“An American Prayer” Ponders the Achievability of the American Dream
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Books For Guidance on Developing a More Inclusive Workplace
With the mission of learning everything possible in order to be actively anti-racist, employers will benefit from four books—selected by Fast Company—that yield much insight on everything from unconscious bias in hiring …
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How to Show Support for Blackout Tuesday
The music industry has planned Blackout Tuesday in an act of solidarity through silence, and will effectively cease operations on Tuesday, 2 June. The industry-wide pause “is meant to intentionally disrupt the …
Consider Donating to These Organizations To Fight Systemic Racism
Be a part of the ongoing fight for unconditional equality
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Reclamation of Black-Owned Farmland
According to census data, there were 925,000 black farmers in 1920. By 2017, that number dropped below 50,000. Discrimination within the industry, institutionalized racism upheld by USDA agency workers, purposefully incorrect documentation …
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ImageNet Database Removes Images Contributing to Racist Bias
The inspiration for this week’s Image Net Roulette art installation, ImageNet operates as an online database of thousands of pictures, cataloged using 2,500+ tags. But, as this newfound popularity proved, the cataloging …
Link About It: This Week’s Picks
What makes a summer jam, how lava lamps fight hackers, AI for newsrooms and more
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Ada Chen’s Stereotype-Fighting Jewelry
Calling out fetishization, objectification and ingrained racism, jewelry designer Ada Chen combines style and sharp humor to create pieces that are super-smart and super-creative. Chen (who is Chinese American) oftentimes uses her …