News From A Colorful Perspective
A New York Daily News report published Oct. 2 included accounts of Google hiring contractors, who in Atlanta, sought out Black homeless people to collect data for their new facial recognition software. Now, city officials are demanding answers. The New York Daily News report said Randstad (No. 30 on DiversityInc’s…
After controversy over whether police should be able to use facial recognition technology, the Board of Police Commissioners in Detroit approved its use but imposed certain limits. Debates surrounding the use of this technology are steeped in both claims of privacy violations and racism. While Detroit police celebrated the move,…
National Suicide Prevention Week runs from Sept. 8–14 to raise awareness about suicide and the resources available to help those struggling with mental health crises. However, certain demographics seem to consistently slip through the cracks of mental health education, advocacy and care. People of color in the United States suffer…
The Justice Department will reinstate the death penalty at the federal level, according to an announcement made by Attorney General William Barr on July 25. Previously, there hadn’t been any federal executions in sixteen years. Attorney General William Barr quickly moved to schedule five executions after the announcement. Under his…
New York City Schools Richard Carranza was sued last month by three white, female Department of Education (DOE) officials who allege in their lawsuit that Carranza demoted them because they were white and fostered a toxic environment. “Under Carranza’s leadership, DOE has swiftly and irrevocably silenced, sidelined and punished plaintiffs and…
The proposal would also mandate training for police and dispatchers to control for bias. The city commission met this week for the first public hearing on a human rights ordinance that address protected classes and discriminatory practices, including discriminatory housing practices and 911 calls on Black residents for racially profiling…
A Denny’s in Lake City, Fla., was exposed after churchgoer, Elijah Henderson Jr., arrived to the restaurant and asked a waitress to seat him and a party of 25 other churchgoers. She claimed she couldn’t serve him because the restaurant was understaffed. But shortly after, another large group was seated….
Facebook’s biased acts of censorship have been a thorn in the sides of its liberal minority and marginalized users for quite some time. In a twist of fate, Mark Zuckerberg was scrutinized by Jewish groups and anti-racism organizations for suggesting Holocaust denial should be allowed on Facebook because it could…
A tone-deaf apology, a PR campaign with a commercial name-dropping a celebrity, a one-day training, a chairman steps down and here Starbucks is none the wiser. Sam, a UPenn doctoral at the Wharton School, was getting iced coffee and stuttered when the Starbucks barista at the Walnut and 34th Streets…
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has pretty straightforward rules regarding drug testing for professional tennis players. Athletes are required to let the agency know their whereabouts for a one-hour period of their choosing every day, even if they aren’t competing. Test providers also reserve the right to make unannounced visits…
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