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Systemic Sickness
An archival photo of a Black hospital with nurses attending to child patients.

Systemic Sickness

Over the past two decades, Black Americans have continued to suffer a higher mortality rate when compared to whites. Some suggest these health disparities stem from genetics and personal choices. But, as this series shows, behind many of the most pressing problems are federal, state and local government policies that have protected the interests of business and the powerful over the well-being of Black residents.

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A multimedia reporting project that explores the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police shooting in the same rural Missouri community — two Black men killed by a public health threat of their time.

Credits

Reporters

Fred Clasen-Kelly
Renuka Rayasam
Lauren Sausser
Andy Miller
Arthur Allen

Producers

Lydia Zuraw
Lynne Shallcross
Oona Tempest

Editors

Sabriya Rice
Alex Wayne
Kelly Johnson
Terry Byrne
Gabe Brison-Trezise

Social and Engagement

Hannah Norman