On the recordJune 21, 2021
We saw early on in the pandemic that our African Americans residents were not only being affected with COVID-19 but dying from COVID-19 in vastly greater numbers than their white counterparts.
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congress.govMuriel Bowser: “We saw early on in the pandemic that our African Americans residents were not only being affected with COVID-19 but…”
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Mayor Bowser discusses the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on African American residents in D.C.
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