'This virus can hit anyone, anywhere—regardless of race, economic status, or access to power,' Biden wrote. 'But it doesn't impact every community equally.'
, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden blamed structural racism for the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the black community.
"This pandemic is shining a light on so many inequities in our society—the lack of paid sick leave for workers, the need for stronger unemployment insurance, the necessity for a livable minimum wage," Biden wrote."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.
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