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COVID-19 is deadlier for black Brazilians, a legacy of structural racism that dates back to slavery

  • Written by Kia Lilly Caldwell, Professor, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
COVID-19 is deadlier for black Brazilians, a legacy of structural racism that dates back to slaveryProtesters in São Paulo declare 'Black Lives Matter' at a June 7 protest spurred by both U.S. anti-racist protests and the coronavirus's heavy toll on black Brazilians. Marcello Zambrana/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The United States and Brazil have much in common when it comes to the coronavirus.

Both are among the world’s hardest-h...

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