For health resources related to COVID-19, please see the library's Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) guide.
Be sure to follow the @nyuogi, @nyucmep, and @nyulgbtq social media channels to learn more about ways you can be in solidarity with historically marginalized communities, specifically those impacted by the current context of COVID-19, including but not limited to: People of Color (highlighting anti-Asian / Asian American racism), People with Disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, Low-income communities, and working artists.
Racial Breakdown of NYC's COVID-19 Cases Necessary to Track the Pandemic's Inequities, by David Cruz
Xenophobia 'Is a Pre-Existing Condition.' How Harmful Stereotypes and Racism are Spreading Around the Coronavirus, by Jasmine Aguilera
The Other Problematic Outbreak, by Yasmeen Serhan and Timothy McLaughlan
Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate, by Akilah Johnson and Talia Buford
The Lives and Livelihoods of Many in the LGBTQ Community are At Risk Amidst COVID-19 Crisis, [PDF] by Charlie Whittington, Katalina Hadfield, Carina Calderón of Human Rights Campaign
Coronavirus and Our Incarcerated: 'I Don't Have a Lot of Faith They're Going to do the Right Thing,' by David Elliot
Asian Americans Confront Xenophobia, Economic Devastation, and the Coronavirus, by Frank Shyong
'The Cripples will Save You': A Critical Coronavirus Message from a Disability Activist, by Charis Hill
Coronavirus Isn't Transphobic. But America's Economic and Health Systems Are, by Katelyn Burns
The Doubled Fears of the Undocumented During the Coronavirus Shutdown, by Charles Bethea
'Jails are Petri Dishes': Inmates Freed as the Virus Spreads Behind Bars, by Timothy Williams, Benjamin Weiser, and William K. Rashbaum
Location Data Says It All: Staying at Home During Coronavirus Is a Luxury, by Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Denise Lu, and Gabriel J.X. Dance
Coronavirus and Xenophobia: 'When People Look at Us, They Just don't See Us as American,' by Olivia Maurer
'We're Left for Dead': Fears of Virus Catastrophe at Rikers Jail, by Jan Ransom and Alan Feuer
Coronavirus: Homeless Families Lose Key Support as Schools Close, by Ian Morse
Social Inequality, Medical Fears, and Pandemics, by Joseph O. Baker, Ann Gordan, L. Edward Day, and Christopher D. Bader
We Need Social Solidarity, Not Social Distancing, by Eric Klinenberg
Mutual Aid NYC is a network of groups organizing to provide aid and support to New Yorkers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This page lists mutual aid resources from across the country, which are compiled by It's Going Down, a digital community center for anarchist, anti-fascist, autonomous anti-capitalist and anti-colonial movements.
On Wednesday March 25, 2020, Intersectionality Matters teamed up with the African American Policy Forum (AAPF) to premiere a new virtual conversation series entitled “Under the Blacklight: The Intersectional Vulnerabilities that COVID Lays Bare”. On this episode, you’ll hear a condensed version of that conversation, which featured six incredible speakers and drew an audience of 1,300 people over Zoom. Highlights from past webinars can be found on AAPF Facebook page. Also, subscribe to the newsletter! (59-minute listen)
'Rona and Racism: A Survival Guide from TRUTH BE TOLD
Public health emergencies hit differently for people of color. Historical trauma and lack of systemic trust all contribute to deep angst. As both a medical doctor and journalist, Dr. Seema Yasmin answers your questions about living in the time of COVID-19 as a person of color, and offers some validation - "We have the right to feel whatever we feel." (38-minute listen)
When Xenophobia Spreads Like a Virus from CODE SWITCH
As international health agencies warn that COVID-19 could become a pandemic, fears over the new coronavirus' spread have activated old, racist suspicions toward Asians and Asian Americans. It's part of a longer history in the United States, in which xenophobia has often been camouflaged as a concern for public health and hygiene. (25-minute listen)
A Virus Doesn't Discriminate from CORONAVIRUS: FACT VS. FICTION​
The coronavirus pandemic has fueled a surge in racism against Asian-Americans around the country. CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta hears from some Americans who've personally experienced racism and talks about why there's no place for hate in our country. (9-minute listen)
Pandemics and Prisons from POD SAVE THE PEOPLE
This week, DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Joseph Lowery’s legacy, class divides in medical care, grocery store supply chains, and Rhode Island’s quarantine enforcement. Then, DeRay sits down with Keri Blakinger from The Marshall Project, to examine the impacts of coronavirus on incarcerated people. (72-minute listen)
Prisoners Face Coronavirus from UNCUFFED
Disease can spread quickly in prisons. In this special conversation from Uncuffed , the men of Solano Prison share their thoughts on the global coronavirus pandemic, and what it would mean if it came inside. (11-minute listen)
COVID-19 and the Prison System: 5 Voices from the Front Lines of Resistance from THE FINAL STRAW
In this show you’ll hear from: Rebekah Entralgo, who works with the non profit Freedom for Immigrants; Finn, a healthcare worker and member of Mutual Aid Disaster Relief (MADR) working in an outbreak epicenter here in North Carolina; Elijah Prioleau who is incarcerated at Waupun Correctional in Wisconsin, where there is a COVID-19 outbreak and they are currently on lockdown; and JM and Nikkita of (among other groups) COVID-19 Mutual Aid in Seattle, which is at the outbreak epicenter in the Pacific Northwest. (63-minute listen)
Even Alone, We're Still a Collective from POD SAVE THE PEOPLE
This week, DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss the coronavirus and its influence on food stamp recipients, abortion clinic closures, thermometer technology, and victims of domestic violence. Then, DeRay sits down with Rep. Maxine Waters to talk about the battles she’s facing in D.C. and her hopes for our national recovery. (63-minute listen)
How We Can Navigate the Coronavirus Pandemic with Courage and Hope from TED CONNECTS
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks offers thoughts on how we can navigate the coronavirus pandemic with courage, hope and empathy. With wisdom and clarity, he speaks on leadership, fear, death, hope and how we could use this moment to build a more just world. Watch for a special, impromptu prayer about halfway through the conversation. (65-minute listen)
What Social Solidarity Demands of Us in a Pandemic from THE EZRA KLEIN SHOW
This conversation with sociologist Eric Klinenberg is about what happens when a country mired in a mythos of individualism collides with a pandemic that demands social solidarity and collective sacrifice. It’s about preventing an epidemic of loneliness and social isolation from overwhelming the most vulnerable among us. We discuss the underlying social trends that predated coronavirus, what kind of leadership it takes to actually bring people together, the irony of asking young people and essential workers to sacrifice for the rest of us, whether there’s an opportunity to build a different kind of society in the aftermath of Covid-19, and much more. (67-minute listen)