Political Rewind: Fault Lines Of Unequal Access Revealed

Caption

A person wearing a mask rolls down the window to ask about a COVID-19 testing site on Georgia Tech's campus, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Atlanta. / AP

Wednesday on Political Rewind, the pandemic reveals fault lines of unequal access in our society. Health care and community leaders are highlighting a disproportionate impact of the public health crisis on black and African American communities.

We look at the contributing factors in Georgia and across the country.

Panelists:

Dr. Anastasia Brown Alvarado – Specialist of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Dr. Sandra Ford – DeKalb County Board of Health, District Health Director

Dr. Andra Gillespie – Professor of Political Science, Emory University

Mike Thurmond – DeKalb County CEO