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Today With Dr. Kaye: Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than White Americans

WEAA | By Karsonya Wise Whitehead
Published February 5, 2021 at 3:48 PM EST

(WEAA) -- According to data, Black Americans and Hispanics are getting vaccinated at lower rates than White Americans. 

Dr. Kaye takes a look at the vaccination distribution plan in Maryland.

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Today With Dr. Kaye: 2-4-2021- Hour 2

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Karsonya Wise Whitehead
Karsonya (Kaye) Wise Whitehead is an associate professor of Communication and African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland and the award-winning author of Notes from a Colored Girl: The Civil War Pocket Diaries of Emilie Frances Davis; a featured Public Commentator for WYPR and Op-Ed columnist for the Baltimore Sun; a K-12 master teacher in African American History; an award-winning curriculum writer and lesson plan developer; an award-winning former Baltimore City middle school teacher; and, a three-time New York Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker.
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