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Six feet apart or six feet under: The impact of COVID-19 on the Black community.

Authors :
Moore, Sharon E.
Jones-Eversley, Sharon D.
Tolliver, Willie F.
Wilson, Betty L.
Jones, Christopher A.
Source :
Death Studies. 2022, Vol. 46 Issue 4, p891-901. 11p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

To date, 110,000+ people in the United States have died from the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, the authors will discuss COVID-19 relative to Black people and their overrepresentation among those who are infected and died from the disease. Their dying, death, and grief experiences are explored through a cultural and spiritual lens. The physical distancing, social isolation, misinformation, and restrictive burials and cremations now elicited by this unprecedented pandemic have had diminished familial, cultural, emotional, and economic impacts on the Black community. Implications for public health and Black peoples' involvement in the political process are also addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
07481187
Volume :
46
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Death Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
155952513
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2020.1785053