Earlier: Racist Roads In LA: “White And Affluent Drivers Are Polluting The Air Breathed By L.A.’s People Of Color“

It’s been a running joke for years that when anything bad happens, the headline writers for news outlets have the phrase “minorities hardest hit“ set up in type, or as a one-keystroke macro.

It’s no joke. Last week I told you about the smoke from Canadian wildfires afflicting our northeastern states, messing up the air quality here.

Well, here’s the headline from Yahoo News, by Marquise Francis [Tweet him]; pictured right, June 8th: Why the wildfire smoke affects the health of poor people and communities of color the most.

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