Disparities on African Americans Amid Global Calamity

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ID8250515
AuthorsLatocia Keyes (0000-0002-7882-649X, Tarleton State University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume7
Issue2
Pages136-144
Publication date2023-11-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2474-8684 • E-ISSN: 2474-8692
PublisherSpringer Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1891/usw-2021-0002
OpenAlexW4388142024
LanguageEN
References cited16

Coronavirus has struck the entire world, and its effects are tragic for all. At the same time, coronavirus outbreaks in the United States for Blacks are more widespread. Tens of thousands of African Americans have lost lives, while uncertainty is abundant throughout the pandemic. The number of casualties from this crisis continues to rise for African Americans and is disproportionate in comparison to other ethnic and racial groups. There is a historical and contemporary epoch for African Americans linked to the existing state of coronavirus in this population. Critical race theory is utilized in the narrative and shows how the injustice of racism transformed the disparate health experiences in African Americans’ coronavirus cases. Racism should be examined as a basic serious account for determinants of health that necessitate multiple manifestations of disparities. Social workers’ responses to intertwined racism and health are indicated regarding the phenomena of coronavirus on this population

Coronavirus · Criminology · Development economics · Disease · Ethnic group · Health care · Health equity · Injustice · Narrative · Pandemic · Political science · Population · Racism · Sociology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender Studies · History · Law · Medicine · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

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