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On the Record, June 20: Dealing with COVID-19 and racial protests

Following the death of George Floyd, it is clear not only are we suffering a medical pandemic, we're also in the midst of a pandemic of racism. There's no vaccine or cure for COVID-19 yet that's not the case for racism. Our guests are Dr. Valerie Cooper, Associate Professor of Religion and Society and Black Church Studies at the Divinity School of Duke University, and Timothy Tyson, author of books such as "Blood Done Sign My Name," "The Blood of Emmit Till" and others.
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Following the death of George Floyd, it is clear not only are we suffering a medical pandemic, we're also in the midst of a pandemic of racism. There's no vaccine or cure for COVID-19 yet that's not the case for racism. Our guests are Dr. Valerie Cooper, Associate Professor of Religion and Society and Black Church Studies at the Divinity School of Duke University, and Timothy Tyson, author of books such as "Blood Done Sign My Name," "The Blood of Emmit Till" and others.

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Posted 2020-06-20T19:55:00-0400 - Updated 2020-06-20T19:55:00-0400