2.8: How The Coronavirus Pandemic Unmasks Inequality In Our Society

First Name Basis Podcast

Jasmine Bradshaw

How To, Parenting, Education, Kids & Family

5 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

I’m sure you’ve seen the headlines: The Black community has been hit the hardest by the coronavirus.

Infection rates in Black counties are 3 times that of infection rates in majority white counties. The CDC reports 33% of deaths are coming from the Black community, even where they only make up 14% of the population.

This has so many of us asking: Why?

Government leaders and physicians have all taken a stab at explaining the reason, but none of them are painting a complete picture. In this episode, I break down 5 of the main reasons (health care, housing, food security, jobs, and wealth) our Black brothers and sisters are suffering at rates higher than anyone else in the country so that you can understand what’s really going on here.

Articles, Studies, & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode

“Stop Blaming Black People for Dying of Coronavirus” by Ibram X. Kendi

“Bill Cassidy on His State’s Racial Disparities in Coronavirus Deaths,” NPR

“Our History Lives in Our Homes,” Dr. Tom Shapiro, Professor at Brandeis University

An infographic explaining food desserts in America from Tulane University

“Black and Hispanic Workers Less Able to Work From Home”

“Wealth and Structural Racism,” Dr. William Darity Jr. Professor at Duke

“Why the Coronavirus is Hitting Black Communities the Hardest,” NPR

Song Credit: “Away” by Geographer and “Beach Disco” by Dougie Wood

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0:00.0	You're listening to the First Name Basis podcast, Season 2, Episode 8,
0:05.2	how the coronavirus pandemic unmasks inequality in our society.
0:16.5	Welcome to First Name Basis, a community of parents committed to making the transformation, from good intentions to confident action.
0:25.3	Join us each week as we cover critical topics and answer the questions you've never felt comfortable asking.
0:31.0	We'll use the lessons we learn to teach our children about race, religion, and culture.
0:35.9	I'm your host, Jasmine Bradshaw.
0:51.1	Hello, First NameBasis, fam.
0:53.3	I am so glad you are here. Oh my goodness. Long time, no talk. I'm so sorry. I can't believe that it's been so long since I've sat down in front of the microphone. I have missed you guys and I really missed our conversations together. This time of COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic, whatever you want to call it, has been really,
1:19.4	really just bananas for our family.
1:23.2	So I'll tell you a little bit about where I've been and then I'll jump into the episode.
1:27.8	About a month ago, my family and I went on a vacation to Utah. We were on spring break. Well,
1:33.9	Carter was on spring break because he teaches at the community college. So we have to line up our
1:37.7	vacations with his class schedule. And so we decided to go to Utah to visit some of his friends
1:43.7	and some of his family.
1:46.3	And on our way home, I kid you not, this 10-hour drive home from Utah, I have this really spotty
1:54.3	service, right? You know what it's like if you've ever driven from Utah to Arizona. It's a total
1:58.4	nightmare. And every time I get on my phone, it is popping up.
2:03.5	Everything is closing. That was the day that the NBA closed and Disneyland closed. And I heard
2:10.0	from my church that we wouldn't be going to church in person anymore. And I was just kind of
2:16.3	freaking out, thinking, whoa, this is getting serious. Well, as all of that
2:22.1	was going on, I had decided that we should probably stick around our house for a while because my
2:28.4	mom actually has a lung condition. She has what's called bronchiectocyst, and she has it because a few years ago,
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