Just learned that my company, RTI International, quickly pulled together a nationally representative study about #COVIDー19 awareness and perceptions at the beginning of March. Super interesting and valuable results. Check it out here:

This link not only provides resources for #educators but also provides a form where educators can submit questions to RTI's Center for Education Services regarding resources during the #COVID19 pandemic.

This makes me so proud to be an North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics alum. 😊

Folks, NC is near the bottom in responding to the census. If you haven’t yet, it’s easy. Here’s a link to make sure NC gets its fair share of representation and federal resources. 2020census.gov/en/ways-to-res…

Families who need food assistance can now text FOODNC to 877-877 to find free meal sites near them. foxcarolina.com/news/n-c-gover…

Here's the link to the referenced website where you can document instances of harassment and discrimination against Asian Americans: …anpacificpolicyandplanningcouncil.org/stop-aapi-hate/ From the site's creator: "This is happening. We need to get it documented. We need to proactively address these trends."

A hospital in California is translating information on COVID into indigenous languages. Salinas, California has a large population of expats from Oaxaca and Puebla who speak Mixteco and Triqui. This sort of translation work is critical towards ensuring communities remain informed

View the state's order here: files.nc.gov/governor/docum… View Wake County's order here: wakegov.com/covid19/Docume… #COVID19

Yesterday, a thing happened that I’ve feared since Trump got elected. The Secretary of Interior ordered a reservation disestablished and their lands taken out of trust. It is a really terrifying prospect for native people.

Good lord this video. Like a thoroughbred making a late break in a horse race

Many millions of rent payments will be due on April 1. Renters accounted for 36.6% of US households in 2016, the highest share since 1965. Black and Hispanic households are about twice as likely as white households to rent. pewrsr.ch/2vBv11C

Six months into the pandemic, data on #COVID19 cases in #Indigenous communities remains scarce. As an infectious disease epidemiologist, and as Native American, I find this distressing. Here’s what I’ve recently gleaned from publicly available (but hard to find) data. A thread:

At the NC State Capitol Wednesday morning, all that is left of the 125-year-old 75-foot confederate centerpiece, gets a power wash...now just another piece of Raleigh history. #ConfederateMonuments #Raleighprotests #Raleighstatue #BLM #Raleigh

Oof.... I need to process this nuance some more because this is a really good point.

Yes. This. As a disabled person still being cautious with this pandemic, I found this last year to be especially painful. I'm still really hopeful for 2023, but 2022 taught me just how much I must fight for accessibility for myself and the disability community.