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COVID-19 is exacerbating Detroit's poverty and inequality

How COVID-19 is exacerbating Detroit's poverty and racial inequality

04/13/2020

PBS News Hour

COVID-19 is exacerbating Detroit's poverty and inequality

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How COVID-19 is exacerbating Detroit's poverty and racial inequality

Low-income Americans are bearing the brunt of COVID-19. Detroit, a city already facing steep economic and racial inequalities, has emerged as a virus hot spot. John Yang reports and talks to the United Way for Southeastern Michigan's Darienne Hudson about families struggling to fulfill their basic needs and access vital information about the pandemic, as well as how nonprofits are being affected.

04/13/2020

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