Community Resources for COVID-19

Here are some resources that you may be able to take advantage of:

Find COVID-19 vaccine locations near you

Back To School After Lockdown – Tips From An NHS Psychologist

One Fair Wage – Emergency Funding for Tipped Employees/Service Workers
RWCF- Restaurant Workers COVID-19 Crisis Relief Fund
USBG- COVID-19 Relief Grants for Bartenders 
Restaurant Opportunities Centers- United Crisis Relief Fund
Virtual Tip Jar
Office of Child Care COVID-19 Resources
Coronavirus and Your Wellbeing
Resources for the Deaf Community
COVID-19 Resources for Undocumented Workers in Washington, DC
Mental Health Resources and Tips for the Hospitality Industry – On the Line
Restaurant Employee Relief Fund

Washington DC Resources

Arlington County, VA Resources

Maryland Resources

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For Langston Hughes on His 123 Birthday

Speech given on February 1, 2024 in Havana, Cuba In 1927 Langston Hughes walked into a Cuba amid an emerging community of artists, intellectuals, and radicals.  He saw a “sunrise in a new land [– a day – in his words]sic – full of brownskin surprises, and hitherto unknown contacts in a world of color.”  … Continued

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Palestine Week 2024

January 18, 2024 – January 25, 2024 In keeping with our ongoing mission of uplifting racial and cultural connections, Busboys and Poets is hosting Palestine Week (January 18 through January 25, 2024). This week-long series of events will offer a diverse range of programming featuring Palestinian food, music, dance, poetry, discussions, and other enriching events. … Continued

Busboys and Poets Book Review: Young, Gifted, and Black

Busboys and Poets Book Review: Young, Gifted, and Black

Bearing the same name as Nina Simone’s iconic song, “Young, Gifted, and Black” explores the lives of 52 black people, both past and present, who have helped shaped different aspects of black culture. As author Jamia Wilson explains in the foreword, “this book is a love letter to our ancestors and the next generation of … Continued

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Busboys in En Route Traveler

“Part of the reason why I founded this place was that I wanted a space that feels like home away from home, a space that represents the multi-cultural, multi ethnic, multi-racial, and multi-age aspects of the city, a space that represents the city that I live in – Washington, DC.” – Andy Shallal

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Busboys and Poets Book Review: Anger is a Gift

Mark Oshiro’s contemporary YA fiction is an incredibly moving story about community, about love, and about taking a stand against prejudice and violence, even when it seems completely hopeless, and it is especially difficult to read. Especially for someone like me, caught up in my own privilege and ignorant of the struggles faced by people … Continued