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Black and brown communities are often the first to warn about surveillance tech and the last to get recognized for it.
Contributors are rethinking what Wikipedia’s commitment to neutrality actually means.
The brutal police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man in Minneapolis, has prompted one of the greatest civil uprisings of the modern day. In the weeks following Floyd’s death, the conversation around diversity and inclusion, as well as tech’s role in upholding white supremacy, has returned to the forefront. But it is action, […]
Companies like YouTube, Amazon, and Nextdoor need to stop “Black Power-washing” their messaging when their business models exploit black people.
Female and LGBTQ editors of the online encyclopaedia have complained of harassment.
The algorithm only recommended around 18% of black patients for follow-up care, versus 82% of white patients, even when both groups were similarly sick.
"Not smart or articulate" is totally a dog whistle for "not white."
Interesting reflections on "problem patrons" and library policing thereof, among many other things.
Error rate for African American speech is nearly double that for others.
what even is this boolsheet -- it sure ain't "added value"
Expert says technology deployed is based on outdated science and therefore is unreliable
I was reading the Human Resources Management in Canada textbook for a course I am taking. There was a section on diversity in the workplace, which is something that I am very passionate about, with a paragraph about Indigenous people.
During a trip to Mexico to visit family, writer Myriam Gurba took “American Dirt,” a novel about immigration and cartel violence that was being touted as one of the biggest U.S. releases of 2020. The writer was of mostly white descent, and Gurba felt the book didn't ring true.
The clumsy high-profile rollout of the polarizing novel points to a larger issue concerning how new books are promoted.
Networked technologies are setting the stage for new forms of urban surveillance. From Amazon’s Ring doorbell to the Detroit Police Department’s Project Green Light, what kinds of performances do digital tracking tools encourage people to put on?
Recognizing white privilege begins with truly understanding the term itself.
A real problem for any research method relying on humans (e.g. crowdsourcing) to classify utterances. Suggested mitigator at end.