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For scores of years, newspapers printed hate, leading to racist terror lynchings and massacres of Black Americans | The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
by DeNeen L. Brown
October 21, 2021
For decades, hundreds of white-owned newspapers across the country incited the racist terror lynchings and massacres of thousands of Black…
Covid-19 vaccines: A leap of faith and the power of trust among Black and Hispanic communities | First Draft
by Vanessa Chee
July 20, 2021
As of July 6, just over 182 million American adults had received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, according to…
The Future of Platform Accountability: Research, Ethics, and Racial Justice | NetGain Partnership
July 6, 2021
A discussion on how platform research to address mis/disinformation should be approached through a race-based lens, new platform research solutions…
Grief x Healing x Innovation | Rights x Tech
May 26, 2021
Rights x Tech is a space is for leaders in technology, movement and philanthropy who understand the importance of hearing…
Movement Building and Grassroots Power: Mobilizing Communities of Color to Address Mis/Disinformation | NetGain Partnership
May 25, 2021
A discussion exploring the critical role that grassroots organizing and field-building must play in 2021 and beyond to address mis/disinformation…
Podcast: Floyd’s Death Leads To Disinformation About Black Lives Matter Movement | NPR
by Cheryl Corley
May 25, 2021
Support for Black Lives Matter erupted after the murder of George Floyd by former police officer Derek Chauvin. But activists…
The Future of Democracy Ep. 41: The role of race in American political views | Knight Foundation
May 20, 2021
While the last year has seen broad-based calls for racial equity in the United States, protests often don’t always translate…
2021 Tech and Racial Equity Conference: Anti-Racist Technologies for a Just Future | Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
May 3, 2021
Rapidly developing technologies can be an unprecedented force for good, but too often codify and amplify existing forms of racial…
What is Stronger Than Hate? Lessons from Testimony, Media, and Scholarship | Shorenstein Center
April 25, 2021
Panel Discussion: Media scholars and experts on how to combat the rise of hate and the disinformation that spreads it.…