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Black Americans are bearing the brunt of coronavirus recession – this should come as no surprise

  • Written by William M. Rodgers III, Professor of Public Policy and Chief Economist, Rutgers University
Black Americans are bearing the brunt of coronavirus recession – this should come as no surpriseWhen the shuttered economy reopens, how many black Americans will be left out in the cold?http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Virus-Outbreak-Unemployment-Funds/390acd85a7b94a2a8cfddfdd414dacfa/1/0Mark Lennihan

As the COVID-19 pandemic worsened in April, many Americans were shocked by the extent that black Americans were being disproportionately...

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