Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health

We’re proud to celebrate this win! 🎉 ARCH, alongside SURGE Reproductive Justice and the Good Black Birth Initiative, helped secure a gubernatorial proclamation recognizing Black Maternal Health Week in Washington April 11th - 17th.

As we enter , we invite you to honor, uplift, and advocate for Black maternal health and birth justice. 💜
Join us for a special screening of The Ebony Canal—an award-winning documentary narrated by Viola Davis—highlighting the realities, resilience, and voices at the heart of this movement.

📅 April 11th, 3-7 PM
📍Rainier Arts Center

We are pleased to partner with the Office of Public Lectures for a poetic lecture with poet and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Join us for this exploration of art, Black women's creative legacy and revolutionary light March 4th @ 6:30 PM at Town Hall Seattle. Learn more and register at https://loom.ly/AAsN7Yg

ARCH honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy of freedom, equality, and walking in solidarity with communities to create lasting change. Dr. King understood that progress comes from standing side by side—listening, learning and acting together. At ARCH, we’re on a mission to dismantle racism, build power with communities, and create a healthier future for all. Join us in rewriting the narrative of public health with heart and equity at its core! https://loom.ly/ovAqBgw

At the University of Washington, we tried something new in our journal club: racial affinity caucuses (RACs). These small, identity-based groups met before the larger class so that BIPOC students had space to reflect, process, and prepare to share their voices. It wasn’t always easy, but it showed that creating room for equity and belonging is possible, even in academic spaces that often feel resistant to change.

👉 Read the article: https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaf172

UW Department of Epidemiology