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Date Published
Author
Rauland Sharp
Word count
941
Language
English
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None

Summary

Mapbox partnered with its Black Employees @ Mapbox (BE@M) Employee Resource Group to celebrate Black History Month by highlighting the impact of Black culture and Black excellence through various conversations and events. A key collaboration was with the American Public Health Association (APHA), which uses Mapbox's interactive web maps to address racism as a public health emergency. These maps allow APHA to track and showcase state and local government declarations on racism, facilitating peer-to-peer learning and resource sharing among jurisdictions. Tia Taylor Williams and Lawrence Haynes from APHA discussed how Mapbox's tools have made it easier to visualize and promote health equity by enabling local communities to see and understand the efforts to mitigate racism's health impacts. The interactive maps are a crucial resource for both awareness and actionable change, helping APHA provide necessary resources for equitable health policies. Moving forward, APHA plans to expand its storytelling map to include more jurisdictions, further detailing their progress in racial equity and justice initiatives in collaboration with Mapbox.