Whitney Pirtle, assistant professor of sociology and McArthur Foundation Chair in International Justice and Human Rights at the University of California, Merced, will present a webinar, COVID-19 Death Gaps: Understanding How Race and Class Inequities Shape Pandemic Health Outcomes, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28. This event, part of UNC Asheville's annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration, is free and open to everyone. Check back closer to the event date for Zoom access information.