The pandemic divide: how covid increased inequality in America: by Gwendolyn L. Wright, Lucas Hubbard and William A. Darity, Durham, Duke University Press, 2022, xi–305 pp., USD27.95, ISBN 9781478018537.

"The Pandemic Divide: How Covid Increased Inequality in America" is a book that examines the racial inequalities in America and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racialized minorities. The authors argue that institutional and structural racism created conditions that made certain groups more vulnerable to disease and medical neglect. The book provides data on COVID-19 statistics disaggregated by race, highlighting the higher death rates among Black people. It also explores the impact of the pandemic on mental health, education, and vaccine hesitancy within racialized communities. The authors emphasize the role of structural racism in perpetuating health disparities and call for a better understanding of these issues. [Extracted from the article]