Kyla Hatcher is a freelance writer and editor who recently graduated from New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, ID.

Everything They Don’t Like Is Now a Public Health Emergency

Last summer, infectious disease experts at the University of Washington wrote what they called an “[o]pen letter advocating for an anti-racist public health response to demonstrations against systemic injustice occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic.” It is essentially a letter explaining that white supremacy is a public health issue, especially in light of covid-19. The letter was signed by 1,288 “public health professionals, infectious diseases professionals, and community stakeholders.”