ERASE Racism, an independent 501(c) 3, not-for-profit organization since 2004, was launched in 2001 as a special initiative of the Long Island Community Foundation to address the ways in which policies and practices of government at all levels, businesses and others, directly affect racial equity in the region—in particular the quality of life for Long Island’s African American residents and other people of color.  Issue areas of focus include housing and community development, public school education and the relationship between health behaviors, health status and the neighborhoods in which people live.