'We have to acknowledge how a lack of affordable health care and an abundance of terrible air quality lay fertile ground for black and brown folks to bear the brunt of this pandemic.' -pdotbrathw8
from the U.S. Surgeon General that communities need to “step up” is steeped in racist tropes that place poor outcomes on us. Addressing and accounting for “the steps” that have been removed would do far more to change health outcomes across the board. Affordable and accessible health care , adequate paid sick leave for “essential workers,” and moreare just a few “steps” that would make it easier for black people to “step up” right now.
It’s not our fault that this virus is hitting our communities harder. So I’ll say the following emphatically, over and over again: These outcomes are a new chapter in a. They shed yet another light on a health care system that consistently fails black people while trying to make us believe we’re at fault for the barriers stacked against us. So spare us the blame and the directives to “step up.” No one can pull themselves out of a pandemic by their bootstraps.
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