While Blacks make up 33 percent of the population in Erie County and 14 percent in Buffalo, they account for 51 percent of the deceased.
The massive blizzard in Buffalo, New York — which so far has claimed the lives of at least 39 people in Erie County, 31 of them just in Buffalo — has highlighted enduring racial and economic divides, as most victims are people of color.
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