When COVID-19 first appeared, some said it was the great equalizer. But the facts quickly revealed a grim reality: COVID-19 disproportionately impacts Black, Indigenous, poor and racialized communities. Roberta K. Timothy, assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, joins us to talk about her global research project, Black Health Matters, and why racial justice is a public health matter.

Show notes: https://theconversation.com/black-health-matters-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-5-155950

Full transcript: https://theconversation.com/black-health-matters-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-5-transcript-156090

Black Health Matters survey:https://blackhealthmatterscovid19.ca

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