The historic roots of Black union organizing at Amazon

The unapologetic radicalism of Black laborers lives on in the bold action of the Bessemer Amazon workers

U.S. Police Can’t Stop Killing

Map: 1,500 people killed during interactions with police in the 9 months since the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Data from Fatal … U.S. Police Can’t Stop Killing For anyone holding in to the delusion that a new administration would mean the end of the on going war on Black life, a […]

The Atlanta University Center Data Science Initiative

The Black Revolution in Data Science has begun

Understanding the Ongoing Farmers’ Protest in India

Panchali Kar gives a deep and thoughtful analysis of the on going farmer’s protest taking place in India. The scale od solidarity in the midst of oppression is truly inspiring. by Panchali Kar If we take a close look at the BJP government, we get a clear picture of its thoroughly reactionary stance. Working class […]

Computer Science at HBCUs

Are CS departments at Black Colleges leading the struggle for algorithmic justice?

Defying Dixie at the Cotton Lofts

Glenda Gilmore’s Defying Dixie describes the leftist activism that laid the foundation for the subsequent Civil Rights and Movement for Black Lives. Her stories of hit home for many of us — her recounting of the Atlanta Six case at Atlanta’s Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill in particular for me and Atlanta folx. My great […]

Affirmative action ( a poem )

A poem to explain affirmative action, like why it’s crucial.

Black In AI 2020 call for papers

The call for papers for the Fourth Black In AI conference is out! Submissions are due on October 2. If you’re not familiar with the Black In AI conference, its primary goal is to promote and sustain the development of Black and African researchers in the data science, machine learning, and AI communities. From the […]