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2020

Racial Disparities in Healthcare: Prevalence in Chicago During COVID Times

Author: Shubhashree Pani Program of Study: PSD Chemistry   Racial discrimination in the healthcare sector in the US has been on the spotlight since a while. In this podcast, we will explore how it translates to disparities during the pandemic situation in Chicago and worldwide and possible measures to tackle it. .   Transcript follows after Reference.   References:...
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2020

Beyond August 9th Downtown Looting: Mending Interracial Wounds

Author: Dwi Cahyo Ardianto Program of Study: Harris MPP   The Magnificent Mile Looting has its roots in the centuries of discrimination, but policies could help counteract its underlying problem. Transcript follows after references   References Music: Stefan Kartenberg. Little Jam. Retrieved from http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/61299 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8618423/Downtown-Chicago-reopens-cleanup-wake-widespread-looting-hundreds-overrun-Magnificent-Mile.html https://www.costar.com/article/2044913864/chicago-halts-construction-on-developments-in-business-district-after-looting https://new.finalcall.com/2020/08/12/a-police-shooting-targeting-of-a-tourism-mecca-increase-threats-stress-and-a-citys-sense-of-crisis/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/downtown-chicago-reopens-cleanup-wake-widespread-looting/story?id=72302970 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/us/shooting-chicago-looting.html https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/08/15/chicago-civil-unrest-and-inequality https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/us/george-floyd-video-funeral.html https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/08/19/riots-flare-in-manokwari-after-racist-attack-on-papuan-students-in-surabaya.html https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/08/20/jokowi-to-visit-papua-west-papua-after-riots.html Democracy Now. 2020. “No rights whatsoever”:...
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