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Public Housing Neglect Creates Lethal Trap
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
20 Apr 2020
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“You have these areas that are not clean and, on top of that, you have folks that don’t have access to health care because of racism and capitalism,” said Philip McHarris, a Yale University doctoral student active in public housing. McHarris wrote an article for Essencetitled, “Public Housing Residents May Be Some Of The Hardest Hit by the COVID-19 Outbreak.”

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