Too many Americans live in ‘sacrifice zones.’ Let’s fix that.

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By Dieynabou BarrySep 4, 2020, 2:21 pm164 pts
Coronavirus transmission rates may be down in New York City, but in the Bronx, my community is still facing the effects of three pandemics: COVID-19, white supremacy, and climate injustice. My Black and Latinx neighbors are at least three times more likely to die than white New Yorkers, and those deaths are…

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