Race and the Coronavirus

ByMatt O'Donnell and Niki Hawkins WPVI logo
Monday, April 20, 2020
Watch April 17 Inside Story: Race and the Coronavirus
Host Matt O'Donnell and his panel of race experts take a deep dive into why African Americans are disproportionately affected by COVID-19.

In this week's 15-minute episode of Inside Story, host Matt O'Donnell takes a deeper dive into why African Americans are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, and the alarming death stats of the community.

This week's panel features a pair of experts on race in Dr. Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams, Dean of Diversity and Community Affairs at Cooper Medical School at Rowan University and Chad Dion Lassiter, Executive Director of the PA Human Relations Commission. The panel helps break down healthcare disparities by race and socioeconomic issues that exacerbate the issue.

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