CommunityWorks
Mapping Our Stories
Maps and data tell a story. Population and power shifts. Gaps in access to food and healthcare. Connections between the past, present, and future.
CommunityWorks is an NAACP EquityWorks Institute, LLC initiative designed to strengthen how we understand, coordinate, and act on issues that matter, community by community.
Through integrated research, data, and geospatial analysis, we translate lived experience and complex data into actionable insights and storytelling that inform strategy, advocacy, and decision-making. At our core, we empower communities to make informed decisions grounded in the realities of where they live.
Dig into the Data
Black Communities' Health: In Plain Sight
Unsafe neighborhoods, polluted air and water, limited access to healthy food, unstable housing, and healthcare systems that fail to respect the people they serve are not separate problems. These issues are the interconnected geographic results of structural racism, shaping daily life across states, cities, and ZIP codes.
Redistricting, Power & Our Vote
From Texas to California to Virginia, redistricting efforts are being designed to erase the influence of Black communities, silence our vote, and reverse decades of hard-won progress.
History of Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education stands as a pivotal moment in the history of the United States, declaring the end of legal segregation in the education system, asserting that segregated schools could never be equal, and mandating the desegregation of schools across America.