When the coronavirus spread violently through the nation, disproportionately burdening Black communities, it was in some grim way the perfect reminder of why Dr. Noha Aboelata had founded her community clinic in East Oakland, California, more than a decade prior. In Alameda County, where she was located, Black folks were dying at a rate much […] The post When Algorithms and AI Perpetuate Medical Racism, Who’s Responsible? appeared first on Capital B News.
In 2021, the 40x40 initiative was created by a coalition of community-based organizations, Roots Community Health Clinic, Black Cultural Zone (BCZ), the Brotherhood of Elders Network and East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC) to address systemic issues of racism and displacement of African Americans in a roughly 40x40 block area in East Oakland, an area with the highest concentration of Black folks in the Bay Area. | By Tanya Dennis Part 2 Rise East is a $100 million privately funded initiative that will rebuild Black neighborhoods in a 40x40 block area is East Oakland over 10 years. Project partners are Oakland Thrives, the 40x40 Council and Blue Meridian Partners. The number 40 in sacred scripture signifies, new growth, new life, and transformation.