Preface: Preface: Systemic Racism: The Common Thread
Part I: COVID-19, Racism, and the Legacy of Colonialism
Chapter 1: Racial Inequality and the Covid-19 Global Pandemic
Melvin E. Thomas
Chapter 2: 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
Chapter 3: Color-Blind Racial Discourse in Pandemic Times
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Chapter 4: Actual Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Mortality for the Non-Hispanic Black Population Compared to Non-Hispanic White Population in 35 US States and Their Association with Structural Racism
Michael Siegel, Isabella Critchfield-Jain, Matthew Boykin, and Alicia Owens
Chapter 5: COVID-19 Exposes Deep Racial Inequities and Vulnerability in the United States
Alana Dass
Chapter 6: The COVID-19 Crisis Among Native Americans in the United States
Loren Henderson
Chapter 7: Global Racial Capitalism and COVID-19
Johnny Eric Williams and David G. Embrick
Part II: COVID-19 and Selected U.S. Institutions
Chapter 8: Essential Yet Expendable: The Paradoxical Racialization of COVID-19
Jan-Martijn Meij and Diane L. Odeh
Chapter 9: 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
Chapter 10: 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
Chapter 11: 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
Chapter 12: Risks, Relationships, and ‘Rona: How Five Black Mothers Navigate the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sandra Barnes
Chapter 13: “Sister Space”: Clinical Insights From a Black Women’s Support Group During COVID-19
Haley Sparks
Chapter 14: “Black Lives Matter #saytheirnames”
Tiffany J. Grant
Chapter 15: “Conclusion: The Path Forward”
Loren Henderson, Melvin Thomas, and Hayward Derrick Horton
Epilogue: “The Pandemic Continues”
