The Black Equity Coalition (BEC) supports the creation of equitable systems to affirm the dignity of every human being through collaborations, networks, and policymaking.
The Black Equity Coalition ( supports the creation of equitable systems to affirm the dignity of every human being through collaborations, networks, and policymaking. The BEC is comprised of a group of physicians, researchers, epidemiologists, public health and health care practitioners, social scientists, community funders, and government officials concerned about addressing COVID 19 in vulnerable populations.
Originally focused on responding to COVID 19, the Coalition quickly realized that the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on the health, well being, and economic stability of people of color highlighted the need to address institutional racism and structural impediments that continue to plague Black, undervalued and underserved communities. Thus, the Black COVID 19 Equity Coalition committed to working on matters of racial equity beyond the pandemic’s eventual end and became the Black Equity Coalition.
The BEC seeks to establish a co leadership coordinated collaborative strategic partnership model, using clustered social determinants of health as identifiers to target needed wrap around services through local nonprofit organizations. Thus, the leadership “ is comprised of a network of government officials, scientists, academics, and community organizations who prioritize the health of black and brown residents.