A Closer Look At WBEZ’s New COVID-19 Racial Disparities Series
A new project explores the factors behind the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Chicago’s Black and Latino communities.
By Stephanie Kim

A Closer Look At WBEZ’s New COVID-19 Racial Disparities Series
A new project explores the factors behind the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Chicago’s Black and Latino communities.
By Stephanie KimWBEZ spoke with the relatives of 50 Chicago COVID-19 victims to understand what’s driving the racial disparities in deaths and cases throughout the city and Illinois. Reset checks in with WBEZ’s Esther Yoon-Ji Kang for more on the series.
GUEST: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang, WBEZ race, class and communities reporter