In this episode we give our take on the rapidly growing information about racial disparities in the face of the current pandemic.
 Some resources:

1. Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate. https://www.propublica.org/article/early-data-shows-african-americans-have-contracted-and-died-of-coronavirus-at-an-alarming-rate
2. COVID-19 is hitting black and poor communities the hardest, underscoring fault lines in access and care for those on margins https://theconversation.com/covid-19-is-hitting-black-and-poor-communities-the-hardest-underscoring-fault-lines-in-access-and-care-for-those-on-margins-135615
3. Covid-19 Is Becoming the Disease That Divides Us: By Race, Class and Age https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-21/covid-19-divides-u-s-society-by-race-class-and-age
4. Trump Says China Could’ve ‘Stopped’ Virus Now Roiling U.S. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/trump-says-coronavirus-could-have-been-stopped-in-china
5. In Scramble for Coronavirus Supplies, Rich Countries Push Poor Aside https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/world/coronavirus-equipment-rich-poor.html
6. As Coronavirus Cases Rise, Navajo Nation Tries To Get Ahead Of Pandemic https://www.npr.org/2020/04/04/826780041/as-coronavirus-cases-rise-navajo-nation-tries-to-get-ahead-of-pandemic
7. How Is The Coronavirus Affecting Black Americans? https://www.npr.org/2020/04/08/829575332/how-is-the-coronavirus-affecting-black-americans
8. Misinformation, Distrust May Contribute To Black Americans' COVID-19 Deaths https://www.npr.org/2020/04/10/831480462/misinformation-distrust-may-contribute-to-black-americans-covid-19-deaths
9. U.S. Surgeon General: People Of Color 'Socially Predisposed' To Coronavirus Exposure https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/10/832026070/u-s-surgeon-general-people-of-color-socially-predisposed-to-coronavirus-exposure
10. Coronavirus: Death Toll Racial Disparities https://the1a.org/segments/coronavirus-death-toll-racial-disparities/
11. Racism in the time of COVID-19 https://iaphs.org/racism-in-the-time-of-covid-19/
12. Fang, L., Karakiulakis, G., & Roth, M. (2020). Are patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus at increased risk for COVID-19 infection? The Lancet. Respiratory Medicine, 8, e21.

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​In this episode we continue our discussion with the sociologist, David Embrick. Here, we talk first about white public space including academia and anthropology as well as museums, where Dr. Embrick has looked at this issue. Next we talk about reverse racism as illustrated by Dr. Embrick’s work on the imbalance of racial slurs.
Some Resources:
Embrick, D. G., & Henricks, K. (2013). Discursive colorlines at work: How epithets and stereotypes are racially unequal. Symbolic Interaction, 36(2), 197-215.
Embrick, David G., Simón Weffer, and Silvia Dómínguez. (2019). White sanctuaries: race and place in art museums. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 39(11/12), 995-1009.
Feagin, J. (2013). Systemic racism: A theory of oppression. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Zuberi, T., & Bonilla-Silva, E. (2008). White logic, white methods: Racism and methodology. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.