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The rush to close businesses amid coronavirus reeks of white privilege | Solomon Jones

Shuttering nonessentials businesses was necessary. But those treating the decision as a "no-brainer" exposed their privilege.

Chris, who prefers to be identified by his first name only, wipes down tables on the 1100 block of Market Street, in Philadelphia, March 17, 2020, on the first day of the shutdown of nonessential businesses.
Chris, who prefers to be identified by his first name only, wipes down tables on the 1100 block of Market Street, in Philadelphia, March 17, 2020, on the first day of the shutdown of nonessential businesses.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
    by Solomon Jones | Columnist
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