Who Comes Next? Five Perspectives

 People Are Dying.  Whom Do We Save First With The Vaccine?  by Emily Bazelon.  The New York Times.  December 24, 2020.  

Mistrust Of Vaccines Runs Deep In African-American Communities Creating Challenges For Coronavirus Clinical Trial

"I Won't Be Used As A Guinea Pig For White People" by Jan Hoffman.  The New York Times.  October 7, 2020,   

Data Gaps In Georgia In Coronavirus Cases: Race, Ethnicity

As Coronavirus Cases Climb In Georgia, Data About Race, Ethnicity Lag by J. Scott Trubey.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  July 7, 2020.

Black Organizations Call For Meeting With Kemp On Coronavirus Response

Black Organizations Call For Meeting With Kemp On Coronavirus Response by Ernie Suggs.  AJC.  May 7, 2020.

CDC Study Illustrates The Heavy Toll On African Americans Among Georgia Victims Of Coronavirus

As Georgia Reopens, Virus Study Shows Black Residents May Bear Brunt David Waldstein.  The New York Times.  April 30, 2020

Coronavirus Claims Victim In Georgia Meat Plant

Poultry Worker's Death Highlights Spread Of Coronavirus In Meat Plants by Miriam Jordan And Caitlin Dickerson.  The New York Times.  April 9, 2020.

Racial Bias Still Affects Many Aspects Of Health Care; Lack Of Trust Is Key

Race And Medicine:  The Harm That Comes From Mistrust by Austin Frakt.  The New York Times.  January 13, 2020.

Less Differentiation In Other-Race Facial Features Occurs In The Earliest Cognitive Processes

'You All Look Alike To Me' Is Hard-Wired In US, Research Finds.  University of California-Riverside/Science Daily.  July 8, 2019. 

Smoking At All-Time Low; Benefits Not Shared Equally

Smoking Is At A Record Low In The U.S., But The Benefits Aren't Shared Equally by Karen Kaplan.  Los Angeles Times.  January 7, 2019. 

Death Rates Narrowing Between Blacks And Whites

Black Americans Are Living Longer, C.D.C. Reports by Gina Kolata.  New York Times.  May 2, 2017.

What Does A Doctor Look Like?

Young Black Doctor Says Delta Attendant Refused Her Help by Associated Press/Washington Post.  October 14, 2016

Maternal Deaths In Texas Have Doubled Over Two Years. Why Are Black Women Suffering?

Experts Search For Explanation As Two Reports Signal Maternity Crisis In Texas  by Molly Redden.  The Guardian.  August 27 2016.

Diversity In Genomic Research Need For Accurate Diagnosis

Genetic Insights About Health Risks Limited By Lack Of Diversity, Study Finds by Ahzi Yun Tan.  Kaiser Health News.  August 17, 2016

Smallest Gap In Life Expectancy Between Races In History

Black Americans See Gains In Life Expectancy by Sabrina Tavernise.  The New York Times.  May 8, 2016

Alabama Outbreak Of Tuberculosis Fueled By Distrust Of Medicine

In Rural Alabama, A Longtime Mistrust Of Medicine Fuels A Tuberculosis Outbreak by Alan Blinder.  The New York Times.  January 17, 2016. 

Unemployed And Minorities Spend More Time Traveling And Waiting For Care

Race And Employment Tied To U.S. Clinic Wait Times by Kathryn Doyle.  Reuters/Yahoo News.  October 5, 2015. 

Suicide Rate For Black Boys Doubled Over Last Two Decades; Rate For White Children Dropped

Suicide Rates Among Young Black Boys On The Rise by Carina Storrs.  CNN.  May 19, 2015. 

Case Of Georgia Teen Illustrates Issues Involved In Transplants

Anthony Stokes, Dying Georgia Teen, Denied Heart Transplant Due To Low Grades, Legal Troubles, Family Says.  Huffingtonpost.com.  August 13, 2013.

Update---Family:  Teen Placed On Heart Transplant Waiting List.  myfoxatlanta.com.  August 13, 2013.

(1) The number of organ transplants performed on Black Americans in 2012 was _______ percent of those waiting for transplants.  The comparable number for whites was _______ percent.

(2)  In Georgia, residents are allowed to seal or expunge their ________________.

(3)  Some others point to larger pattern of ____________ about young black mean as the reason ______________________.