Why African-Americans Bear The Brunt Of US Virus Tragedy
April 12, 2020
2:50 pm
An assistant professor has offered an insight into why Black Americans bear the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.
Tina Sacks, of the School of Social Welfare at University of California Berkley gave the insight in an article on Friday.
The U.S.leads the world in coronavirus cases and deaths.
Confirmed cases have surpassed 533,000. Deaths are over 20,000.
Sacks has now shed some light on why most of the victims are African-Americans.
She blamed underlying structural inequality, especially in urban areas.
She argued that black people have experienced …
