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Racial inequality and COVID-19: Why things can’t go back to ‘normal’ after the coronavirus

Racial inequality and COVID-19: Why things can’t go back to ‘normal’ after the coronavirus

One day we will wake up to the news that there are no new cases of COVID-19. The British Prime Minister will take to the podium outside Number 10; he will announce an end to the lingering threat of new lockdowns and lift social distancing measures. This is the day we imagine, somewhere in our future, when life will seemingly go back to normal. But will we be happy with normal?

The pandemic within the pandemic: Why Black Lives Matter in the Body of Christ (COVID-19 blog no. 11)

The pandemic within the pandemic: Why Black Lives Matter in the Body of Christ (COVID-19 blog no. 11)

It is clear that racism is the pandemic within the pandemic, which was once held at the inarticulate level or the politically unconscious level for the most part, but has now come to the fore. The whole world is waking up to the reality of racism, and there is a renewed desire for anti-racist action.