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- Collection: The Impact of Covid-19 on Low-Income, Urban Communities
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Covid-19 in Chicago as it Relates to Race, Household Income, and Environmental Racism
This article from the Red Line Project gives statistics which indicate that minority groups make up a majority of covid cases in Chicago, states that there is a relationship between high cases of covid-19 and lower income communities, and discusses…
UChicago News Interview With Dr. Monica Peek; Discussion of Covid-19 and Racial Disparities
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…
The Black Lives Matter Movement in Chicago
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.
Press Release From Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on the City's Racial Equity Rapid Response Team (RERT)
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.
Multiple Screenshots From the Chicago Chapter's Black Lives Matter Twitter Account
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.
Economic Impact that Covid-19 Has had on Households in The Chicago Area and Illinois
This is an article from the Chicago Tribune that illustrates the way household finances in the Chicago Area and Illinois have been affected by the pandemic. The article does this by using five charts which illustrate such aspects as what percentage…
Personal Perspectives of People Who Work In or Near Chicago and How They Have Been Financially Impacted by the Covid-19 Pandemic
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.
Firsthand Accounts from People of Diverse Backgrounds in Chicago on How the Covid-19 Pandemic Impacted Their Lives
These stories are part of a digital series in which a number of people from Chicago talk about the ways that their lives have changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. These people all have very diverse backgrounds. This document gives a…
Survey on How Households in Chicago were Impacted by The Coronavirus Pandemic in Terms of Employment, Healthcare, Housing, Transportation, and more
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…
Essential Worker's in Chicago's Black and Brown Neighborhoods
This Block Club Chicago article has insight on how essential workers in Chicago's black and brown neighborhoods feel about having to take public transportation to work.