Melvin E. Thomas is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Carolina State University. He is a past president of the Association of Black Sociologists and is currently coeditor of the journal Issues in Race and Society. Loren Henderson is an associate professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Hayward Derrick Horton is a professor of sociology at the University at Albany, SUNY and is currently coeditor of the journal Issues in Race and Society.

• Preface: Preface: Systemic Racism: The Common Thread    Part I: COVID-19, Racism, and the Legacy of Colonialism    Chapter 1: Racial Inequality and the Covid-19 Global Pandemic   Melvin E. Thomas    Chapter 2: COVID-19 as White Space: The Collective Perils of Whiteness During the Pandemic   David L. Brunsma, Letisha Engracia Cardoso Brown, Inaash Islam, Joong Won Kim, and Steve McGlamery    Chapter 3: Color-Blind Racial Discourse in Pandemic Times  Eduardo Bonilla-Silva    Chapter 4: Actual Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Mortality for the Non-Hispanic Black Population Compared to Non-Hispanic White Population in 35 US States and Their Association with Structural Racism  Michael Siegel, Isabella Critchfield-Jain, Matthew Boykin, and Alicia Owens    Chapter 5: COVID-19 Exposes Deep Racial Inequities and Vulnerability in the United States  Alana Dass    Chapter 6: The COVID-19 Crisis Among Native Americans in the United States  Loren Henderson    Chapter 7: Global Racial Capitalism and COVID-19  Johnny Eric Williams and David G. Embrick      Part II: COVID-19 and Selected U.S. Institutions      Chapter 8: Essential Yet Expendable: The Paradoxical Racialization of COVID-19  Jan-Martijn Meij and Diane L. Odeh    Chapter 9: Introducing the Strategic Health and Economic Emergency Management Plan for Vulnerable Populations: How to Protect Black Health and Black Wealth in the U.S. Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond  Lori Latrice Martin    Chapter 10: The Value of Incarcerated Black Lives during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploration of Healthcare Disparities of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Populations  Britany J. Gatewood, Ebony Russ, Yanesia Norris, and A. Cayce    Chapter 11: The Impact of COVID-19 on Black Americans Employed in the Service Sector  Anita Fernander and Lovoria Williams    Part III: Personal Experiences With COVID-19    Chapter 12: Risks, Relationships, and ‘Rona: How Five Black Mothers Navigate the COVID-19 Pandemic  Sandra Barnes    Chapter 13: “Sister Space”: Clinical Insights From a Black Women’s Support Group During COVID-19  Haley Sparks    Chapter 14: “Black Lives Matter #saytheirnames”  Tiffany J. Grant    Chapter 15: “Conclusion: The Path Forward”  Loren Henderson, Melvin Thomas, and Hayward Derrick Horton    Epilogue: “The Pandemic Continues”

Melvin E. Thomas is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Carolina State University. He is a past president of the Association of Black Sociologists and is currently coeditor of the journal Issues in Race and Society. Loren Henderson is an associate professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Hayward Derrick Horton is a professor of sociology at the University at Albany, SUNY and is currently coeditor of the journal Issues in Race and Society.

• Preface: Preface: Systemic Racism: The Common Thread    Part I: COVID-19, Racism, and the Legacy of Colonialism    Chapter 1: Racial Inequality and the Covid-19 Global Pandemic   Melvin E. Thomas    Chapter 2: COVID-19 as White Space: The Collective Perils of Whiteness During the Pandemic   David L. Brunsma, Letisha Engracia Cardoso Brown, Inaash Islam, Joong Won Kim, and Steve McGlamery    Chapter 3: Color-Blind Racial Discourse in Pandemic Times  Eduardo Bonilla-Silva    Chapter 4: Actual Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Mortality for the Non-Hispanic Black Population Compared to Non-Hispanic White Population in 35 US States and Their Association with Structural Racism  Michael Siegel, Isabella Critchfield-Jain, Matthew Boykin, and Alicia Owens    Chapter 5: COVID-19 Exposes Deep Racial Inequities and Vulnerability in the United States  Alana Dass    Chapter 6: The COVID-19 Crisis Among Native Americans in the United States  Loren Henderson    Chapter 7: Global Racial Capitalism and COVID-19  Johnny Eric Williams and David G. Embrick      Part II: COVID-19 and Selected U.S. Institutions      Chapter 8: Essential Yet Expendable: The Paradoxical Racialization of COVID-19  Jan-Martijn Meij and Diane L. Odeh    Chapter 9: Introducing the Strategic Health and Economic Emergency Management Plan for Vulnerable Populations: How to Protect Black Health and Black Wealth in the U.S. Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond  Lori Latrice Martin    Chapter 10: The Value of Incarcerated Black Lives during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploration of Healthcare Disparities of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Populations  Britany J. Gatewood, Ebony Russ, Yanesia Norris, and A. Cayce    Chapter 11: The Impact of COVID-19 on Black Americans Employed in the Service Sector  Anita Fernander and Lovoria Williams    Part III: Personal Experiences With COVID-19    Chapter 12: Risks, Relationships, and ‘Rona: How Five Black Mothers Navigate the COVID-19 Pandemic  Sandra Barnes    Chapter 13: “Sister Space”: Clinical Insights From a Black Women’s Support Group During COVID-19  Haley Sparks    Chapter 14: “Black Lives Matter #saytheirnames”  Tiffany J. Grant    Chapter 15: “Conclusion: The Path Forward”  Loren Henderson, Melvin Thomas, and Hayward Derrick Horton    Epilogue: “The Pandemic Continues”

Melvin E. Thomas is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Carolina State University. He is a past president of the Association of Black Sociologists and is currently coeditor of the journal Issues in Race and Society. Loren Henderson is an associate professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Hayward Derrick Horton is a professor of sociology at the University at Albany, SUNY and is currently coeditor of the journal Issues in Race and Society.

• Preface: Preface: Systemic Racism: The Common Thread    Part I: COVID-19, Racism, and the Legacy of Colonialism    Chapter 1: Racial Inequality and the Covid-19 Global Pandemic   Melvin E. Thomas    Chapter 2: COVID-19 as White Space: The Collective Perils of Whiteness During the Pandemic   David L. Brunsma, Letisha Engracia Cardoso Brown, Inaash Islam, Joong Won Kim, and Steve McGlamery    Chapter 3: Color-Blind Racial Discourse in Pandemic Times  Eduardo Bonilla-Silva    Chapter 4: Actual Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Mortality for the Non-Hispanic Black Population Compared to Non-Hispanic White Population in 35 US States and Their Association with Structural Racism  Michael Siegel, Isabella Critchfield-Jain, Matthew Boykin, and Alicia Owens    Chapter 5: COVID-19 Exposes Deep Racial Inequities and Vulnerability in the United States  Alana Dass    Chapter 6: The COVID-19 Crisis Among Native Americans in the United States  Loren Henderson    Chapter 7: Global Racial Capitalism and COVID-19  Johnny Eric Williams and David G. Embrick      Part II: COVID-19 and Selected U.S. Institutions      Chapter 8: Essential Yet Expendable: The Paradoxical Racialization of COVID-19  Jan-Martijn Meij and Diane L. Odeh    Chapter 9: Introducing the Strategic Health and Economic Emergency Management Plan for Vulnerable Populations: How to Protect Black Health and Black Wealth in the U.S. Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond  Lori Latrice Martin    Chapter 10: The Value of Incarcerated Black Lives during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploration of Healthcare Disparities of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Populations  Britany J. Gatewood, Ebony Russ, Yanesia Norris, and A. Cayce    Chapter 11: The Impact of COVID-19 on Black Americans Employed in the Service Sector  Anita Fernander and Lovoria Williams    Part III: Personal Experiences With COVID-19    Chapter 12: Risks, Relationships, and ‘Rona: How Five Black Mothers Navigate the COVID-19 Pandemic  Sandra Barnes    Chapter 13: “Sister Space”: Clinical Insights From a Black Women’s Support Group During COVID-19  Haley Sparks    Chapter 14: “Black Lives Matter #saytheirnames”  Tiffany J. Grant    Chapter 15: “Conclusion: The Path Forward”  Loren Henderson, Melvin Thomas, and Hayward Derrick Horton    Epilogue: “The Pandemic Continues”