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The following story will move Monday as this week’s Tuesday Spotlight, a feature showcasing the best off-the-news enterprise in the AP report:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MISSISSIPPI-BLACK DOCTORS

JACKSON, Miss. — As a Black primary care physician, Dr. Janice Bacon has created a safe space for her Black patients during the coronavirus pandemic. Bacon works at Central Mississippi Health Services in Hinds County, where the population is overwhelmingly Black and there have been the most cases of coronavirus reported in the state. The pandemic is causing a lot of stress among her patients, many of whom suffer from chronic medical conditions and mental health challenges. Black Americans are more likely to get better medical care from Black doctors and nurses, research shows. Yet, only 5% of doctors are Black, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. By Leah Willingham, AP/Report for America. UPCOMING: 1,050 words, photos.

—The AP