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In case you haven’t heard Airbnb is not racist. Not at all. But the website is fighting the racism of its users. Again and again racist users of Airbnb have refused accommodations to people of color....

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Neighborhood websites have become the newest communication tool to inform communities. Community homeowner associations use websites for disseminating news and information and individual neighbors are using the Internet to communicate and address issues. They also...

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Race and Technology – Racism Online

May 30, 2016 | 0 Comments

The Internet is a very racist place. Racism online is rampant because many people enjoy the anonymity that the Internet provides. Thoughts, ideas and opinions can be expressed without question. Extremist groups once had to...

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Race and Technology – Algorithms

May 19, 2016 | 0 Comments

Algorithm– a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer. If you think computing, technology and the Internet is color blind you would be wrong. We...

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Racial profiling is a reality. People of color have suffered from the idea that we are untrustworthy and dishonest by nature. Nothing could father from the truth. As a result of this hideous myth black...

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Anonymously Ask A Black Person

September 8, 2015 | 0 Comments

Anonymously Ask A Black person is a website that allows anyone to ask a black person a question. Anyone can ask an intelligent question and get an intelligent answer from a black person. The site,...

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A group of Boston Public School students recently launched the website and mobile phone app Boston Student Rights. The app is intended to inform students of their rights and responsibilities as students in the Boston School...

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SketchFactor; Is This A Racist App?

January 7, 2015 | 0 Comments

Last August an app was launched that has raised some serious questions about racism and technology. The app is named SketchFactor and its purpose is to alert the user of dangerous neighborhoods in cities they...

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