Community

On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks rejected bus driver James F. Blake's order to relinquish her seat in the "colored section" to a white passenger, after the whites-only section was filled.

 

Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott and resistance to bus segregation. The United States Congress has called her "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".

Data about this community

Last July, 14.6% of Black people in the US (about 4.6 million people) were unemployed. This is 5.4 p.p above the White people unemployment rate in the country (9.2%), and 3.5 p.p above the general unemployment rate in the country (11.1%).

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020

Community Leaders

Vic Arenque

Nick Green

Squads

Martha Silva

Leaders:
Mayra Helloá 
Maria Correa 

Martin Luther King

Leaders:
Rafael Faria
Glen Hudson

 Beyond Lucy

Leaders:
Audrey Ross
Mauro Silva 

 Janelle Monae

Leaders:
Justin Davidson 
Saulo Vieira 

Project

To respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are expanding our virtual coaching services to support an additional 20,000+ students; creating a COVID-19 Student Resource Guide; and launching a COVID-19 Student Relief Fund to provide micro-grants to students who are experiencing unexpected financial challenges.