'I care about coronavirus and I know that it's a real threat, but racism is, to me to my family, the bigger threat right now and it has been for hundreds of years.'
Workers at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City took a knee outside to show support for the widespread George Floyd protests.In San Francisco, Dr. Maura Jones, a doctor at one of the city's largest hospitals located just 15 minutes from the Golden Gate bridge--the site of a massive protest, sees the effects of the pandemic.
"Indescribable," Jones said."I felt hopeful in knowing that so many people felt strongly about this issue to come out and have their voices heard in a pandemic no less."pandemic but feels the threat of racism to her family is greater. An ABC News investigation found that black people were arrested at a rate that was five times higher than white people in 2018, after accounting for the demographics of the cities and counties those police departments serve. The investigation also found that In 250 jurisdictions, black people were also 10 times more likely to be arrested than white people.
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