Coronavirus deaths and those of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery have something in common: Racism
- Written by April Thames, Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
In Minneapolis, the memorial near the spot where George Floyd died while in police custody. Getty Images / Kerem YucelThe COVID-19 pandemic and the deaths of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery are two major catastrophes that shine a light on longstanding social inequities and injustices toward African Americans. Emerging research in the field of social...