futures of computing at HBCUs

HBCUs have a role to play in abolishing the New Jim Code. It’s going to take some work.

Black in AI 2021

The 5th annual Black In AI Workshop takes place December 10, 2021

Summer Research Grant for Black Women in AI

Black in AI is partnering with Stanford University to sponsor a research program for Black women for summer 2021. The details of the program are given here. The final date for submission is April 30. From the website In Summer 2021, Black in AI is partnering with Stanford University to provide research support, mentorship, and […]

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 […]

The Black Computing Community’s call for equity and fairness

Black people in computing and their allies — designers, developers, technical support professionals, bloggers, data scientists, technical writers, on and on — have issued a call for equity and fairness. Read it https://blacksincomputingopenlettercommunity.wordpress.com/ We want computing to stop harming and menacing Black lives. We want equity in computing and not repression. We want justice.

Notes from the Black In AI 2019 Workshop

In early December, I attended the Black In AI workshop (BAI), part of the NeurIPS AI conference held in Vancouver. Timnet Gebru and Rediet Abebe founded BAI three years ago to address the near complete lack of Black and African voices at NeurIPS and other AI conferences. Over that period, the organization has had a […]

Black In AI paper submission deadline extended

The Black in AI is a workshop that centers the work of Black AI researchers and practitioners from across the globe. The paper submission deadline for the 2019 workshop has been extended to August 7. This is it’s third year. I’d encourage submission even (especially!!) if your research and ideas are still coming together. There […]