Posted on Jul 13, 2020
CDC Employees Call Out Agency's 'Toxic Culture Of Racial Aggression'
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More than 1,000 current employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed a letter calling for the federal agency to address "ongoing and recurring acts of racism and discrimination" against Black employees, NPR has learned.
In the letter, addressed to CDC Director Robert Redfield and dated June 30, the authors put their call for change in the context of the coronavirus pandemic's disproportionate impact on Black people and the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks. NPR obtained a copy of the letter, which is published below.
"In light of the recent calls for justice across this country and around the world, we, as dedicated public health professionals, can no longer stay silent to the widespread acts of racism and discrimination within CDC that are, in fact, undermining the agency's core mission," the letter reads.
In the letter, addressed to CDC Director Robert Redfield and dated June 30, the authors put their call for change in the context of the coronavirus pandemic's disproportionate impact on Black people and the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks. NPR obtained a copy of the letter, which is published below.
"In light of the recent calls for justice across this country and around the world, we, as dedicated public health professionals, can no longer stay silent to the widespread acts of racism and discrimination within CDC that are, in fact, undermining the agency's core mission," the letter reads.
CDC Employees Call Out Agency's 'Toxic Culture Of Racial Aggression'
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I don't know the details of what is alleged. What I don't understand is why the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks are brought up in regard to the CDC. Public health and the disparate effects of COVID-19 on the African American community is worthy of looking at
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Alright, I'll say it.
What the hell does the CDC or the climate in it have to with the killings of George Floyd, Arbery, et al?
It seems the central theme of the letter is to suggest that the culture of the organization discourages the careers of people of color.
Now I don't work for CDC, but I do work for the federal government, and if anything the culture is very supportive of persons of color. Presentations and classes along those lines are about as prevalent as they were in the Army.
I support any effort to gain and maintain equal opportunity, but I find this letter rather cryptic.
What the hell does the CDC or the climate in it have to with the killings of George Floyd, Arbery, et al?
It seems the central theme of the letter is to suggest that the culture of the organization discourages the careers of people of color.
Now I don't work for CDC, but I do work for the federal government, and if anything the culture is very supportive of persons of color. Presentations and classes along those lines are about as prevalent as they were in the Army.
I support any effort to gain and maintain equal opportunity, but I find this letter rather cryptic.
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