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First in Future: Dr. Deepak Kumar and Juvencio Rocha Peralta on disproportionate COVID rates

Julius L. Chambers Biomedical /Biotechnology Research Institute of NCCU

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May 11, 2021

First in Future: Dr. Johnson Akinleye and Dr. Deepak Kumar of NCCU

The Institute for Emerging Issues, in a four part series, will be focusing on the state’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities – a group of 10 colleges and universities stretching across the state formed to ensure that African Americans had access to higher education. This episode is with Dr. Johnson Akinleye and Dr. Deepak Kumar of North Carolina Central University. 
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Jul 7, 2020

First in Future: Dr. Deepak Kumar and Juvencio Rocha Peralta on disproportionate COVID rates

Summary: African Americans make up 22% of the state’s population, but have 24% of the COVID cases and 33% of the deaths. Ten percent of the state’s population are Latinx,…