Tonight, a growing push across the country to declare racism a public health crisis.
TONIGHT, THERE'S A GROWINGPUSH ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODECLARE RACISM A PUBLIC HEALCRISIS SEVERAL STATES ANDCITIES HAVE EITHER PASSEDARE CONSIDERING PASSINGRESOLUTIONS TO ADDRESSSYSTEMIC RACISM.
THAT INCLUDESBALTIMORE.
WMA━2 NEWS RAYSTRICKLAND TAKES A LOOK AT HOWTHE ISSUES PLAGUING OURCOUNTRY RIGHT NOW, MAY LEAD TOCHANGE.20:50“There are racialdisparities across everymetric of health andthroughout the united statesthe currency if inequality isyears of life Former Baltimorecity Health Commissioner Dr.Leana Wen testified before acongressional subcommitteeThursday as she called oncongress to address racialdisparities that are now inthe spotlight because of thecoronavirus.“20:42 Childrenborn today can expect to live20 years more or lessdepending on where they areborn and the color of theirskin.
24:3“There needs to berecognition to the fact thatracism is a public healthissue and indeed a publichealth crisis in and of itselfThe pandemic along withnationwide protests demandingfor police reform after thedeath of George Floyd hasbrought inequalities andsystemic racism to theforefront.
A number of statesand cities across the countryare now declaring racism apublic health issue...mostrecently being Wisconsin andCleveland, OHIO 14 31 54“lackof opportunities for black andbrown people, housingopportunities all that ishappening in Baltimore.
Itaint just happened.
Ithappening” Baltimore passed aresolution back in April doingthe same and the author ofthat measure, CouncilmanRobert Stokes is hoping tomake it law.
14 35 18“If youlook around at neighborhoodsit look like two differentcities”“The systemic racismstarted in housing you look atneighborhoods and now youdonhouses.
Thatsystemic racism so we got tohave a national conversationto talk about this”Councilman Stokes says hewants to create a commissionto develop a strategy toaddress disparities He saysitbefore itburner.
14 32 34“if we dondo that we are still going tohave underlying issues in thiscity where people aremurdering each other, becausethey are in survival mode,they got to eat and take careof the basic needs to takecare of their household.
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