As Mississippi’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccines began to ramp up in early 2021, a troubling truth was revealed about the…
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“Decoding Hate” Podcast Series | Decoding Hate
by Katie Pentney
April 8, 2021
This six-episode podcast series explores the interplay between freedom of expression, hate speech and artificial intelligence (AI). While covering these…
U.K. Community Leaders Fight Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation | The New York Times
by Geneva Abdul
April 8, 2021
Minority communities in Britain have long felt estranged from the government and medical establishment, but their sense of alienation is…
COVID-19 from the Margins | Berkman Klein Center
March 29, 2021
In the first pandemic of the datafied society, the disempowered were denied a voice in the heavily quantified mainstream narrative.…
Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say. It’s Not An ‘Excuse’ For Current Medical Racism | NPR
by KQED
March 24, 2021
For months, journalists, politicians and health officials - from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Dr. Anthony Fauci - have…
White supremacist propaganda surged in 2020, report says | AP News
by Aaron Morrison
March 22, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — White supremacist propaganda reached alarming levels across the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report…
Black Churches Fill a Unique Role in Combating Vaccine Fears | Black Voice News
by Anna Almendrala
March 22, 2021
In the hospital with covid-19 in December, Lavina Wafer tired of the tubes in her nose and wondered impatiently why…
Black and Hispanic Communities Grapple With Vaccine Misinformation | The New York Times
by Sheera Frenkel
March 11, 2021
On an unseasonably warm day in February, two men working with a local community group went door to door in…
Job Opportunity: Director of Development | Algorithmic Justice League
by Algorithmic Justice League
March 9, 2021
As the Director of Development, you will play a key role in AJL’s growth, leading the design, implementation and continued…
COVID-19 disinformation and political engagement among communities of color: The role of media literacy | HKS Misinformation Review
by Erica Wientraub Austin, Porismita Borah, and Shawn Domgaard
March 8, 2021
Communities of color, suffering equity gaps and disproportionate COVID-19 effects, also must resist ongoing disinformation campaigns designed to impede their…