Older Black People Are More Likely to Die of the Virus Than Their White Counterparts
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Yes, you’re already doing We’ve binge watched every family- plenty of dog walks, but instead friendly show, streamed every of focusing on finding trash cans superhero movie, done indoor where you can toss those full camping and treasure hunts, dog-poop bags, look for strange- and we’re taking our dog out for looking plants, unique animals walks five times a day. I’m doing (even roadkill), out-of-state license everything I can to keep them busy, plates, and more. entertained, and off their electronic devices, but I’ve completely run out Go someplace new (online): of ideas. What can I do to retain my Dozens of museums around the sanity? world have posted virtual tours of Answer: These are definitely their galleries. And many cities challenging times, and while have virtual tours of famous and first responders and medical not-so-famous landmarks. This professionals get plenty of well- is a great time to put together a deserved kudos for the work they’re post-lockdown wish list of places doing, parents deserve some to visit. recognition as well. Here are a few ideas I think you and your kids will Story time: enjoy: Your kids are getting to the age when they think they’re too old Spend time in the kitchen: for bedtime stories. But reading We all have to eat, right? So why out loud is a wonderful, calming, not make it a group activity. Try bonding activity that doesn’t have new foods or new twists on old EXPERIMENT: Try new foods or new twists on old favourites. And this is the perfect time to connect with friends and to be limited to bedtime. If you favourites. And this is the perfect family and create your very own Covid cookbook. don’t feel like reading, make up time to connect with friends and a story of your own. One person family and create your very own starts with the first few sentences, Covid cookbook. then each person adds a few more sentences, going in whatever Play games: direction they want. You’ll be I’m a big fan of puzzles, escape- amazed at how creative you can be. room-type games (there are tons of options available), and classics Bend the rules: like Monopoly. And a good, old- There’s no question that, in fashioned deck of cards offers general, kids (and adults) spend nearly unlimited possibilities. too much time on our phones, Whatever you do, be sure that you computers, and other devices. And rotate between a game one of the I applaud you for your efforts to kids picks, one you pick, and one keep your kids from getting sucked that’s news to all of you. into the whirlpool of games. But in moderation, there’s a place for Learn something: electronics. Since most schools around the country are shut down for the rest Give up on the idea that you of the academic year, your kids need to, as you put it, “keep probably have class meetings, them busy and entertained”: school projects, and homework. All of us (including our pets) need But there’s no reason why you can’t down time. You need time (kid-free add in some additional learning – and pet-free) to yourself to keep as long as it’s fun. Whatever the from burning out. And your kids subject, I guarantee you’ll find need time to themselves as well, if plenty of educational resources for no other reason than to think. online. Some of that time can be spent reading, some video chatting with Talk and listen: friends, some doing homework, and Tell the kids things they don’t some, yes, mindlessly playing on know about your life, your parents, SHARING STORIES: Tell the kids things they don’t know about your life, your parents, where and how you grew up. their devices. where and how you grew up. And And ask them to tell you things you might not already know about them. – TNS 4 GULF TIMES Wednesday, April 22, 2020 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Corona’s community assault Among those lost are prominent black pastors, performers, and practitioners who lived through struggles for civil and cultural rights in their communities, writes Kenya Evelyn Ronald Lewis at his museum, the House of Dance & Feathers, in New Orleans, Louisiana. oronavirus has claimed more than 42,000 lives in the US as of Wednesday — especially those of older Americans, who represent 91% of all Covid-19 deaths. Within that vulnerable population, older Cblack people are more likely to die of the virus than their white counterparts. And among those lost are prominent black pastors, performers, and practitioners who lived through struggles for civil and cultural rights in their communities. “Many of them are the last flag bearers of an era long ago,” said Brian Turner, an associate professor of psychology and director of African American Diaspora Studies at Xavier University, a historically black university in New Orleans. “The collective trauma our communities are experiencing risks the lifelines of our cultural anchors and folklores shared through oral traditions.” The map of where these elders live is a story within itself. African Americans face a higher risk of exposure to the virus, mostly on account of concentrating in urban areas and working in essential industries. In the Midwest and north-east, racial inequities in labour and population Lila Fenwick speaks to attendees of a Harvard Law summit in 2003. density threaten lives. Wednesday, April 22, 2020 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY Theodore Gaffney, went on to become one of the first African Americans photographers inside the Gil Bailey, the ‘Godfather of Caribbean radio’ built his own radio platform and inspired many White House and for the Washington Post.