Dr. Apryl A. Williams and Dr. Allissa V. Richardson address the long-standing history of White vigilante-style surveillance of Black people in public…
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Deconstructing the ‘Karen’ meme | Harvard Law Today
by Carolyn E. Schmitt
February 4, 2021
It’s a scene we unfortunately see too often now: A white woman pulls out her phone to call the police…
Fighting Against Historic Distrust and Misinformation To Save African American Patients | Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
by Autumn A. Arnett
February 4, 2021
A few hours after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, president of Morehouse School…
Black Feminist Health Science Studies Symposium | MIT & Northeastern University
February 1, 2021
The first Black Feminist Health Science Studies Symposium is an introduction to the field and collective that claim the name.…
Sociology Lecture Series: Ruha Benjamin, “Race to the Future? Reimagining the Default Settings of Technology & Society” | The New School
February 1, 2021
From everyday apps to complex algorithms, technology has the potential to hide, speed, and deepen discrimination, while appearing neutral and…
African-American Resistance to the COVID-19 Vaccine Reflects a Broader Problem | The New Yorker
by Jelani Cobb
December 21, 2020
Back in March, when the pall of the pandemic hung over the city, and long stretches of Broadway were as…
Failure to understand Black and Latinx communities will result in a critical misunderstanding of the impact of disinformation | First Draft
by Daniel Acosta-Ramos and Jacquelyn Mason
December 17, 2020
In the months leading up to the presidential election, reporting detailing the importance of the Black and Latinx vote proliferated…
Mapping Black Media | Center for Community Media
by Black Media Initiative
December 3, 2020
As part of the Center for Community Media’s (CCM) Black Media Initiative, we’re offering a map and directory of nearly…
News Distrust Among Black Americans is a Fixable Problem | UT Austin Center for Media Engagement
by Tamar Wilner, Gina M. Masullo, Danielle Kilgo, and Lance Bennett
November 20, 2020
American society today feels more divided than ever, particularly along racial lines. In this project, the Center for Media Engagement…
VMI students use Jodel chat app for racist, sexist attacks on Blacks, women | The Washington Post
by Ian Shapira
October 27, 2020
The cadets were angry, venting on an anonymous chat app widely used at the Virginia Military Institute. The target of…