Society & Culture
In this episode, we discuss the ways that racial minorities in America have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We also chat with Kaleem Shabazz, President of the NAACP Atlantic City, NJ branch and Councilman of Atlantic City's 3rd Ward as well as Dr. Maggie Delvalle, Nurse Anesthetist and Professor of Anesthesiology at Antillean University in Puerto Rico. Ricardo Philibert - https://twitter.com/ricardophilibrtVictor Logan - https://twitter.com/BeingTheVictorLinks:Covid Stats and Facts: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/health-equity/race-ethnicity.htmlCommunity Engagement of African Americans in the Era of COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/20_0255.htmGary Fowler: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-detroit-man-dead-turned-away-from-er/Detroit man with virus symptoms dies after 3 ERs: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-detroit-man-dead-turned-away-from-er/Black people — many of them immigrants — make up less than 2 percent of Maine’s population but almost a quarter of its coronavirus cases: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/18/im-scared/?arc404=trueBlack Mothers Keep Dying After Giving Birth: https://www.npr.org/2017/12/07/568948782/black-mothers-keep-dying-after-giving-birth-shalon-irvings-story-explains-whyCredits: Hosted by Ricardo P and Victor L Artwork by Alaina Philibert Music by The Logan Bros and Ricardo Philibert Production by Victor Logan Research by Ricardo Philibert and Victor Logan