BL ST 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Historical Fiction, Coronavirus, Global Health
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Why you should stop joking that black people are immune to. Black people aren"t immune and shouldn"t be treated like labor to. Africa doesn"t have many reported cases = black people viewed as. Systemic not physical issues global health pandemic not an. Must remember women as we tell the story of covid-19; they deserve. Black, indigenous women, latinas are at high risk for diseases bc treatment they lack access to health care & are often refused resources by the state. The economic impact of covid-19 will hit minorities the hardest. Women have built community during this virus. Only 1/3 of workforce can work remotely women. On underground" and the centuries-old fight for reproductive justice. 1857: complexities of womanhood and motherhood for enslaved. Macon 7: group of enslaved women, men, children. Regulate of bodies, labor, sexuality, reproduction thru slavery. Women forced to give birth to babies who would then become free. Historical fiction but stories of intimate partner violence, drug abuse,
