Although numbers are still being tallied, one thing is clear, in states like New York, Louisiana, and Illinois, among others, the black community has suffered significantly in the wake of COVID-19.
Christian Headlines recently assembled a group of Black Community experts to discuss the matter.
Sitting together in a room at least six feet apart from each other, BJ Thompson from BuildABetterUs.com, Pastor Emory Berry of Greenforest Community Baptist Church, Neonatal doctor at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, Dr. George Buggs and Terrence Albritton, a financial advisor, came together to speak about the effects the coronavirus is having on the black community through the lens of their shared faith in Jesus.
Many people may know how the virus came to America, but for some, it may be surprising to see how African Americans are being affected disproportionately.
“We knew from watching the cases in China and Italy that pre-existing conditions like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, lung diseases, and smoking cigarettes makes the mortality rate much higher and unfortunately the black community struggles with some of these issues to a larger degree,” Dr. Buggs shared.
While all of the men in the room understood what Dr. Buggs was saying, they also agreed that it doesn’t have to be this way.
“In a lot of ways, [the higher mortality rates among the black community] is something that…
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