Source: John Lund / Getty Coded Bias, the new Netflix documentary, explores racist technologies, including facial recognition and algorithms is one to watch. The film opens with Joy Buolamwini, an MIT researcher who uncovered racial bias in several major facial recognition programs. Three years ago, Buolamwini found commercially available facial recognition software had an inherent race…
Source: John Lund / Getty Coded Bias, the new Netflix documentary, explores racist technologies, including facial recognition and algorithms is one to watch. The film opens with Joy Buolamwini, an MIT researcher who uncovered racial bias in several major facial recognition programs. Three years ago, Buolamwini found commercially available facial recognition software had an inherent race…
‘I know today is my day, but I also understand that God is love.’ Tashera Simmons, the ex-wife of the late rapper DMX, posted a heartwarming letter to Instagram memorializing her ex-husband on her 50th birthday on Saturday. “Happy 50th birthday to me. 😢💔,” Simmons wrote, a video montage of photos taken throughout her life…
Efforts are underway to further preserve a part of lower Manhattan that is embedded in the fabric of American history. According to AM New York, elected officials have reintroduced legislation for the creation of a museum that pays homage to the enslaved and free Africans who are buried at the African Burial Ground. Renewed push…
The rapper’s celebration of the rock star comes days after the 28th anniversary of the singer’s April 5th death. Kid Cudi honored Chris Farley and Kurt Cobain during his Saturday Night Live debut as the musical guest over the weekend. The rapper paid homage via his wardrobe choices. First hitting the stage at Studio 8H…
Source: Brandon Caldwell / Radio One Digital A new effort in Mississippi is focusing on increasing vaccine access for older Black residents after some in rural areas could not get a vaccine appointment, despite being eligible for months, AP News reports. About 80 adults, including Eola Murray, finally received a COVID-19 vaccination as part of…
The passing of DMX has rocked the hip-hop community as many artists, including Swizz Beatz, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Redman, and many more reflected on the impact the MC left on them. But they weren’t the only ones. A fan of DMX named Sheila took to Twitter to share a heartfelt story about how her encounter…
Facebook’s jobs ads were skewed by gender beyond what can be legally justified by differences in job qualifications, University of Southern California study says Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study. University of Southern California researchers who…
Of more than 3,000 votes cast, more than 57% workers say they are not in favor of unionizing Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama handed the online retail giant a decisive victory when they voted against forming a union and cut off a path that labor activists had hoped would lead to similar…
The rally is expected to be met by counterdemonstrations by a local Black Lives Matter chapter The shoreside California city of Huntington Beach could be the scene of a White Lives Matter rally today, reports the Los Angeles Times. Organized by the Loyal White Knights, the event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. California…
