The City of Chicago has been deeply affected by environmental injustice, and we know that, in Chicago, African Americans account for 60 percent of the city's COVID-19-related deaths.
Janice Schakowsky: “The City of Chicago has been deeply affected by environmental injustice, and we know that, in Chicago, African Americans…”
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Chicago's African American community faces severe impacts from environmental injustice and COVID-19.
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