The Relentlessness of Black Grief
Grief in this country has always had an equity problem, and 2020 has only amplified the issue, as Black deaths have come in back-to-back blows, from the coronavirus, police brutality, and the natural deaths of those we care about. In June, a Washington Post poll found that 1 in 3 Black Americans knows someone personally who has died of Covid-19. The death rate among Black individuals is up to 10 times higher than among white individuals. We’ve lost mothers, fathers, siblings, uncles, aunts, pop-pops, nanas, play cousins, friends, and neighbors as the pandemic ravages our community. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/harrietcammock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/harrietcammock/support