40% of coronavirus deaths in Michigan are occurring in the black populations, which makes up just 14% of the state’s total population. Raven Odom of the Grand Rapids African American Health Institute joins Elyse to discuss how this startling data on the health disparities during coronavirus is evident of deep inequities and what we can do as a community to support better outcomes for marginalized populations. 

Links: A City Within a City by Todd E Robinson -https://bit.ly/3eN5Noc
The Black Plague by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor-https://bit.ly/2S6ess4
Grand Rapids African American Health Institute -https://bit.ly/3bwNMbL