By Rasheed Shabazz Posted June 15, 2020 2:32 pm
Latinos nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Alameda County.
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Tagged African Americans , Alameda County , Alameda County Public Health Department , Cat Brooks , Coronavirus , covid , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Racial Disparities , COVID-19 testing , face coverings , oakland , Pacific Islanders , police brutality , Racial inequality
By Rasheed Shabazz Posted May 4, 2020 1:41 pm
Oakland surpassed 500 coronavirus cases; workers rally by car on May Day, officials tell residents to "Give the Lake a Break."
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Tagged Alameda County , Alameda County Public Health Department , COVID-19 , International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10 , Justice for Oscar Grant , Lake Merritt , Loren Taylor , Miles Armstead , Nikki Fortunato Bas , oakland , Oakland Slow Streets , Port of Oakland , Racial inequality , San Leandro Police , Steven Taylor
By Rasheed Shabazz Posted April 23, 2020 10:07 pm
COVID-19 appears to be concentrated in some of the Oakland's lower-income communities of color. Many people lack access to testing.
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Tagged Alameda County Public Health Department , City of Oakland , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , COVID-19 testing , east oakland , Excell Health Care Center , health , public health , Racial inequality
By Rasheed Shabazz Posted April 8, 2020 9:00 am
Alameda County must collect and publish race/ethnicity demographic and city-level COVID-19 data, otherwise, it will be impossible to direct resources to flatten the curve or address inequities in access to testing, future treatment, and ultimately,[Read more]