The exception is for those with “heightened concerns about racial profiling and harassment due to wearing face coverings in public' (via toofab)
Trevor Logan, a Black economics professor at Ohio State University, spoke with the outlet, saying,"This [wearing a mask] seems like a reasonable response unless you just sort of take American society out of it. When you can't do that, you're basically telling people to look dangerous given racial stereotypes that are out there."
"This is in the larger context of Black men fitting the description of a suspect who has a hood on, who has a face covering on," he continued.Also concerning to officials is the disproportionate rate the coronavirus is affecting the Black community compared to other communities.,"the latest overall COVID-19 mortality rate for Black Americans is 2.3 times as high as the rate for whites and Asians, and 2.2 times as high as the Latino rate.
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