From the Media
Watch: Ethics & Race in Tech
Ruha Benjamin in conversation with Meredith Whittaker, City Arts and Lectures
June 1, 2020
Benjamin and Whittaker exemplify the kind of discussion we need to imagine and create the world we want. They caution against the expectation that technology will provide a “magic bullet” to right the social fissures underlying the current challenges.
Watch: How response to George Floyd’s death reflects ‘accumulated grievance’ of black America
Eddie Glaude Jr., PBS News Hour
May 29, 2020
In the days since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, there have been peaceful protests, violent clashes and persistent calls for justice. But there is a long history behind this particular shocking event. Professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is chair of the department of African American Studies at Princeton University, and he joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the broader context.
Vast Neolithic circle of deep shafts found near Stonehenge
Dalya Alberge, The Guardian
June 22, 2020
Prehistoric structure spanning 1.2 miles in diameter is masterpiece of engineering, say archaeologists.
What Is Owed: If true justice and equality are ever to be achieved in the United States, the country must finally take seriously what it owes black Americans.
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine
June 23, 2020
The Chronic Stress of Being Black in the U.S. Makes People More Vulnerable to COVID-19 and Other Diseases
April Thames, Yes! Magazine
June 23, 2020
Barn owl siblings share their food in exchange for grooming
Pratik Pawar, The Washington Post
June 22, 2020
Why a small town in Washington is printing its own currency during the pandemic
The Apopka Voice
June 14, 2020
In Order to Understand the Brutality of American Capitalism, you have to Start on the Plantation.
Matthew Desmond, Project 1619, New York Times
August 14, 2019
