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mucifer

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Mon Apr 6, 2020, 04:45 PM Apr 2020

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot's Call To Action Re Covid and The Black Community:

“This is a call to action moment for all of us,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said at a news conference Monday. “When we talk about equity and inclusion, they’re not just nice notions — they’re an imperative that we must embrace as a city”



African Americans, who make up 30% of Chicago’s population, make up 52% of COVID-19 cases citywide and 72% of deaths, Arwady said. For more Chicago COVID-19 statistics, go to chicago.gov/coronavirus.

Lightfoot noted that unequal access to health care in Chicago’s black and brown communities has persisted for decades. Some medical conditions including diabetes and heart disease also remain more prevalent among black adults in the U.S.

Lightfoot said Chicago can’t “erase decades of health disparities in a few days or a week.”“But we have to impress upon people in these communities that there are things that they can do, there are tools at their disposal that they can do to help themselves,” she said.


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Mayor Lightfoot's press conference:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571295603524329

https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/over-70-of-chicagos-covid-19-related-deaths-were-african-american-officials-say/
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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot's Call To Action Re Covid and The Black Community: (Original Post) mucifer Apr 2020 OP
K&R SheltieLover Apr 2020 #1
Mayor Lightfoot is wonderful. K&R for visibility. crickets Apr 2020 #2
she is very impressive Skittles Apr 2020 #3
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