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  • Collection: The Impact of Covid-19 on Low-Income, Urban Communities

BB_Peek.mp3
This is an interview with Dr. Monica Peek, an associate professor of the University of Chicago Medicine that was studying racial health disparities even before the covid-19 outbreak. In the interview Dr. Peek states that racial minorities in Chicago…

Black Lives Matter does not condone the looting — and other questions, answered. - Chicago Tribune.pdf
This article discusses the BLM Movement in Chicago. The director of the Chicago chapter, Amika Tendaji, talks about how the pandemic has hit black communities in Chicago hard, and mentions that these communities are in need of resources.

Microsoft Word - Cities Report_090920_FINAL.docx.pdf
This is part of a five-part polling series which took place from July to August 2020. It was conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and examines the most serious problems in four major…

Covid-19 School Outbreaks in Illinois; December 8 2020.png
Map of School Outbreaks By County. Darker Blue areas indicates greater numbers of outbreaks in comparison to other counties. Of the 13 outbreaks in Illinois, on data from December 4 2020, 5 are from Cook County.

RERRTUpdate.pdf
This is a press release from the Mayor of Chicago which comments on RERT, Rapid Equity Rapid Response Team, which aims to address the disproportionate impact of covid-19 on African-American communities and how it plans to do this in Chicago.

Coronavirus pandemic has hit these people hard financially - Chicago Sun-Times.pdf
Article from the Chicago Sun Times in which people, who work in or near Chicago, give insight on how the pandemic has affected them financially.

Cook County Jail Coronavirus Outbreak Personal Stories _ WBEZ Chicago.pdf
Descriptions of the how authorities responded to the covid-19 pandemic by correctional officers, health care staff, and inmates at Cook County Jail.

Race and Ethnicity Percent Positivity Covid-19 in Illinois.png
A graph of the percentage of positive covid-19 tests by race and ethnicity from Feb. 27 2020 to Nov. 11 2020 in Illinois.

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These are a number of screenshots of tweets from the Chicago chapter's BLM twitter account. The tweets criticize Mayor Lori Lightfoot, list demands for the city of Chicago, and talk about the disproportionate impact of covid-19 in prison.

Covid cases; Illinois, December 8 2020.png
A map of covid-19 cases by zip code in Illinois. Darker blue areas means a higher number of cases in comparison to other areas in Illinois. As seen in the map, the Chicago area has higher proportions of covid cases in comparison to other areas of…
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