In recent years, North Dakota’s Black population has grown rapidly, particularly fueled by immigrants from African countries. At the same time, the CRDT data show that the rate of COVID cases (per 100,000) for Black people in North Dakota is almost twice as high as for white people. This story will explore this disparity and the factors that lead one group to be more likely to experience the disease than another, from work opportunities and poverty to pre-existing health conditions. Moreover, North Dakora does not release death rates by race, so I would want to anecdotally explore whether Black people in North Dakota are also more likely to die of COVID than other groups.
Possible Sources:
- North Dakota Health Department
- North Dakota NAACP
- University of North Dakota Medical School
- Afro American Development Association
- Somali Community Development of North Dakota
- Sudanese Community of Fargo Moorhead
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