A little cross-contamination

A New Normal

Why do African Americans make up just 47% of the population of Washington, DC but account for 80% of DC's deaths from COVID-19? We’ve been told that it boils down to factors like genetics and diet. But today’s guest, Maurice Cook, Founder and Executive Director of Serve Your City DC, a non-profit based in Washington, is fed up with explanations like that. Maurice talks with co-host Cindy Sealls about how his organization is continuing to support underserved youth and their families during the pandemic. He also offers a generous helping of straight talk about the larger factors that are making African Americans vulnerable to COVID-19 and that other virus that has long infected this country: racism.
Links to Serve Your City DC:
Find out more and/or make a donation here: www.serveyourcitydc.org
Interested in volunteering? Email Maurice here: [e-mail]
Instagram: instagram.com/serveyourcity
Twitter: twitter.com/serveyourcitydc

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A couple of other resources:
The podcast Cindy mentions in the last section:
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/anxiety/episodes/why-covid-black-people

A few facts:
https://dcist.com/story/20/05/06/black-washingtonians-make-up-less-than-half-of-d-c-s-population-but-80-of-coronavirus-deaths/

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