Joe Biden demands release full racial data on coronavirus' impact saying illness puts spotlight on 'structural racism'
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is joining a growing call for the release of comprehensive racial data on the coronavirus pandemic, which he says has put a spotlight on inequity and the impact of 'structural racism.'
Biden's Medium post on Thursday said he is joining Democratic congressional members Ayanna Pressley, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren and others who have also called for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies to release more data.
Biden said he wants data released on income, too, to better help allocate resources to communities in need.
Biden acknowledged this is an 'anxious, difficult time' for all Americans, but he noted the disparate impact on black Americans and Latinos, saying the virus can 'hit anyone, anywhere,' but it doesn't affect every 'community equally.'
'Unsurprisingly, it's also amplifying the structural racism that is built into so much of our daily lives, our institutions, our laws, and our communities,' Biden wrote. 'It's unconscionable, and it shouldn't be the case in the United States of America in the 21st Century.'
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