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Coronavirus Is Ravaging America's Black Communities, Newark Mayor Takes Stringent Approach
More than 21 percent of coronavirus deaths in New Jersey are black residents, figures show. And in Newark, where African Americans comprise 47 percent of the population, the risk of death is two percent higher than other communities in the state, City Mayor Ras J. Baraka said. Baraka recognizes the increased risk for his residents, and is cracking down. "The measures we take have to be a little more stringent," he said. "We have to be a little more disciplined than everyone else." Poor access to health care and healthy food, lack of exercise along with the presence of underlying dis…