BMC’s Yawkey building doors are now closed as an entrance as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance our campus and provide you with the best clinical care.

All patients and visitors on our main campus must enter our hospital via Shapiro, Menino, or Moakley buildings, where they will be greeted by team members at a new centralized check-in desk before continuing to the hospital. We are excited to welcome you and appreciate your patience as we improve our facilities.

People of Color

People of Color

Noun

A self-defined, asset-based term for people who do not identify as White, often abbreviated POC; used in place of minority, which connotes “less than” and in place of non-White, which is deficit-based. According to Loretta J. Ross, the term was started by women of color in solidarity with each other.

Note: Can be applied to groups and places, e.g. communities of color, faculty of color, students of color. 

Source

Adapted from multiple sources, including Loretta J. Ross formerly of SisterSong, Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective (2011).

The Glossary for Culture Transformation is a living document to be revised on an annual basis.

Suggested Citation: Office of Equity, Vitality, and Inclusion, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, and Boston University Medical Group. Glossary for Culture Transformation. 2021.

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