Public health messages are meant for an audience of 330 million people and the mainstream media crafts its messages for a White, upper-middle-class (I could go on) audience, which means that those of us whose identities society marginalizes may not receive the information we need to take care of ourselves. Here, an article I wrote for the racial and social justice site Colorlines about the risk COVID-19 poses to communities of color, and particularly Black Americans, that isn’t being covered in the media.
Click here to better understand these risks and what you can do about them: Ring the Alarm: COVID-19 Presents Grave Danger to Communities of Color: How to protect yourself and the ones you love.