2020 STATE OF BLACK AMERICA: UNMASKED
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity has partnered with the National Urban League to write about the State of Black America amidst the global pandemic of COVID-19 and the epidemic of racism.
“Through our partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity, we examine the racial underpinnings of the pandemic, honing in on the indisputable link between our nation’s legacy of systemic racism and higher rates of Black death to COVID-19. Our authors tackle the reach of the outbreak into how we live, work and vote. They delve into the erasure of Black wealth and job gains in the wake of the historic economic collapse and record-setting unemployment. They also analyze our interconnectedness, reminding us that prisoner health is indeed public health.”
The 2020 State of Black America® Report is live and available for download here. In the report, you will hear from experts like our Center Director, Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH, James F. Fries Professor of Medicine, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in Health Equity, Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Funke Aderonmu, Policy Analyst, Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality’s Economic Security & Opportunity Initiative; and Van Jones, CEO, REFORM Alliance, CNN Host & Political Commentator, among others.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The 2020 State of Black America® Report is live and available for download here.
Read ‘COVID-19 Death Rate For Black Americans Twice That For Whites, New Report Says’ from NPR.
Follow Dr. Cooper on Twitter here.
See Dr. Cooper’s Individual Accomplishments page here.