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Covid-19 and the Black Working Class
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
20 Apr 2020
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“Social distancing is sometimes not an option for us,” said New York City activist Betty Davis at a Black is Back Coalition national teleconference. “When they close the schools, many working class people don’t have a partner, so they have to rely on extended family.” Coalition chairman Omali Yeshitela called Covid-19 “a colonial virus. Colonialism is when somebody else controls every aspect of your life,” including your ability to resist a pandemic.

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