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Fighting two pandemics at once: When COVID-19 meets racism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2021

Grace Kim ,
Lilah I. Donnelly  and
Shan Ran
Grace Kim*
Affiliation:
Mercer University
Lilah I. Donnelly
Affiliation:
Mercer University
Shan Ran
Affiliation:
Mercer University
*
*Corresponding author. Email: grace.kim@live.mercer.edu
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 14 , Special Issue 1-2: Special Pandemic Issue , June 2021 , pp. 206 - 209
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

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Grace Kim and Lilah I. Donnelly are currently students at Mercer University. Dr. Shan Ran is an assistant professor of psychology at Mercer University. Correspondence regarding this commentary can be addressed to Grace Kim (grace.kim@live.mercer.edu), Lilah Donnelly (lilah.i.donnelly@live.mercer.edu) or Shan Ran (ran_s@mercer.edu).

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