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Cleanup highlights environmental racism FacebookTwitterEmail The Regular Everyday Citizens team cleans up parts of East St. Louis as part of a campaign to address racial and social issues related to discrimination in Black communities.DeAsia Page | Belleville News-Democrat (AP) EAST ST. LOUIS (AP) Some residents are concerned that toxic chemicals may be polluting their air. Black people make up half the confirmed COVID-19 cases in St. Clair County, but are only about 30% of the population. And citizens of East St. Louis have to travel out of the city for hospital care. As JD Dixon drives along State Street and sees piles of trash, he thinks about how all of these issues are connected to systemic racism. ....