Boyd was an educator in Washington, D.C., public schools for more than thirty years, and expanded her students' worlds by taking them to Congressional hearings.

In 1938 Boyd established the Non-Partisan Council, the first group representing minorities to lobby the United States Congress.

We can effect these objectives only by making our power felt in the halls and floors of Congress, and activity toward this end begins with participation in the primaries of our land.In 1938, Boyd established the "Non-Partisan Lobby for Economic and Democratic Rights" (NPC), which lobbied Congress on issues of public service, education, voting rights, and employment related to African-Americans.

In addition, the Non-Partisan Council helped to expand the Public Works Program and establish a minimum wage for laundry workers, and supported continuation of the American Youth Act.

[8][9] The Non-Partisan Council worked with the NAACP, The Urban League, The United Office and Professional Workers of America, The National Association of Graduate Nurses, the American Federation of Churches, the Colored Women's Club, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Auxiliary, and the New York Voter's League.

[6] In 1949 Boyd traveled to South America as an observer at the Inter-American Commission of Women in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[6] To help educate her students, one year Boyd financed twenty-five of them for a trip to the United Nations' General Assembly in New York City.

[4] The organization, which consisted of women from diverse backgrounds and cultures, helped to draw attention to children's safety and rights.

[6] Boyd traveled widely in her life, to cities in United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, and the British West Indies.