All Coronavirus Deaths in the City of St. Louis Have Been African Americans So Far

by courageousadmin | Apr 17, 2020 | Race

April 11, 2020 Dr. Fredrick Echols, Director of the St. Louis Department of Health, has confirmed that as of April 8th, all 12 COVID-19 deaths in the city of St. Louis, Missouri were African Americans. This is the first major city in the United States to report such a...

Communities of Color at Higher Risk for Health and Economic Challenges due to COVID-19

by courageousadmin | Apr 14, 2020 | Race

By Samantha Artiga, Rachel Garfield, and Kendal Orgera—April 7, 2020 The COVID-19 outbreak presents potential health and financial challenges for families, which may disproportionately affect communities of color and compound underlying health and economic...

Under the Blacklight: The Intersectional Vulnerabilities that COVID Lays Bare (Pt. 2)

by courageousadmin | Apr 14, 2020 | Race

By African American Policy Forum—April 2, 2020 The past several weeks have prompted unprecedented levels of turmoil and unpredictability due to rising alarm over COVID-19. While American society has taken precautionary measures to counter the spread of the virus,...

Under the Blacklight: The Intersectional Vulnerabilities that COVID Lays Bare (Pt. 1)

by courageousadmin | Apr 14, 2020 | Race

By African American Policy Forum—March 28, 2020 The past several weeks have prompted unprecedented levels of turmoil and unpredictability due to rising alarm over COVID-19. While American society has taken precautionary measures to counter the spread of the virus,...

In a First, State Department Designates Russian White Supremacists as Global Terrorists

by courageousadmin | Apr 10, 2020 | Race

By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood—April 6, 2020 For the first time in history, the US State Department has named a white supremacist organization as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Nathan Sales, the department’s coordinator for counterterrorism,...