We revisit the subject of Covid and racial inequities.
Tag: Black People
Monkeypox Appears to Recede, but Risks and Uncertainties Linger
Scientists do not yet know how well the vaccine and the drug used to treat the infection are working. Two new trials will provide answers.
E.P.A. Will Make Racial Equality a Bigger Factor in Environmental Rules
The agency is creating an office of environmental justice to address the disproportionate harm that climate change has caused in low-income areas and communities of color.
Mexico Has Tequila. Peru, Pisco. In Colombia, a Push for Viche, Now Legal.
Invented by formerly enslaved people, viche, a cane sugar liquor, was long banned, a sort of Colombian moonshine. Now, it’s a symbol of the country’s often ignored Afro-Colombian culture.
At 75, the Father of Environmental Justice Meets the Moment
The White House has pledged $60 billion to a cause Robert Bullard has championed since the late seventies. He wants guarantees that the money will end up in the right hands.
US Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Setback
The decline during the pandemic is the sharpest in nearly 100 years, hitting Native American and Alaska Native communities particularly hard.
Why Experts Want to Rename Monkeypox
Public health researchers say the term evokes racist stereotypes, reinforces offensive tropes about Africa and abets stigmatization that can prevent people from seeking care.
Colombia’s First Black Vice President Spotlights Afro-Caribbean Fashion
The wardrobe of Francia Márquez, Colombia’s first Black vice president, is the creation of a young designer at the center of an Afro-Colombian fashion explosion.
Migrants in Morocco Are Sentenced in Attempt to Cross Into Spanish Enclave
Thirty-three men, part of a larger group, were given 11 months in prison after a deadly border-crossing effort.
Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
A historian marks the 200th birthday of a fearless conductor of the Underground Railroad with a visit to her birthplace, only to learn how climate change is washing away memories of “the ultimate outdoors woman.”