Race, Social Justice, and Civil Rights
Related Research Guides
Racial Data on Boston Resident COVID-19 Cases
The data is broken down by race/ethnicity: Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African-American, Latine/Hispanic, Other, and White.
The MA COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Initiative
The Vaccine Equity Initiative works with the 20 communities hardest hit by COVID-19 to increase awareness and acceptance of the vaccine, access to vaccination locations, and vaccine administration rates. This approach is driven by community needs and is centered on equity, a core pillar of the state’s vaccine distribution plan, and is informed by the state’s COVID-19 Health Equity Advisory Group and the Vaccine Advisory Group.
Boston COVID-19 Health Inequities Task Force
The Task Force will provide guidance on addressing current inequities in data analysis, testing sites, and healthcare services for Asians, Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans and Indigenous people, and immigrants.
Boston Public Health Commission COVID-19 Statistics
The COVID Tracking Project
The COVID Racial Data Tracker is a collaboration between the COVID Tracking Project and the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research.
COVID-19 Health Equity Interactive Dashboard
The COVID-19 Health Equity Dashboard from Emory University seeks to fill the gaps in county-level data about the virus and underlying social determinants of health.
COVID-19's Unequal Effects in MA
- COVID-19's Unequal Effects in Massachusetts: Remedying the Legacy of Environmental Injustice and Building Climate Resilience
A report from the Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.
COVID-19 Health Inequities
Resources With a Focus on Serving Historically Excluded Communities
Also see this Boston Public Library research guide on COVID-19 Resources.
- Boston Artists-In-Residence (AIR)
Through Boston AIR, artists work with City of Boston partners to strengthen City initiatives. - The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth: Resources for LGBTQ+ Youth during Covid-19
Includes a link to a live updated document of resources, Massachusetts LGBTQ resource map, and information on virtual Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) hangouts. - Coronavirus Facts and Resources Booklet in 7 languagesThe booklet is in English, Haitian Creole, Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese, Spanish, and Cabo Verdean Creole.
- COVID-19 Resources Available to Immigrants and Refugees
Learn more about resources available to immigrants during the COVID-19 public health crisis. Includes sections on health care and health benefits and resources for noncitizens. - Covid-19 Resources for Family Support ProfessionalsThe Massachusetts Home Visiting Initiative has compiled this list of resources for aiding families during difficult times.
- COVID-19 Resources Guide for Boston's ImmigrantsInformation about services for Boston residents affected by COVID-19, regardless of immigration status.
- Food Resources During COVID-19Boston is providing a way for residents to find open food locations and delivery options during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
- Internet Connectivity and Technology Supports during COVID-19 ResponseInformation about resources to support the Internet connectivity and technology needs of Bostonians during COVID-19.
- Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) Resources
Public health resources in multiple languages that can be shared with immigrant and refugee families; relevant information on immigration policy and enforcement; and other resources, including details on key programs that sick or displaced workers may need. - Opportunity Fund, City of BostonApply for a grant to help continue your professional development, support your artistic career, share your art, and teach.
- Rosie's Place COVID-19 Resources
Information on cash assistance and DTA, evictions, finances, housing and shelter, healthcare, vaccines, immigration, food assistance, unemployment, utilities, and other resources. Rosie's Place serves LGBTQIA+ women and provides overnight shelter and other services to those in need who self-identify as female. - We Got Us Project
A collective of Black community members in the Boston area dedicated to educating the community about health inequities and healthcare disparities in the COVID era.
CDC COVID-19 Response Promising Practices in Health Equity I and II
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): COVID-19
