for more, linda a villarosa jois us.he directs the joururnalism program at the city college of new york andnd a contributing writer for the "new york times magazine," where her recent cover story appeared "'a , terrible price': the deadly racial disparities of covid-19 in america." welcome back to democracy now! takeke us back to that day where the zululu clugagathered. >>>> thank you for having me. it is nice to hear you and see you. begins inll, carnanaval early january inin new orleans. there e have been a a whole bunf very l large events and acactivitieses, partieses leadip to the mardi gras day parade onn the e 25th. ththat is w where so many people gathered along the s streets. the zuzulu club is k known for throwing gold and paintnted coconuts outcomeme a t that the price that people want to catch. everyone was standing shshoulder almost,ulder, ararm inrm trying to catch the coconuts and standing on the sidelines, being part of the parade.e. amy: y you are freezing a bit. i think you're going to come back in one s

amy: we will speak with "new york times" writer linda villarosa about her new piece, "a triple price -- "a terrible price." it tells what happened to the zulu club, black social organization in new orleans during and after mardi gras. usually the experience is a joy. the coronavirus made it a tragedy. as more than 40 states begin to reopen and president trump gets tested every day, he downplays tetests importance for the restf the country. we will speak with emergency room physician dr. leana wen. all of t that in more, coming u. welcome to d democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. the u.s. d death toll from the coronavirus s outbreak h has tod 75,000 and is projected toto kep rising at a rarate as high as 30 deaths a day in the comingng weeks. bubut president trumump is continuing to o push for stateso