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

Why We Are Doing Palestine Week

Why We Are Doing Palestine Week

– by Andy Shallal, CEO & Founder Busboys and Poets The past few months have been traumatizing for anyone with a cell phone and access to social media. For people living in Gaza it has been unimaginably horrific seeing entire families wiped out and most of Gaza’s inhabitants displaced, starved and without shelter. 1 in … Continued

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Everest Base Camp #12

“Hey Dude” I finish my communing with the majesty of this wild, magnificent slice of earth and head to the other side of this narrow metal wonder of a bridge. My legs are still noodles but a bit more steady. My face is flush. My body is intact. My mind is calm. And I am … Continued

Event Recap : Busboys X Anniversary Party

Event Recap : Busboys X Anniversary Party

[The] 10-year anniversary party for Busboys and Poets brought hundreds of well-wishers to the restaurant and bookstore chain’s Brookland location in Northeast Washington.”

A Girls Guide to Joining the Resistance Book Review

A Girls Guide to Joining the Resistance Book Review

Emma Gray’s tiny book of feminist resistance promises to be a guide to doing more and doing good in a world that seems to have turned against women all together. The book is extremely readable and well-put together, starring personal anecdotes, interviews with amazing activists, and step-by-step guides made to help us as readers do … Continued