Projects
Data is our thing. Researching, gathering, visualizing, and analyzing data is what we do.
We develop Mapping Black California branded flagship projects, conduct research and create datajournalism visualizations for our parent organization, Black Voice News, and externally collaborate with consultants on a variety of projects ranging from civic media campaigns to philanthropic analysis and much more.
MBC Flagship

California’s Only ComprehensiveStatewide Database of Black-Led Organizations.An intersectional digital resource ...

So-called food deserts exist throughout San Bernardino County
and are characterized not only by the lack of affordable grocery
stores within a 1 mile radius, but they are also marked by other
socioeconomic factors such as poverty, racist infrastructure,
unaffordable housing, lack of transportation access and low-income.

This dashboard that looked at the impact of COVID-19
on Black Bodies in communities around the state.

An easy to use guide to help identify vaccination rates for densely
populated Black and Latino areas in Riverside County.

The Racism as a Public Health Crisis Dashboard
provides a view of what is changing/or has
changed across California municipalities
regarding county and city declarations.
MBC Consulting

MBC designed and developed a data visualization of news ecosystems in Los Angeles County as a means to identify reach and gaps in information dissemination to socioeconomically and racially diverse Los Angeles County residents.

Mapping Black California developed a map visualizing Black Led Organization (BLO) giving patterns in Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) territories from 2019 - 2020.

A collaborative effort with Black media to statewide working collective on Census 2020 reporting and community engagement for a complete count.