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"The disparities are built into a housing system shaped by the longstanding effects of slavery and Jim Crow-era laws."
This is environmental racism at work, and why we need an urgent transition to a #CleanRide4Kids. Black children deserve to breathe clean air.
"Across America, nearly 4 in 10 Black children live in areas with poor environmental and health conditions compared to 1 in 10 white children. Black children died from asthma at a rate nearly eight times that of white children in 2020."
Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live
This story is part two of an AP series examining the health disparities experienced by Black Americans across a lifetime.
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