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Black Man Accused of "White Privilege" by CNN Liberal
· #Theofficertatum #Tatrums CNN legal analyst Areva Martin accused Fox News radio host David Webb, a black man, of having "white privilege". The sad part is th... · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
Sequoia Blodgett
African American Workers' Productivity Steadily Increasing, While Wages Remain Stagnant
2 min · · An overview of how nearly 60% of African American workers make up the low wage economy and how technology could make matters worse going forward. · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
The Economist
New research suggests that effort at work is correlated with race
2 min · · A trio of labour economists suggest that effort at work is correlated with race · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
POLITICO
Can Biden Survive the Despair of the Black Democrat?
6 min · · In suburban Detroit, a cookout full of Democratic voters bubbles into outrage, frustration at being taken for granted—and certainty that 2020 is in the bag for Trump. · Shared by 13, including Rick Powell
MIT Technology Review
Of course technology perpetuates racism. It was designed that way.
4 min · · Black Americans have seen technology used to target them again and again. Stopping it means looking at the problem differently. · Shared by 240, including Anthony Hamelle, Brett King #TheFuturists #OptimalHumanity ✈️, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, LARRY ELKAN, Eric Bailey, Tris Hussey, Rick Powell, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Katja Evertz, Jim Marous 💯, Bill Johnston, Mathew Ingram, Antonio Vieira Santos, Steve Faulkner SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social, luis antónio santos, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (offline, on parental leave), Josep M. Ganyet
Boston Review
Race, Genes, and IQ
20+ min · · Critics of The Bell Curve have attacked every point in the book—except the most important one. · Shared by 19, including Jason Stanley, Keith Frankish, Rick Powell, Anita Leirfall, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
The Nation
The US Needs to Be Treated Like the Racist Pariah State It Is
6 min · · Will the international community finally rise in solidarity with black people against the white American regime of oppression and violence? · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
CBS News
Greenwood, 1921: One of the worst race massacres in American history
7 min · · In 1921, a thriving black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, burned, leaving hundreds dead. · Shared by 64, including Bill Slawski ⚓ 🇺🇦, Mkay, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Rick Powell, LoriBeth, Michael Hyatt
The Bulwark
George Floyd Changed My Mind
5 min · · It’s an unaccustomed feeling for me to be in step with public opinion, but as the nation is undergoing a reconsideration of race and policing, I find myself in unfamiliar territory – in the majority.… · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
snopes.com
Ex-Cop Brandon Tatum's Success Doesn't Disprove White Privilege
10 min · · In a viral video, Tatum, who is Black, argues his success in America disproves the reality of white privilege. We looked at his claims. · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
Electric Literature
Black Authors Discuss Being Black in America
4 min · · Some of our favorite interviews about inequality, white supremacy, and celebrating Blackness · Shared by 81, including Rick Powell, Faik Ersoy
filmsforaction.org
The White Man in That Photo
· Sometimes photographs deceive. Take this one, for example. It represents John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s rebellious gesture the day they won medals for the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics... · Shared by 88, including Kate Nasser, Noely ⚡️🏐, Jennifer Ouellette, Felix M, Peter McCormack🏴☠️, Caroline Jarrett, Rick Powell, Mark Suster
nature
Grass-roots groups take on the hard work of correcting coronavirus disparities
4 min · · Noha Aboelata, the head of a community health centre in Oakland, California, tailors testing to suit communities of colour. · Shared by 15, including Roger Highfield, Jamil Smith جميل كريم, Rick Powell
medium.com
‘The Souls of White Folk’ by W.E.B. Du Bois
20+ min · · Chapter II of DARKWATER: Voices from within the Veil · Shared by 6, including Rick Powell
Slate
“White Fragility” Has a Whiteness Problem
19+ min · · Robin DiAngelo can only take white progressives so far. · Shared by 21, including Mathew Ingram, Rick Powell
Quillette
Racist Police Violence Reconsidered
6 min · · Tony Timpa was 32 years old when he died at the hands of the Dallas police in August 2016. He suffered from mental health difficulties and was unarmed. He wasn’t resisting arrest. He had called the… · Shared by 10, including Rick Powell