Coronavirus in NJ: Communities of Color Hardest Hit

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Major takeaways from David Cruz’s coverage:

“New Jersey’s statistics are incomplete, but officials say just over 20% of COVID-19 fatalities are black. Blacks make up just 14% of the state’s overall population. More complete numbers around the country are even more stark. The reasons are also no surprise, with much higher instances of underlying conditions affecting populations of color…

And that means frank discussions about reforms to existing institutions – educational, medical and economic – that we all rely on but don’t always have equal access to, discussions that should be taking place especially now — in times of crisis — when the need is most apparent.”