cases.
Black people who are homeless should be housed at the same rate. Currently, 32% of the homeless people being housed in hotels and motels during the pandemic under the Project Roomkey program are black. That’s good. But that equity needs to continue as the county moves people from hotels into longer term housing.
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