Amazon hoped Congress would create a law that would ensure its ethical use. No bill of the sort has been drawn up. Online retail giant Amazon banned police departments from using its facial-recognition software, Rekognition, nearly a year ago, and it was supposed to last for one year. This week, the company announced the ban…
Amazon hoped Congress would create a law that would ensure its ethical use. No bill of the sort has been drawn up. Online retail giant Amazon banned police departments from using its facial-recognition software, Rekognition, nearly a year ago, and it was supposed to last for one year. This week, the company announced the ban…
Shalimar Birkett was attending Monday’s vigil for murder victim Miles Bobbsemple, who was shot dead that morning. A Brooklyn woman was shot and killed when attending a vigil for a friend who had been killed hours beforehand, late the night before. According to The New York Daily News, Shalimar Birkett was attending the vigil of shooting…
Shalimar Birkett was attending Monday’s vigil for murder victim Miles Bobbsemple, who was shot dead that morning. A Brooklyn woman was shot and killed when attending a vigil for a friend who had been killed hours beforehand, late the night before. According to The New York Daily News, Shalimar Birkett was attending the vigil of shooting…
Mulatto’s name looks to be missing a few letters as it appears on streaming platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify. Though the rapper hasn’t made an official statement regarding a name change, it seems she is now known as Latto and is following through with a decision years in the making. Throughout her career,…
Mulatto’s name looks to be missing a few letters as it appears on streaming platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify. Though the rapper hasn’t made an official statement regarding a name change, it seems she is now known as Latto and is following through with a decision years in the making. Throughout her career,…
The Sioux City police officer seen aiming a Taser at a Black customer at a Perkins restaurant late last month has a history of involvement in use of force incidents. More than 5,000 people have signed a petition calling for Officer Thad Boyer to be removed from duty, as the officer rehired in 2019 after…
The Sioux City police officer seen aiming a Taser at a Black customer at a Perkins restaurant late last month has a history of involvement in use of force incidents. More than 5,000 people have signed a petition calling for Officer Thad Boyer to be removed from duty, as the officer rehired in 2019 after…
UPDATED: 8:50 a.m. ET, May 19, 2021 — Wednesday marks what would have been Malcolm X‘s 96th birthday, and the legendary leader remains one of the most important figures of the American Civil Rights Movement. His transformation into a vocal human rights activist added to his already impressive legacy. The man known as el-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz…
UPDATED: 8:50 a.m. ET, May 19, 2021 — Wednesday marks what would have been Malcolm X‘s 96th birthday, and the legendary leader remains one of the most important figures of the American Civil Rights Movement. His transformation into a vocal human rights activist added to his already impressive legacy. The man known as el-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz…
