The Black Plague

In this episode, we discuss the ways that racial minorities in America have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We also chat with Kaleem Shabazz, President of the NAACP Atlantic City, NJ branch and Councilman of Atlantic City's 3rd Ward as well as Dr. Maggie Delvalle, Nurse Anesthetist and Professor of Anesthesiology at Antillean University in Puerto Rico.

Ricardo Philibert - https://twitter.com/ricardophilibrt
Victor Logan - https://twitter.com/BeingTheVictor

Links:

Covid Stats and Facts: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/health-equity/race-ethnicity.html

Community Engagement of African Americans in the Era of COVID-19:  https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/20_0255.htm

Gary Fowler:  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-detroit-man-dead-turned-away-from-er/

Detroit man with virus symptoms dies after 3 ERs: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-detroit-man-dead-turned-away-from-er/

Black people — many of them immigrants — make up less than 2 percent of Maine’s population but almost a quarter of its coronavirus cases: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/18/im-scared/?arc404=true

Black Mothers Keep Dying After Giving Birth:  https://www.npr.org/2017/12/07/568948782/black-mothers-keep-dying-after-giving-birth-shalon-irvings-story-explains-why

Credits:  
Hosted by Ricardo P and Victor L 
Artwork by Alaina Philibert 
Music by The Logan Bros and Ricardo Philibert 
Production by Victor Logan 
Research by Ricardo Philibert and Victor Logan