Race, Technology & Justice: A Panel Conversation
“Zeros and ones, if we are not careful, could deepen the divides between haves and have-nots, between the deserving and the undeserving – rusty value judgments embedded in shiny new systems.”
― Ruha Benjamin, Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
In Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code, 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Nonfiction Literary Prize awardee, Dr. Ruha Benjamin, reveals how emerging technologies often reinforce white supremacy and deepen social inequity. Join this panel discussion to gain insight into how automation and algorithims deepen discrimination, the impact of this on Black communities in particular, and to hear first-hand accounts about the work scholars and activists are doing to promote digital justice.
Our panel will include:
- Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Sociologist and Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University
- Malkia Devich-Cyril, Writer, Senior Fellow, and Founding Director at Media Justice
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Jamelle Watson-Daniels, Director of Research at Data For Black Lives and Mathematics and Computer Science Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University
If you have questions about this event please contact Sheena Daree Miller at s5miller@bklynlibrary.org.
This AAHC virtual program will take place via Zoom. For optimal participation, you will need either a computer with audio and webcam or a telephone. A link and number to access the meeting will be sent to registrants one hour before the meeting, so please keep an eye out for the email (and check your spam folder if you don't see it).
