Racism-based Violence Injury & Prevention Lab

Happy Women’s History Month! Swipe to learn more about notable Black women leaders in history.

To learn more about the lab’s four main goals, click here: bc.edu/content/bc-web…

To read more about The Black & Brown Collective for Community Solutions to Gun Violence, click here: thebbcollective.org

If you’re interested in learning more about Black men’s utilization of mental health services, read our publication: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC62…

The RB-VIP Lab has updated our Interactive Map for Examining Fatal Police Encounters by Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies to include 2025 data. We invite you to explore the updated 2025 data bc.edu/content/bc-web…

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To learn more about disparities in fatal encounters with law enforcement by agency type, read our brief report titled, “An In-Depth Analysis of Fatal Encounters with U.S. Law Enforcement: Dissecting the Roles of Federal, State, and Local Agencies” : doi.org/10.6017/ssw.rb…

Click this link to learn more about Transformational Prison Project: transformprison.org

The RB-VIP lab is seeking a Graduate Research Assistant who is a current Boston College Student to serve as a Research Communications Coordinator. To learn more information about the position, click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1w0a5Bs…

Read to learn more about an upcoming event hosted by the Greater Boston Association of Black Social Workers. To register for the event, click here: eventbrite.com/e/social-worke…

Notes from the Lab offers brief, research-informed reflections on current events, public narratives, and policy debates related to racism-based violence, state power, trauma, and institutional trust. To read future Notes from the Lab, subscribe here: buff.ly/3yfI4YO

Swipe to learn more about a few of the notable Black trailblazers in the field of Social Work.

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Black History Month Event Spotlight! Join the AHANA+ Leadership Council (ALC) for an evening with Tarana Burke — activist, author, and founder of the #MeToo Movement 📍 Robsham Theatre 🗓 Tuesday, February 24 ⏰ 7:00–8:00 PM 🔗 bostoncollege.vbotickets.com/events

Check out our new publication, "The Burden of Racism: How Black Emerging Adult Women Cope with Racism-based Traumatic Stress" co-authored by Dr. Dontae’ Roberts and Dr. Robert Motley published in the Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare. scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol52/iss…

This quote is from Dr. Carter Woodson who had an instrumental and influential role in establishing Black History Month.

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Happy Black History Month! Stay tuned this month as we highlight content that uplifts, celebrates, and advocates for and with Black voices and stories.

Click here to learn more about Black women’s experiences of police use of excessive force: doi.org/10.1177/009579…