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SAT preparation for College Enrollment, Admissions - University USA

SAT preparation for College Enrollment, Admissions at Universities in the USA

Civil War - History and the USA

Civil War - History and the USA

Police Reform and Criminal Justice in the USA

Police and Criminal Justice in the USA

History of Racial inequality in the USA

History of Racial inequality in the USA

Race and Criminal Justice in the USA

Race and Criminal Justice in the USA

Sexual assault issues on campus - University and College campus

Sexual assault issues on campus - University and College campus

Bribery and scandals - Enrollment, Admissions at Universities in the USA

A collection of articles and videos looking at Enrollment, Admissions at Universities in the USA

Slavery - History and the USA

a collection of resources about Slavery - History and the USA

Enrollment, Admissions at Universities in the USA

A collection of articles and videos looking at Enrollment, Admissions at Universities in the USA

Diversity in Tech - Founders and Funders of Startups

a collection of articles and resources about Diversity in Tech - Founders and Funders of Startups

The Dred Scott case - Race, Slavery and the Supreme Court - USA

a collection of resources about The Dred Scott case - Race, Slavery and the Supreme Court - USA

History of Women in tech, Girls who Code, Female Engineers

Articles and videos looking at a History of Women in tech, Girls who Code, Female Engineers

Harvard and Affirmative Action, Enrollment, Admissions at Universities in the USA

A collection of articles and videos looking at the Affirmative Action and Enrollment, Admissions ...

Biased Algorithms - and the importance of good data sets in AI

a collection of articles looking at the problem of Biased Algorithms - and the importance of good...

Aging, Culture, Work and Society

a collection of articles and resources looking at ageism: age-related prejudice

Discrimination in the Workplace

a collection of articles, videos and more... looking at issues related to sexism, racism, ageism,...

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Article

AI Regulation: EU lawmakers deal on 'global first' AI rules | TechCrunch

After marathon 'final' talks which stretched to almost three days European Union lawmakers have tonight clinched a political deal on a risk-based A... (2023)


Article

Book Review: ‘The Exceptions,’ - sexism faced by female scientists at M.I.T., by Nancy Zernike - The New York Times

Kate Zernike’s “The Exceptions” tells the infuriating, inspiring story of the sexism faced by female scientists at M.I.T. — and how they fought back. (2023)


Article

Pasco’s sheriff created a futuristic program to stop crime before it happens. It monitors and harasses families

Families were subjected to around-the-clock visits from deputies, who often arrived without evidence of a crime. As the Tampa Bay Times reports,... (2020)


Article

Dirty Data, Bad Predictions: How Civil Rights Violations Impact Police Data, Predictive Policing Systems, and Justice

by Rashida Richardson, Jason Schultz, Kate Crawford :: SSRN In a research paper titled “Dirty Data, Bad Predictions,” lead author Rashida Richa... (2020)


Article

How to make a chatbot that isn’t racist or sexist

Hey, GPT-3: Why are rabbits cute? “How are rabbits cute? Is it their big ears, or maybe they’re fluffy? Or is it the way they hop around? No, actua... (2020)


Article

How an Algorithm Blocked Kidney Transplants to Black Patients

A formula for assessing the gravity of kidney disease is one of many that is adjusted for race. The practice can exacerbate health disparities. (2020)


Article

Nearly two-thirds of US young adults unaware 6m Jews killed in the Holocaust

According to survey of adults 18-39, 23% said they believed the Holocaust was a myth, had been exaggerated or they weren’t sure Almost a quarter... (2020)


Article

The Ghosts of Elaine, Arkansas, 1919

Given the magnitude of the Elaine Massacre, its absence from standard narratives in American history is striking. But it is important that we remem... (2020)


Article

Reflections on Being a Female Founder

Not a lot is written about being a female founder and CEO. I used to believe that my journey as a startup founder was the same as any other founder... (2020)


Article

Accelerating equity in Miami’s startup community

On June 12, 2020, Knight Foundation announced its support for three national organizations that are committed to expanding opportunities and creati... (2020)


Article

Of course technology perpetuates racism. It was designed that way

Black Americans have seen technology used to target them again and again. Stopping it means looking at the problem differently. (2020)


Article

Revealing the Divisive History of Minneapolis

Conditions that led to George Floyd’s death are not unique to Minneapolis and St. Paul. But there’s a reason why the Twin Cities triggered a nation... (2020)


Article

15 Classroom Resources for Discussing Racism, Policing, and Protest

After nearly a week of protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, teachers are looking for lessons they can use to help stude... (2020)


Article

The Intolerable Tensions Between American Cities and their Police Forces

The gap between the liberal mayors who run many big cities and the officers who help police them is especially pronounced in the wake of George Flo... (2020)


Article

How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change - Barack Obama

As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and the ongoing prob... (2020)


Article

New federal campus sexual assault rules would add protections for accused perpetrators — NBC News

Groups advocating for sexual assault victims worry that the changes will have a chilling effect on students coming forward. (2020)


Article

A biased medical algorithm favored white people for health-care programs

A study has highlighted the risks inherent in using historical data to train machine-learning algorithms to make predictions.The news: An algorithm... (2020)


Article

What’s Really Holding Women Back?

It’s not what most people think. “As scholars of gender inequality in the workplace, we are routinely asked by companies to investigate why they... (2020)


Article

Is it really just sexism? An alternative argument for why women leave STEM

Everyone knows that you’re not supposed to start your argument with ‘everyone knows,’ but in this case, I think we ought to make an exception: Ever... (2019)


Article

Housing discrimination goes high tech - Curbed

How algorithms, ad targeting, and other new technologies threaten fair housing laws. ... "when looking at tenant applications, an automated s... (2019)


Article

600,000 Images Removed from AI Database After Art Project Exposes Racist Bias

The image tagging system that went viral on social media was part of artist Trevor Paglen and AI researcher Kate Crawford's attempts to publicize h... (2019)


Article

She Survived a Slave Ship, the Civil War and the Depression. Her Name Was Redoshi - The New York Times

New research suggests that Redoshi, who became a free woman in 1865, may have been the last living survivor of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (2019)



Article

America Lets Too Much Young Talent Go to Waste - Bloomberg Opinion

Failing to identify and help poor and minority students isn’t just unfair. It also hurts growth. (2019)


Article

Y Combinator’s Women-Only Forum Is Becoming Its Own Business - Bloomberg

Elpha wants to create a (highly networked and extremely valuable) online community of women in tech. (2019)


Article

Founder Gym Opens The Door To Silicon Valley For Underrepresented Founders - Forbes

This training program is making sure underrepresented tech founders get the tools they need to take over Silicon Valley. (2018)


Article

Fundraising Advice From Female Founders Who Raised Serious Cash

The Founders of Zola and The Wing Share Advise About Fundraising and Entrepreneurship Zola's Shan-Lyn Ma and The Wing's Audrey Gelman and Lauren... (2018)


Article

NFL protests: 2 years of NFL protests, explained - Vox

Why a protest against racial injustice became a political hot potato. (2018)


Article

Asian-Americans Face Multiple Fronts in Battle Over Affirmative Action - The New York Times

Asian-Americans have been among the most vocal opponents of affirmative action. But national surveys show that most favor it. (2018)


Article

The Rest of the Ivy League Comes to Harvard’s Aid in Admissions Challenge - The New York Times

A joint brief by the seven other Ivies and nine private universities said that a ruling against Harvard’s admissions process would reverberate acro... (2018)


Video

Why should you read "The Handmaid's Tale"? - TEDeD

Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: Check out Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale… (2021)


Video

Ethics & AI: Equal Access and Algorithmic Bias

The potential for AI to help society is enormous. But at the same time we need to develop technology with a focus on ethics, access and fairness. T... (2021)


Video

KQED Learn | Discussions: The Gene : An Intimate History and Eugenics

How Can We Avoid the Mistakes of the Past? Eugenics is the idea that people can improve humanity by regulating who is allowed to reproduce and ... (2020)


Video

Story of Access (race training at Starbucks) - by Stanley Nelson

This short film by Stanley Nelson explores the impact of bias within public accommodations as well as the possibilities for a better future. (2018)


Video

"Brotopia" author on Silicon Valley sexism

Silicon Valley may be a place of incredible innovation, but some say what most needs to change is its own business culture. A new book called "Brot... (2018)


Podcast

274- The Age of the Algorithm - 99% Invisible | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from 99% Invisible on Spotify. Computer algorithms now shape our world in profound and mostly invisible ways. They predict i... (2022)


Podcast

Missing Chapter - Vox | Podcast

Today, Explained on Spotify. A forgotten protest movement in a seaside Florida town helped end legal segregation in the United States. Vox’s Ra... (2020)


Podcast

Access & Opportunity Podcast || Carla Harris and Freada Kapor Klein

Carla Harris talks to Freada Kapor Klein of the Kapor Capital, which invests in entrepreneurs who are women or from multicultural backgrounds. (2018)


Book

Man's Search for Meaning - book by Viktor E. Frankl

Man's Search for Meaning has 231,979 ratings and 12,175 reviews. Frank said: After I read this book, which I finished many, many years ago, I had b... (2018)


Website

The 1619 Project Curriculum

The 1619 Project, inaugurated with a special issue of The New York Times Magazine, challenges us to reframe U.S. history by marking the year when t... (2020)


Website

All Raise - Dedicated to diversity in funders & founders

We believe people of all different backgrounds should have the opportunity to participate, shape, and succeed in the founding, funding, and buildin... (2018)


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