Preface: Systemic racism: the common thread
Part I : COVID-19, racism, and the legacy of colonialism
Racial inequality and the COVID-19 global pandemic / Melvin E. Thomas
COVID-19 as white space: the collective perils of whiteness during the pandemic / David L. Brunsma, Letisha Engracia Cardoso Brown, Inaash Islam, Joong Won Kim, and Steve McGlamery
Color-blind racial discourse in pandemic times / Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Actual racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 mortality for the non-Hispanic Black population compared to non-Hispanic white population in 35 states and their association with structural racism / Michael Siegel, Isabella Critchfield-Jain, Matthew Boykin, and Alicia Owens
COVID-19 exposes deep racial inequities and vulnerability in the United States / Alana Dass
The COVID-19 crisis among Native Americans in the United States / Loren Henderson
Global racial capitalism and COVID-19 / Johnny Eric Williams and David G. Embrick
Part II : COVID-19 and selected U.S. institutions
Essential yet expendable: the paradoxical racialization of COVID-19 / Jan-Martijn Meij and Diane L. Odeh
Introducing the strategic health and economic emergency management plan for vulnerable populations: how to protect Black health and Black wealth in the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond / Lori Latrice Martin
The value of incarcerated Black lives during the COVID-19 pandemic: an exploration of healthcare disparities of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated populations / Britany J. Gatewood, Ebony Russ, Yanesia Norris, and A. Cayce
The impact of COVID-19 on Black Americans employed in the service sector / Anita Fernander and Lovoria Williams
Part III : Personal experiences with COVID-19
Risks, relationships, and 'rona: how five Black mothers navigate the COVID-19 pandemic / Sandra Barnes
"Sister space": clinical insights from a Black women's support group during COVID-19 / Haley Sparks
Black lives matter #saytheirnames / Tiffany J. Grant
Conclusion: the path forward / Loren Henderson, Melvin Thomas, and Hayward Derrick Horton
Epilogue: The pandemic continues.
