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Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

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BIPOC

BIPOC

Noun

An acronym that stands for Black, Indigenous, and people of color. This is a more recent term, with increasing usage in mainstream publications, developed to draw attention to the continued racialized terror of Black and Indigenous people within the term “POC”. BIPOC is used to promote visibility among Indigenous and Black people and to call attention to colonialism and anti-Blackness, which equates to the violent and murderous removal of Indigenous peoples from their homes and land and the chattel slavery and inhumane treatment of Black Americans which is built into the fabric of the United States of America.

Source

Adapted from multiple sources

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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