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Plague the disease caused by the bacterium yersinia pestis was the cause. The black death resulted in the deaths of up to 75 200 million people in eurasia and north africa peaking in europe from 1347 to 1351. The black death also known as the pestilence the great mortality or the plague was the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history.
Police use of force which includes asphyxiation beating a chemical agent a medical emergency a taser or a gunshot trails accidental death suicide other homicides heart disease and cancer as a leading cause of death for young black men who have the highest risk of being killed by police. Sadly george floyd s death is another chapter in a long american history of urban unrest triggered by the treatment of black. George floyd died after a police officer kneeled on his neck.
The us department of justice is weighing possible hate crime charges in the us state of georgia over the shooting death of ahmaud arbery an unarmed black man and the police handling of the case. This is a time for us to reflect on michael s life to support michael s family and to honor a. Ferguson is among the cities around the world that has seen protests since floyd s death.
The issue has taken on new life since george floyd s death in minneapolis in may after a white police officer pressed his knee into the handcuffed black man s neck for nearly eight minutes. The bubonic plague popularly known for the black death that spread. The first case of bubonic plague was found in the us saturday with a squirrel testing positive for the plague in colorado.
It comes as health authorities continue. The black death has returned to colorado after an infected squirrel passed the bubonic plague onto a human in the state for the first time in five years. The nationwide protests following the death of a black man george floyd at the hands of white police officers has once again shone a spotlight on the long standing racial divide in the us.
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Black death in america. As america mutates so too do the frameworks of black subjugation. In america black communities are always disproportionately vulnerable to mass illness and death.
In america black communities are always disproportionately vulnerable to mass illness and death. As america mutates so too do the frameworks of black subjugation.
