Deadlier Than a Pandemic
A new study shows that Black people die at a higher rate in a normal year than the rate of white people dying from the pandemic this year. In this interview, the author of the research explains its significance.
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field is a demographer specializing in mortality, racial inequality, and historical infectious disease. She is an Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department and the Minnesota Population Center at the University of Minnesota.
A new study shows that Black people die at a higher rate in a normal year than the rate of white people dying from the pandemic this year. In this interview, the author of the research explains its significance.