Audrey Jackson June 16, 2020 health disparities Dismantling Systemic Racism Also Tackles COVID-19 Disparities (Medium) Audrey Jackson June 16, 2020 health disparities America is reeling from interconnected crises: the public health crisis of the coronavirus pandemic and the societal crisis of police brutality and systemic racism. Now is the time to heal the root causes of the systemic ills that plague us.