Openings may put black workers at disproportionate COVID-19 risk

African Americans have been hit disproportionately by COVID-19, a trend likely to continue or even rise as states begin to reopen for business.

Black Americans are more likely than their white counterparts to work in the service industries that have been shuttered for the past several weeks, and they are also more likely to suffer from some health conditions that make people vulnerable to the novel coronavirus.

Advocates say black workers may also feel they have little choice but to return to work given their economic situations. Continue reading.