Data Justice for Pittsburgh's Black Neighborhoods

Data Justice for Pittsburgh’s Black Neighborhoods is a project led by the Black Equity Coalition (BEC), in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh, that aims to build decision-making power for Black residents. This project will engage with those that have been impacted by residential segregation and disinvestment, by creating public processes and power over data as it is used, governed, and disseminated in the City of Pittsburgh.

The Regional Data Center is involved with this project as a member of the Black Equity Coalition's Data Justice Working Group.

Pittsburgh is one of four cities in the U.S. selected in the Modern Anti-racist Data Ecosystems (MADE) for Health Justice initiative. The de Beaumont Foundation sponsored the BEC’s work to assist in accelerating the development of health-focused local data ecosystems that center principles of anti-racism, equity, justice, and community power.

The project consists of two components:

The Community Data Justice Collaborative involves a group of residents in decisions that the City of Pittsburgh makes about data, technology, and policies that serve as the foundation of the City’s emerging data governance process. 

The Neighborhood Power Building Program is working in partnership with the Larimer Consensus Group and a cohort of neighborhood residents to engage in a series of workshops connecting topics on health equity and use of data for building power and advocacy.