“The fact that certain people are perplexed by the cynicism of people of color toward a Covid-19 vaccine betrays their ignorance of this country’s biological treatment of minorities. For years… we’ve learned that the health of poor people, especially Blacks, is not the priority.”
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Dec 19, 2020
In these crucial Covid times, widespread vaccination is crucial in ending the pandemic once and for all. But a sect of the melanated among us are apprehensive—and with good reason.
In “My Vaccine Paranoia Didn’t Begin With My Grandmother’s Death,” writer Bonsu Thompson gets personal about his family history and reflects on America’s past in pushing harmful products onto its citizens, who—surprise, surprise—oftentimes are Black. Before judging a vaccine skeptic, read Thompson’s piece in full here.
