Racial Disparities In Philadelphia Impacting Way Leaders Try To Flatten Coronavirus Curve

CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett reports.

AFRICAN AMERICANS MADE UP OF 2IT 1 IS% OF THE POPULATION INTHAT STUDY.AND TONIGHT, CORRESPONDENTBARNETT HAS A CLOSER LOOK ATHOY RACIAL DISPARITYS INPHILADELPHIA ARE IMPACKING THEWAY LEADERS TRY TO FLATTEN THECURVE.THEY WERE REAL SOCIALECONOMIC BARRIERS IN PLACESLIKE THIS IN NORMPHILADELPHIA.MORE THAN HALF THE PEOPLEDON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THEINTERNET AND MAJORITY OF THESEPEOPLE LIVE BE BELOW THE PARTYLINE.THEY'RE CREATING WAYS TO GETTHE WORD OUT..A NON PROFIT SERVING 7P0,000.WE'RE TRYING TO REACH OUTTO PEOPLE AND WE USE THEMANYWAY, BUT SOCIAL MEDIA ONALL PLATFORMS INCLUDING WAYSUPING R YOUNGER PEOPLE USE IT.COUNCILMAN DARRELL CLARKESAYS THERE'S MANY REASONSPEOPLE OF COLOR ARE BEARINGBRUNT OF COVID-19 YOU.LOOK AT THE STRUCTURALISSUES IN HEALTHCAREINQUALITYS AND LOWER MEDICALJOBS IT TEPDZ TO IMPACTINDIVIDUALS IN NEIGHBORHOODSOF COLOR A LOT MORE THAN IS TDOES IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS.AND PEOPLE OF COLOR SENDTEND TO BE ON THE FRONT LINESWITH JOB LEAVING THEM EXPOSED.WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS THATARE WORKING IN THESE JOBS ANDIN RETRAIL AND SUPER MARKETSAND STORES AROUND STILLALLOWED TO BE OPEN.THOSE PEOPLE HAVE TO DEAL WITHTHE PUBLIC ON A CONSISTENTBASIS RIGHT.THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO COME INCONTACT WITH SOMEBODY THAT MAYBE AFFECTED THAN OTHER PEOPLE.AND WE'RE ALSO TOLDGENERATIONAL MISTRUST OF THEGOVERNMENT MAY BE PLAYING AROLE OF WHY IT IT IS MOREDIFFICULT TO GET MESSAGES TOMINORITY GROUPS STEMMING FROMGENERATION TO FEELINGMARGINALIZEED AND THAT'S WHYYOU SEE PEOPLE LIKE RASHIDCALLING PEOPLE DIRECTLY ANDTOLLS US THE ELDERLY FOLKS