Debunking false arguments about COVID-19 racial disparities
Black Americans are dying at disproportionate rates from COVID-19. In Chicago, nearly 70% of deaths involve black individuals, who comprise only 30% of the population. At a closer look, these deaths were initially concentrated in just five neighborhoods on the city’s South Side. In Louisiana, 70% of deaths involve Blacks, who represent only 32% of the state’s population. As more data is …