In #COVID-19 resource allocation, colorblind is anything but

“The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth" - African proverb

What happens to a dream deferred? /… Maybe it sags / like a heavy load. / Or does it explode

Speaking of remembering people as they lived: my dude Brandon Caldwell wrote a perfect remembrance of George” Big" Floyd, the Screwed-Up Click and the southside of Houston that we grew up with. pitchfork.com/thepitch/remem…

The IDHEAL UCLA Antiracist Reading list includes works on Racism & Society, Racism & Medicine and Implicit Bias. #MedTwitter #SocialEM #HealthEquity

This is urgent and critical. #covid disproportionately affects communities of color, but we don’t even know how bad it actually is

Very honored that I was able to contribute to a USA TODAY article about 18-year-old black men in America—the same age Tamir Rice would have been this year. usatoday.com/in-depth/news/…

Tamir Rice would have turned 18 this year

Protest, pride, funk, classic R&B, a hint of Dilla. Outstanding new album from the incomparable anonymous trio #Sault

More evidence that official #covid death toll underestimates impact of the pandemic in US jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

My July 4th mood: npr.org/2020/07/03/884…

One day we’ll have earned fireworks, grilling with groups of friends and relaxing on the beach (all wearing a mask, of course). Not yet. And not for a while. latimes.com/california/sto…

Rolls off the tongue easier than "The NFL team in DC"

184 out of nearly 400 videos showed officers neither protecting, nor serving. projects.propublica.org/protest-police…

With a heavy heart

Have you seen patients come to the ER because their medications didn't arrive in the mail in time? I have. Mail delays hurt patients. #USPSmeds

We’ve only ever seen NBA players boycott a game ONCE. It was an exhibition game in 1961 and Bill Russell with a handful of other Celtics sat out in protest of racial injustice.. the fact we are still doing this 50 years later for the SAME THING should be incredibly telling.

Why is this legal? propublica.org/article/invest…

An important read for anyone interviewing residency applicants

Thankful for a talented team of coauthors! Kristina Cordasco, MD, MPH, MSHS themannyAC