“I don’t want to say my White doctor co-workers are racist or don’t want the best for all patients. But I did notice things sometimes, and would have to gently remind a doctor about a Black patient [left] in the hallway for far too long.”

In 2020, virtually anywhere you looked, racism was nearby. Even beyond the rampant cases of police brutality, there were also racial disparities in frequency of Covid-19 cases and level of treatment. In

Aliya S. King

’s reported feature, “A Year of Darkness for Black Doctors and Nurses Fighting to Save Covid Patients,” a doctor anonymously shared his experience of being on the front lines in the quote above. Read King’s story in full to learn more about the battle to treat coronavirus—straight from the voices of various Black health care workers.

A Year of Darkness For Black Doctors and Nurses Fighting to Save Covid Patients